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Obtaining your CSCS card with the CQI
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) recognises the Chartered Quality Institute as an approved professional body, meaning CQI members in the construction industry can use their membership to prove their skills and obtain a CSCS card.

CQI becomes a CSCS recognised professional body
The CQI has reached an agreement with the Construction Skills Certification Scheme to grant CQI members access to PQP and AQP cards as long as they meet eligibility criteria.

The CQI’s Board of Trustees welcomes two new members
Victoria Derbyshire and Christopher Chinapoo join the CQI’s governing body.

Developing a competence standard for the built environment industry
Clare Price, sector lead for built environment standards at BSI, assesses the BSI’s role in developing a built environment competency framework in the wake of the tragic fire at London’s Grenfell Tower.

Maintaining PPE quality when lead times are slashed
Ben Fear, CEO of a medical devices supplier, reflects on the life-and-death challenge of keeping standards high during the past two challenging years.

People engagement: Three keys to success
Competence, awareness and communication are vital in maximising the principles behind ISO 9000:2015 to help people become high achievers, says Jessen Yeoh, a principal auditor and advisor.

Digging deep towards integration: Wessex Archaeology
An archaeological services company has encouraged employees to volunteer as auditors as part of the journey to implement ISO 45001 and integrate it with an existing quality management system. We spoke to Wessex Archaeology’s Quality Director, Linda Coleman PCQI, and some of her colleagues, to find out more.

Validating organisations’ claims about their environmental credentials
COP26 had some worthy aspirations, but it raised plenty of questions for quality management professionals, argues Taofeeq Ibn-Mohammed, Assistant Professor and Head of Sustainability Research at WMG, University of Warwick.

How the International Water Association aims to keep the taps running
Water companies need to take a balanced approach to managing long-term urban infrastructure in a sustainable way, says the International Water Association’s Rita Brito.