Features | CQI | IRCA Skip to main content

Features

From exclusive tours inside top organisations, to interviews with industry experts and opinion pieces written by quality innovators, read the latest features to improve your knowledge and understanding.

Where should your AI efforts begin?

Published: 16 Oct 2024

Technology consultant Dr Jeffrey Funk considers the rise of generative artificial intelligence and how it can benefit the quality profession.

Quality systems and sustainability

Better by design

Published: 8 Oct 2024

Quality systems not only make good sense for a successful business, they are increasingly important in ensuring a fairer and cleaner world, says senior auditor Pedro Mejias.

Nassar Almahfadi, QHSE Lead Auditor and Regional Manager of Quality Systems in HSA Group

Setting a precedent in Yemen

Published: 1 Oct 2024

Nassar Almahfadi, QHSE Lead Auditor and Regional Manager of Quality Systems in HSA Group, recently broke new ground when becoming the first IRCA-certified auditor in Yemen. Learn more about his quality journey.

Calibration measurements

Calibration – that's what you need

Published: 25 Sep 2024

Accurate measures and tests are vital when it comes to producing any goods or services – so doesn’t it make sense to ‘calibrate’ the people who are doing the measuring and testing, asks Andy Nichols CQP FCQI

ISO Lead Auditor Daniel Davidson

A tactical manoeuvre

Published: 30 Aug 2024

After 23 years in the services, transitioning away from a military career could have been a daunting prospect. Here, Lead Auditor Daniel Davidson explains how he went on to forge a career in quality and compliance.

Weronika Stepien

Seeing the wider picture

Published: 13 Aug 2024

As part of a series of articles on different quality qualifications, Weronika Stepien, a Business Development Executive at Haughton Design, outlines her experience of undertaking the Level 4 Quality Practitioner apprenticeship, studying with Six Pillars Consulting.

Dave Colwell, VP of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Leveraging GenAI for quality engineering

Published: 9 Aug 2024

Dave Colwell, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Tricentis, explores how generative artificial intelligence can be used to support quality in software development.

Massimo Narna, Product Assurance, European Space Agency

The sky is the limit

Published: 15 Jul 2024

As part of a series of articles on different quality qualifications, Massimo Narna, who works in product assurance at the European Space Agency (ESA), describes his experience of achieving an MSc in Quality Management at the University of the West of Scotland.

Anar Malikov CQP FCQI

Embarking on a Fellowship future

Published: 28 Jun 2024

As part of our continuing series of Q&As with CQI members who have regraded to Fellow, Anar Malikov CQP FCQI describes his journey to becoming a Fellow of the CQI.

Rachel Wood PCQI Six Pillars Consulting Level 4 Quality Practitioner

Value-adding apprenticeship

Published: 13 Jun 2024

As part of a series of articles on different quality qualifications, Rachel Wood PCQI, Quality Associate at the Callisto Pharma Group in the UK, outlines her experience of undertaking the Level 4 Quality Practitioner course, studying with Six Pillars Consulting.

Recommend membership to a colleague and get £25*

1. Fill in a simple form
2. We’ll send them an invite
3. They join CQI or IRCA
4. You get rewarded

Interested in training?

Take this quick quiz and find the training that’s right for you.