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Beyond the quality standards

Published: 29 Mar 2018

Bob Goodwin, MSc (TQM), CQP, MCQI, takes a look at what businesses need in order to develop a quality culture, and how quality professionals can drive this improvement beyond what is required by ISO standards.

Taking the mystery out of ISO 9001:2015

Published: 23 Feb 2017

The CQI spoke to Lucy Payne, CQP MCQI, quality management consultant at CQI and IRCA Approved Training Partner, Vale Quality Management Services to find out her career advice and how the training clarifies ISO 9001:2015. 

The context of the organisation

Published: 16 Jan 2017

Bob Hughes, CQP FCQI, managing director of Temple Quality Management Systems, explains why understanding the organisation and its context offers the management team an opportunity to reflect on its successes.

Course code
PR304
Course code
Duration

40 hours (indicative)

Category Quality
Level Professional
Scheme(s)

Leading Business Process Excellence

This course develops leadership skills to apply system thinking within the context of an overall enterprise or organisation, and coach and facilitate top management teams in the development of their understanding and deployment of system leadership and the roles required.

Course code
PR305
Course code
Duration

40 hours (indicative)

Category Quality
Level Professional
Scheme(s)

Leading Supply Chain Assurance

This course develops leadership skills to assure that stakeholder requirements are met in the whole supply chain, develop strategies for assessing supply chain capability, coach and facilitate top management teams in the deployment of strategic leadership of supply chain management.

Course code
FD103
Course code
Duration

16 hours (indicative)

Category Quality
Level Foundation
Scheme(s)

​Introduction to Risk Management

This course provides awareness of the fundamental tools, techniques and structured methodologies for risk management across a broad range of organisational contexts and the capability to participate as a member of a team in the application of the key tools.

Course code
PT206
Course code
Duration

24 hours (indicative)

Category Quality
Level Practitioner
Scheme(s)

​Managing Supply Chains

This course provides the practical skills required to manage a broad range of supplier activities, the capability to assess the approaches taken by suppliers, measure performance, manage supply chain risks and encourage suppliers to take a process based approach to drive improvement.