ASQ Certifications

1. ASQ Certifications Joe Kirkpatrick September 22, 2011

2. Presentation • What We Will Cover • Speaker Background • Why Certify? • Certification Defined • ASQ Certifications • Certification Requirements • Certification Fees • Certification Benefits -- What it Buys You • Preparing for exams • Recertification process

3. Speaker Background • Qualifications: • ASQ Certifications: CQE, CQM/OE, CQIA • ASQ Member since 1995 • Hold BS and MS degrees in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from ETSU • ASQ Chapter 1106 Certification Chair • Quality Director for NN, Inc.

4. Chapter 1106 • 229 members • Including 29 whose dues are due as of Aug 31. • 127 members have at least 1 ASQ Certification • 1 member has 6 certifications • 2 members have 5 certifications • 4 members have 4 certifications • 18 members have 3 certifications • 25 members have 2 certifications • 77 members have 1 certification

5. Chapter 1106

6. ASQ Certifications • Certification Defined • Certification: Formal recognition by ASQ that an individual has demonstrated proficiency within and a comprehension of a specified body of knowledge at a point in time

7. ASQ Certifications • Since 1968, more than 120,000 individuals have become certified through ASQ.

8. ASQ Certification vs Training Certificate ASQ Certification • Exam • Experience and/or educational prerequisites • Proof of professionalism (Training) Certificate • Attending a particular training session or course

9. ASQ Certifications • Seventeen Certifications • Biomedical Auditor (CBA) • Calibration Technician (CCT) • HACCP Auditor (CHA) • Lean Certification • Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CQM/OE) • Master Black Belt (CMBB)

10. ASQ Certifications • Certifications Offered (Continued) • Pharmaceutical GMP Professional (CGPG) • Quality Auditor (CQA) • Quality Engineer (CQE) • Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) • Quality Inspector (CQI) • Quality Process Analysis (CPQA) • Quality Technician (CQT)

11. ASQ Certifications • Certifications Offered (Continued) • Reliability Engineer (CRE) • Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) • Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) • Software Quality Engineer (CSQE)

12. Certification Requirements • Candidates must • Demonstrate a Specific Education Level or Work Experience • Proof of Professionalism • Pass Written Exam

13. Certification Requirements • Work Experience Required • Two Years • Mechanical Inspector Certification (CMI) • Quality Improvement Associate Certification • Quality Auditor-HACCP (CQA-HACCP) • Three Years • Six Sigma (CSSBB) • Four Years • Quality Technician Certification (CQT) • Five Years • Certified HACCP Auditor (CHA) • Certified Calibration Technician (CCT)

14. Certification Requirements • Work Experience Required • Eight Years • Quality Engineer Certification (CQE) • Quality Auditor Certification (CQA) • Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) • Reliability Engineer Certification (CRE) • Ten Years • Quality Manager Certification (CQMgr) • Quality Auditor-Biomedical (CQA-Biomedical)

15. Certification Requirements • Work Experience Waived for Education • One Year • Diploma From a Technical or Trade School • Two Years • Associate Degree • Four Years • Bachelor Degree • Five Years • Master or Doctorate

16. Certification Requirements • Basic Requirements • Proof of Professionalism • Membership in: • ASQ • An International Affiliate Society of ASQ • Any Society that is a member of the American Association of Engineering Societies or the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) • Registration as a Professional Engineer

17. Certification Requirements • Examination • Each Certification Candidate Is Required to Pass a Written Examination • Open-Book • 100 to 160 Questions • Three to Five-hours • Certification Exams • Proctored by Local Sections • Administered at Conferences

18. Certification Fees • Certification Fees • $179 - $2,500 depending on certification

19. Certification Benefits • Professional Development • Financial Impact • Recognition

20. Certification Benefits • What it Buys You • A Competitive Advantage • Peer Recognition • Increased Skills and Abilities • Career Advancement • Demonstrated Proficiency in Quality Practices (Actual)

21. Certification Benefits • What it Buys You • Provides Objective Evidence of Training and Competence • Focus for Professional Development

22. Certification Benefits • What it Buys You • Enhanced Career Opportunities • Enhanced Problem Solving Skills • Marketable and Transferable Skills • Provide Industry Wide Knowledge Basis to Better Position Yourself for Changes During Your Career

23. Certification Benefits • What it Buys You - Example Quality Engineer • Salary Non-certified $73,085 • Salary Certified $78,644 • Increase of $5,559 Quality Manager / OE • Salary Non-certified $86,909 • Salary Certified $94,846 • Increase of $7,937 Data from ASQ Quality Progress Dec 2010 Salary Survey

24. Certification Benefits Data from Quality Progress Salary Survey, Dec. 2010

25. Preparing for Exam • Courses • ASQ Courses • Public Courses • Self-Directed Learning (computer-based + print) • e-learning center • www.asq.org • Private Company Courses • Check out the internet

26. Preparing for Exam • Study Groups • Join one or create one. • Assign each individual an area of the BOK to research and report back. • Combining studying with teaching is a very effective learning technique

27. Preparing for Exam • Study Guides/Primers • QCI - Quality Council of Indiana • www.qualitycouncil.com • Primers • Old exam questions • Books & Other Reference Material • Juran’s Quality Handbook • Quality Audit Handbook • CQM Handbook • CQE Handbook • ASQ/ANSI Sampling Tables Z1.4 and Z1.9

28. Preparing for Exam • Study, study, study • Test, test, test • 30, 60, 90 rule • First round do all questions you can answer with-in 30 seconds. • Second round, do all questions you can answer with-in 60 seconds • Third round, do all questions you that will take you 90 seconds or more

29. Preparing for Exam • Identify best time for you to study • Schedule time to study • Study at the same time each day • Plan weekly reviews on the areas you studied that week.

30. Preparing for Exam • www.howtostudy.org • QP article on certification tips, trips and traps. • http://asq.org/pub/qualityprogress/past/1004/qp1004rooney.pdf

31. Lifetime Certifications • No need to recertify • CQI, CQIA, CPA, CQT, CSSGB

32. Recertification Process • 18-point Journal (over 3 years) • Examination • Re-take Exam (required if your certification expired and is past the six-month grace period).

33. Recertification Journal • Professional Development • Conferences, seminars, workshops, webinars, forums, etc… • 0.1 RU per hour • 9.0 maximum points

34. Recertification Journal • Employment (10.8 maximum points) • Full time • 0.3 RU per month or 3.6 RUs per year • Part Time • 0.15 RU per month or 1.8 RUs per year

35. Recertification Journal • Instructor (10.8 maximum points) • College • 1 semester credit = 1.5 RUs • Non-College • 0.15 RU per hr of instruction • ASQ Sponsored or Company Sponsored • 0.15 RU per hr of instruction

36. Recertification Journal • Courses – Student (9.0 Maximum pts) • College • 1 semester credit = 1.0 RUs • Non-College • 0.1 RU per hr of instruction • ASQ Sponsored or Company Sponsored • 0.1 RU per hr of instruction • Home Study • 1.0 CEU = 1.0 RU

37. Recertification Journal • Meetings (9.0 maximum points) • Meetings • 0.3 RU per meeting • Workshop / Clinics • 0.3 RU per workshop/clinic

38. Recertification Journal • Committees (6.0 maximum points) • Elected Officer • 2.0 RU per year of service • Member leader appointed position • 1.5 RU per year / per committee • Member who performs ad hoc responsibilities • 0.2 RU per event / activity (1.8 RU max)

39. Recertification Journal • Certification (4.0 maximum points) • 2.0 RU per ASQ certification earned • 1.0 RU per certification from another professional organization

40. Recertification Journal • Exam Proctoring (7.0 maximum points) • 1.0 RU chief proctor/per exam day • 0.5 RU assistant proctor/per exam day

41. Recertification Journal • Electronic Media (3.6 maximum points) • 0.025 RU / 15 minutes • Includes audio / video tapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs • Must directly apply to the body of knowledge or be job enhancing.

42. Recertification Journal • Publishing (9.0 maximum points) • Media Review • 0.5 RU per published review • Article • 1.0 RU per article • Book • 4.0 RU per book • Presented Paper • 1.0 RU per paper

43. Recertification Journal • ASQ 1106 – send journal to the following: • Chuck Vernon • chuck.vernon@baesystems.com

44. Conclusion • Certification provides assurance that one has met the standards developed and reviewed by peers and endorsed by a national organization • Number of professional employees increasing in workforce • Well trained professional employees can be more selective in job searches • Allows you to position self for success

45. ASQ 1106 Contact Information Certification Chair • Joe Kirkpatrick • (423) 483-3293 • joek@nnbr.com Recertifications Chair • Chuck Vernon • (423) 578-6219 • chuck.vernon@baesystems.com

46. Certification Requirements • Certification Exams • June and December • Certified Quality Engineer • Certified Software Quality Engineer • Certified Quality Auditor • Certified Calibration Technician • Certified Quality Improvement Associate

47. Certification Requirements • Certification Exams • March and October • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt • Certified Reliability Engineer • Certified Quality Manager • Certified HACCP Auditor • Certified Quality Auditor – Biomedical • Certified Mechanical Inspector • Certified Quality Technician

48. ASQ Interview • ASQ audio interview on certification benefits

49. Thank You Questions ????