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How to: quality - from compliance to performance

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For World Quality Week 2024, Rashad Issa, Chair of the Board of Trustees, shares insights from the ‘How to: quality’ series on how quality professionals can address business needs to drive improvement, governance and performance.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Typical Competence Profiles

Published: 12 Nov 2024

We've compiled a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Typical Competence Profiles and the Career Pathways Map. Whether you're exploring career options, assessing your own skills or those of your team, or aiming to develop your competence, these resources are here to support you every step of the way.

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The CQI parades in London’s historic Lord Mayor’s Show

Published: 11 Nov 2024

On Saturday 9 November, we were delighted to participate in the annual Lord Mayor’s Show in central London with our National Quality Infrastructure partners: the British Standards Institute (BSI), Chartered Trading Standards Institute, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), UKAS, and the Worshipful Company for Scientific Instrument Makers.  

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Elevating quality and measuring impact in energy sector supply chains

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Continuing our World Quality Week series, Angela Scott, Business Development Director at QHSE Aberdeen Ltd., shares insights on how their clients can stay competitive in energy sector supply chains by ensuring quality management moves beyond certification to drive performance.

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Ensuring effective quality and risk management to drive performance

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Robust quality and risk management support the development of strategies and improvement initiatives that drive future performance. Christopher Bird, Chair at Riskwell Ltd, explores the importance of futureproofing excellence by ensuring an agile approach to navigating threats and securing opportunities.

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Feeling safe to speak up

Published: 6 Nov 2024

Do you feel able to flag issues or mistakes in your workplace, asks quality management trainer and coach Alan Clark CQP FCQI.

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The rewards of being a Trustee

Published: 5 Nov 2024

As part of a series shining a spotlight on some of the many volunteer roles at the CQI, Rachelle Beasley CQP MCQI, Quality and Health and Safety Manager at WEPA, discusses her role as a member of the CQI’s Board of Trustees.

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The CQI commissions Cranfield University to undertake new research

Published: 5 Nov 2024

The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) is pleased to announce it has commissioned Cranfield University to deliver a new research project on the value of quality management. The project will explore the relationship between Total Quality Management (TQM) and modern business outcomes.

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Overcoming challenges to building a quality culture

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Building a quality culture is essential for organisations striving to exceed and maintain ambitious standards and continuous improvement. In the second of two blogs, Mitch Reed CQP MCQI, Quality Manager, CloudNC, follows up with insights on how organisations can successfully foster and embed a quality culture.