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“Let’s join our strengths together!”. Prof. (FH) Mag. Michael Reiner. ECQA. Piaristengasse 1. A-3500 Krems , Austria. The ECQA in Europe 2010:. The ECQA in Europe 2013:. The ECQA success story :. 68 current Members (accepted or in progress) and
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“Let’s join our strengths together!” Prof. (FH) Mag. Michael Reiner ECQA Piaristengasse 1 A-3500 Krems , Austria
The ECQAsuccess story: • 68 current Members (accepted or in progress) and • Members from 26 different countries (and worldwide more to come) and • 30+ current job professions(and several in progress)
Stakeholders and Key Relationships in Certification Process Input at JRC Science Industry Prints Certificate Education Reports Exams Exam Organisation Certifies Tr. Org & Trainers Provides Exams Industry Training Organisation Deliver courses Send Participants
The ECQA: • Isa non-profit association, joining institutions and thousands of professionals from all over Europe and abroad. • Provides a Europe wide unified certificationfor numerous professions. • Brings together experts from the market and supports the definition and development of the knowledge (Skills Sets) required for professions. • Defines and verifies quality criteriafor Training organizations and Trainers to assure the same level of training all over the world. • Promotesall certified professionals.
Infrastructure for exams and courses: • ECQAExams are computer-based and random. Exams are generated from a large question pool. • A central pool of test questions is used. • The Test pool is translated to several European languages (depending on countries participating at each profession schema). • The European test portal assures: • Registration of participants and logging of tests • Automatic correction of exams • Automation of certification process • A self testing portal for preparation for exams is available.
Modularity in ECQA Certified Professions • The same structure for: • Trainings • Self test • Exam • Certificate Consistent with EQF
The ECQAnew job professions: • ECQA Certified Safety Manager • TU Graz, Austria, ISCN, IRL, Saxel, France, SPINET, Finland and contriburtions from ZF and Continental in Germany • ECQA Certified Social Media Expert • Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain, Cork Institute of Technology, IRL, ISCN, Austria, Dennis gabor College, Hungary, Thessaloniki Institute of Technology, Greece • ECQA Certified Business Process Manager - in Higher Education • IMC FH Krems, Austria, Bicero, Slovenia, DOBA Faculty of applied business and social studies Maribor, Slovenia, ISCN, Ireland, Vakaru Lietuvos verslo kolegija, Lithuania, Szczecinska szkola wyzsza collegium balticum, Poland, American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria,
ECQA board: • Prof. (FH) Mag. Michael Reiner(President) • IMC Krems • Austria • Dr. Richard Messnarz(Vice President Exam Systems – Technical) • ISCN • Ireland • Dr. Gabriele Sauberer(Vice President – Processes) • TermNet • Austria • Janos Ivanyos(Accounts Controllers / Auditors) • Memolux • Hungary • Eva Feuer(Accounts Controllers / Auditors) • SZTAKI • Hungary
AQUA Knowledge Alliance for Training Quality and Excellence in Automotive Pilot Sector Skills Alliances 2012 Agreement Number EAC-2012-0635 Author: Christian Kreiner Version 1.0
AQUA Consortium & Network • Unified certification schema • Enforces training and certification quality standards • 27 professions (growing) • 24 countries Automotive is one of four strategic “fields of excellence” Cooperation with many automotive companies and Automotive clusters • intacs founding member (SPICE quality assessor network) • VDA-QMC (German Automotive Association) training partner • Moderator of the SoQrates task forces • EuroSPI network and conference organisation • AC member • Automotive clusters: • Regional govt. representatives • Networks of companies • Academies • Representationofcluster AQUA Consortium Symbol runs the Lean Six Sigma Academy Trains and networks industry on lean manufacturing and Six Sigma EMIRAcle is an association of 25 leading research laboratories, companies and government institutions in 16 different countries focusing on manufacturing and innovation Close coop. with French automotive sector
AQUA Strategy of Linking Knowledge • Functional Safety • SIL Level • ASIL effects • HW vs. SW investments • … • Six Sigma • Capability in production • Statistics • … • Automotive SPICE • Capability Level • Traceability • … Layer of Existing Knowledge / Courses on the Market Interaction Layer - „ linking the essence“ Linkmodule developed in AQUA Base Knowledge Elements Integrating all 3 approaches, and giving answers to key words (New AQUA Course). Introduction Capability Measures, statistics & Scaling. Organisational Readiness Design for Reliability & Safety & Quality Assessment Product Life Cycle Product Maturity Liability reliability, quality, functional safety … (process/product) capability (levels) process assessment… FMEAs hazard/risks analysis … etc Customer Key Words
Contacts: European Certification and Qualification Association Piaristengasse 1, A-3500 Krems , Austria Tel.: +43 (0)316 815910 Fax.: +43 316 815912 www.ecqa.org info@ecqa.org