Who Should Attend: Candidates desiring certification as Certified Quality Auditor
What You’ll Learn: This is a review course to prepare for the CQA examination. The topics in each part of the Body of Knowledge for the CQA examination will be reviewed. Candidates will practice test taking on exam-type questions. The national passing rate for the CQA exam is 51.6%. The typical passing rate for candidates who have completed this course is 85% or better ! The course will provide you with the following:
• Review of the Body of Knowledge to be covered in the CQA exam.
• A system for your self study efforts
• Practice with realistic, current exam-type questions
• Test taking strategies
Topics to be Covered:
CQA Introduction, Test basics, Application process, General Knowledge, Conduct, Ethics, Audit Administration, Intro to Quality Auditing, Audit Purpose, Goals, Benefits, Types of Audits, Audit Types, When and Why to Audit, Auditing Organizations, Staffing and Training and Audit Function, Auditor Relationships and Responsibilities, Audit Planning and Implementing, Tools, Audit Check Points, Audit Sampling, Costs of Audits, Planning internal or Supplier Audits, Auditor Performance, Audit Standards, Performing the Audit, Final Meeting, Audit Reporting, Classifying Non-conformances, Acceptability, Closing the Audit, Corrective Action, Follow-up and Closure, Auditing Tools and Techniques and Review of Practice Examination
Course Activities
Lecture
Practice Questions
Auditing Case Studies
Videos on Auditing / Case Studies
Data Analysis Exercises
Quote from former CQA Course participant: “If there is such thing as a shortcut to pass any of the ASQ exams – it’s definitely taking DE’s Review Classes” I have the CQA, CQE and CRE – and I passed each one because I took DE’s class” Fernando Ramirez
Student Must Purchase: CQA Primer from ASQ or QCI (800-660-4215)
Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Review Course
Cost: $450
Where: TBD
Course Schedule: (5 Sessions of 6 Hour Classes) 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 PM
Class # 1 CQA Introduction, Test Basics, Application Process, General Auditing
Section I Certification Overview
Section II Auditing Fundamentals
Class # 2 Section III Auditor Competencies
Section IV Audit Preparation
Class # 3 Section V Audit Performance
Section VI Audit Reporting
Class # 4 Section VII Audit Follow-up & Closure
Section VIII Audit Business Applications
Class # 5 Section IX Quality Tools and Techniques
Final Review Practice Exam
CERTIFICATES: A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to each candidate successfully completing this course with no more than two absences.
Materials Needed:
CQA Primer - Order from QCI (800) 660 - 4215
1” three ring binder
Highlighter Pen
Notepaper
Materials Provided: Evolutionary Course Notes, written by Joe DeSimone (Notes are admissible into the exam) Practice Questions and Practice Exams
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