ASQ Certifications
Joe Kirkpatrick
September 22, 2011
Presentation
• What We Will Cover
–Speaker Background
–Why Certify?
–Certification Defined
–ASQ Certifications
–Certification Requirements
–Certification Fees
–Certification Benefits -- What it Buys You
–Preparing for exams
–Recertification process
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Speaker Background
• Qualifications:
–ASQ Certifications: CQE, CQM/OE, CQIA
–ASQ Member since 1995
–Hold BS and MS degrees in Manufacturing
Engineering Technology from ETSU
–ASQ Chapter 1106 Certification Chair
–Quality Director for NN, Inc.
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Chapter 1106
• 229 members
• Including 29 whose dues are due as of Aug
31.
• 127 members have at least 1 ASQ
Certification
– 1 member has 6 certifications
– 2 members have 5 certifications
– 4 members have 4 certifications
– 18 members have 3 certifications
– 25 members have 2 certifications
– 77 members have 1 certification
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Chapter 1106
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ASQ Certifications
• Certification Defined
–Certification: Formal recognition by ASQ that an
individual has demonstrated proficiency within and a
comprehension of a specified body of knowledge at a
point in time
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ASQ Certifications
• Since 1968, more than 120,000
individuals have become certified through
ASQ.
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ASQ Certification vs
Training Certificate
ASQ Certification
– Exam
– Experience and/or educational prerequisites
– Proof of professionalism
(Training) Certificate
– Attending a particular training session or course
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ASQ Certifications
• Seventeen Certifications
–Biomedical Auditor (CBA)
–Calibration Technician (CCT)
–HACCP Auditor (CHA)
–Lean Certification
–Manager of Quality/Organizational
Excellence (CQM/OE)
–Master Black Belt (CMBB)
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ASQ Certifications
• Certifications Offered (Continued)
–Pharmaceutical GMP Professional (CGPG)
–Quality Auditor (CQA)
–Quality Engineer (CQE)
–Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA)
–Quality Inspector (CQI)
–Quality Process Analysis (CPQA)
–Quality Technician (CQT)
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ASQ Certifications
• Certifications Offered (Continued)
–Reliability Engineer (CRE)
–Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)
–Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)
–Software Quality Engineer (CSQE)
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Certification Requirements
• Candidates must
– Demonstrate a Specific Education Level or
Work Experience
– Proof of Professionalism
– Pass Written Exam
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Certification Requirements
• Work Experience Required
– Two Years
• Mechanical Inspector Certification (CMI)
• Quality Improvement Associate Certification
• Quality Auditor-HACCP (CQA-HACCP)
– Three Years
• Six Sigma (CSSBB)
–Four Years
• Quality Technician Certification (CQT)
–Five Years
• Certified HACCP Auditor (CHA)
• Certified Calibration Technician (CCT)
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Certification Requirements
• Work Experience Required
–Eight Years
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Quality Engineer Certification (CQE)
Quality Auditor Certification (CQA)
Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE)
Reliability Engineer Certification (CRE)
–Ten Years
• Quality Manager Certification (CQMgr)
• Quality Auditor-Biomedical (CQA-Biomedical)
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Certification Requirements
• Work Experience Waived for Education
– One Year
• Diploma From a Technical or Trade School
–Two Years
• Associate Degree
–Four Years
• Bachelor Degree
–Five Years
• Master or Doctorate
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Certification Requirements
• Basic Requirements
–Proof of Professionalism
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Membership in:
ASQ
An International Affiliate Society of ASQ
Any Society that is a member of the American
Association of Engineering Societies or the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET)
• Registration as a Professional Engineer
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Certification Requirements
• Examination
– Each Certification Candidate Is Required to
Pass a Written Examination
• Open-Book
• 100 to 160 Questions
• Three to Five-hours
– Certification Exams
• Proctored by Local Sections
• Administered at Conferences
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Certification Fees
• Certification Fees
–$179 - $2,500 depending on certification
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Certification Benefits
• Professional Development
• Financial Impact
• Recognition
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Certification Benefits
•What it Buys You
– A Competitive Advantage
– Peer Recognition
– Increased Skills and Abilities
– Career Advancement
– Demonstrated Proficiency in Quality
Practices (Actual)
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Certification Benefits
•What it Buys You
– Provides Objective Evidence of Training and
Competence
– Focus for Professional Development
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Certification Benefits
•What it Buys You
– Enhanced Career Opportunities
– Enhanced Problem Solving Skills
– Marketable and Transferable Skills
– Provide Industry Wide Knowledge Basis to
Better Position Yourself for Changes During
Your Career
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Certification Benefits
•What it Buys You - Example
Quality Engineer
– Salary Non-certified $73,085
– Salary Certified $78,644
– Increase of $5,559
Quality Manager / OE
– Salary Non-certified $86,909
– Salary Certified $94,846
– Increase of $7,937
Data from ASQ Quality Progress Dec 2010 Salary Survey
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Certification Benefits
$100,000
96,143
$95,000
92,951
$90,000
89,105
88,751
Two
(14.4%)
Three
(6.3%)
90,291
85,238
$85,000
83,012
$80,000
$75,000
None
(40.7%)
One
(34.4%)
Four
(2.6%)
Five (1%)
Six or
more
(0.6%)
Data from Quality Progress Salary Survey, Dec. 2010
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Preparing for Exam
• Courses
–ASQ Courses
• Public Courses
• Self-Directed Learning (computer-based
+ print)
• e-learning center
• www.asq.org
–Private Company Courses
• Check out the internet
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Preparing for Exam
• Study Groups
– Join one or create one.
– Assign each individual an area of the BOK to
research and report back.
• Combining studying with teaching is a very effective
learning technique
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Preparing for Exam
• Study
Guides/Primers
– QCI - Quality Council
of Indiana
• www.qualitycouncil.com
– Primers
– Old exam questions
• Books & Other
Reference Material
– Juran’s Quality
Handbook
– Quality Audit
Handbook
– CQM Handbook
– CQE Handbook
– ASQ/ANSI Sampling
Tables Z1.4 and Z1.9
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Preparing for Exam
• Study, study, study
• Test, test, test
• 30, 60, 90 rule
– First round do all questions you can answer with-in
30 seconds.
– Second round, do all questions you can answer
with-in 60 seconds
– Third round, do all questions you that will take you
90 seconds or more
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Preparing for Exam
• Identify best time for you to study
• Schedule time to study
• Study at the same time each day
• Plan weekly reviews on the areas
you studied that week.
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Preparing for Exam
• www.howtostudy.org
• QP article on certification tips, trips
and traps.
–http://asq.org/pub/qualityprogress/past/1004
/qp1004rooney.pdf
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Lifetime Certifications
• No need to recertify
–CQI, CQIA, CPA, CQT, CSSGB
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Recertification Process
• 18-point Journal (over 3 years)
• Examination
– Re-take Exam (required if your certification expired and is past
the six-month grace period).
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Recertification Journal
• Professional Development
–Conferences, seminars, workshops,
webinars, forums, etc…
–0.1 RU per hour
–9.0 maximum points
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Recertification Journal
• Employment (10.8 maximum points)
–Full time
• 0.3 RU per month or 3.6 RUs per year
–Part Time
• 0.15 RU per month or 1.8 RUs per year
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Recertification Journal
• Instructor (10.8 maximum points)
–College
• 1 semester credit = 1.5 RUs
–Non-College
• 0.15 RU per hr of instruction
–ASQ Sponsored or Company Sponsored
• 0.15 RU per hr of instruction
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Recertification Journal
• Courses – Student (9.0 Maximum pts)
–College
• 1 semester credit = 1.0 RUs
–Non-College
• 0.1 RU per hr of instruction
–ASQ Sponsored or Company Sponsored
• 0.1 RU per hr of instruction
–Home Study
• 1.0 CEU = 1.0 RU
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Recertification Journal
• Meetings (9.0 maximum points)
–Meetings
• 0.3 RU per meeting
–Workshop / Clinics
• 0.3 RU per workshop/clinic
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Recertification Journal
• Committees (6.0 maximum points)
–Elected Officer
• 2.0 RU per year of service
–Member leader appointed position
• 1.5 RU per year / per committee
–Member who performs ad hoc
responsibilities
• 0.2 RU per event / activity (1.8 RU max)
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Recertification Journal
• Certification (4.0 maximum points)
–2.0 RU per ASQ certification earned
–1.0 RU per certification from another
professional organization
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Recertification Journal
• Exam Proctoring (7.0 maximum
points)
–1.0 RU chief proctor/per exam day
–0.5 RU assistant proctor/per exam day
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Recertification Journal
• Electronic Media (3.6 maximum
points)
–0.025 RU / 15 minutes
–Includes audio / video tapes, CD-ROMs,
DVDs
–Must directly apply to the body of knowledge
or be job enhancing.
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Recertification Journal
• Publishing (9.0 maximum points)
–Media Review
• 0.5 RU per published review
–Article
• 1.0 RU per article
–Book
• 4.0 RU per book
–Presented Paper
• 1.0 RU per paper
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Recertification Journal
• ASQ 1106 – send journal to the
following:
• Chuck Vernon
• chuck.vernon@baesystems.com
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Conclusion
• Certification provides assurance that one
has met the standards developed and
reviewed by peers and endorsed by a
national organization
• Number of professional employees
increasing in workforce
• Well trained professional employees can
be more selective in job searches
• Allows you to position self for success
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ASQ 1106 Contact
Information
Certification Chair
– Joe Kirkpatrick
– (423) 483-3293
– joek@nnbr.com
Recertifications Chair
– Chuck Vernon
– (423) 578-6219
– chuck.vernon@baesystems.com
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Certification
Requirements
• Certification Exams
– June and December
 Certified Quality Engineer
 Certified Software Quality Engineer
 Certified Quality Auditor
 Certified Calibration Technician
 Certified Quality Improvement Associate
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Certification
Requirements
• Certification Exams
– March and October
 Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
 Certified Reliability Engineer
 Certified Quality Manager
 Certified HACCP Auditor
 Certified Quality Auditor – Biomedical
 Certified Mechanical Inspector
 Certified Quality Technician
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ASQ Interview
• ASQ audio interview on certification
benefits
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Thank You
Questions ????
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