ASQ 0511 - Education Committee

Education Newsletter

Fall 11 Contents

• ASQ Certification
• Quality Education
• Volunteers Sought
  • Education Volunteer
  • Certification Exam Preparation Course Instructors
  • Venues for Certification Course
• ASQ Learning Institute
• Certified Quality ASQ Auditor Certification Preparation Course Announcement

Certification Exam Prep Courses

ASQ Section 0511 currently provides certification preparation training for the Certified Quality Auditor certification test.

• ASQ Section 0511 CQA Fall 2011 Course Announcement

• Course Description—The Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) is a professional who understands the standards and principles of auditing and the auditing techniques of examining, questioning, evaluating, and reporting to determine a quality system’s adequacy and deficiencies. The American Society for Quality Section 0511 of Northern Virginia will present a training course to prepare students to take the national CQA examination held December 3, 2011. More information about the CQA, benefits of certification requirements, application form, test dates, and the examination is provided at the website http://www.asq.org/certification/quality-auditor/index.html
• Course Schedule and Location—5-weekend accelerated course. This class will meet for 7 classroom hours, 9 AM to 4 PM, each Saturday from October 22 through November 19 (we will finish before Thanksgiving weekend). We plan to hold sessions in the Telos Corporation building at 19886 Ashburn Road, Ashburn VA 20147. You must be a US citizen to meet the host facility’s security requirements, and comply with building security requirements while present for the course.

ASQ National

ASQ National has developed the ASQ Learning institute to assist ASQ members in developing their training plan, tracking their progress, and informing members as to available courses. Go to their Learning Institute to discover how this great resource can help you meet your training and certification needs.

ASQ National also provides numerous education and training courses. The ASQ Training & Certification webpage contains public courses provided nationwide as well as computer-based training.

Scholarships

ASQ offers scholarships for graduate study in the Quality field. For additional information see the ASQ Awards and Scholarships web page.

Other Training Courses

ASQ Columbus Section 801 LIVE Webinar

Join us for a free Webinar on January 10 - Why Food Safety Management Systems, Quality Improvement and Environmental Management Best Practices Are Critical For Survival

• Many forces are at work in order to help transform the food industry. Recent food industry scares, the retail industry adoption of GFSI standards and the Food Safety Modernization Act are all factors that are encouraging/mandating the use of Food Safety Management System standards such as FSSC 22000, BRC, and SQF. Many tier one suppliers to retailers have already adopted these standards, following in the footsteps of Walmart and several others that announced their adoption of the GFSI approach.
• In addition, a recent survey of the largest retailers by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) showed that many of the largest retailers rated Sustainability and Carbon Zero Footprint as even more important than Food Safety in the Food Supply Chain. It certainly appears that environmental standards with integrated Carbon Footprint and Sustainability standards is gaining importance to many food organizations. At the same time, some of the largest food organizations like Dean Foods and Nestle are moving in the direction of adopting ISO 9001, Food Safety Management Systems, OHSAS 18001, and ISO 14001 Integrated management systems.
• Are these the signs of things to come in the food industry? What do these standards mean? Are they easy to implement? How does an organization benefit from these standards?
  Join us as we discuss:
  1. Transformation of the Food Industry
  2. Introduction to Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS)
  3. GFSI Benchmarked Standards
  4. Why Implement ISO 9001 with FSMS? What About ISO 9001 for Virtually No Extra Cost?
  5. Sustainability and ISO 14001
  6. Integrating ISO 9001, FSMS and ISO 14001 Standards
  7. Why is This Easy to Do and How Will it Save Me Money?
  8. How to Stay, Grow, and Prosper in the Food Industry
• Course information:
  • Title: Why Food Safety Management Systems, Quality Improvement and Environmental Management Best Practices Are Critical For Survival
  • Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012
  • Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST
• After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
• System Requirements:
  • PC-based attendees - Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
  • Macintosh®-based attendees - Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
• Space is limited - Reserve your Webinar seat now at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/208533194

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