Course Description: Designed for those who understand quality principles and standards in relation to organization and human resource management. A detailed listing of the certification requirements are contained in the body of knowledge.

Price: $707.00

Course Prerequisites: Education and/or Experience You must have 10 years of on-the-job experience in one or more of the areas of the Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Body of Knowledge. A minimum of five years of this experience must be in a decision-making position. “Decision-making” is defined as the authority to define, execute, or control projects/processes and to be responsible for the outcome. This may or may not include management or supervisory positions. If you are now or were previously certified by ASQ as a Quality Auditor, Reliability Engineer, Software Quality Engineer, or Quality Engineer, experience used to qualify for certification in these fields applies to certification as a Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, as long as the 10-year minimum requirement is met. If you have completed a degree* from a college, university, or technical school with accreditation accepted by ASQ, part of the 10-year experience requirement will be waived, as follows (only one of these waivers may be claimed): * Diploma from a technical or trade school—one year will be waived * Associate degree—two years waived * Bachelor's degree—four years waived * Master's or doctorate—five years waived * Degrees or diplomas from educational institutions outside the United States must be equivalent to degrees from U.S. educational institutions. There are some special education requirements that can waive some experience requirements. Please consult the details on the national website or call 800-248-1946. This course is designed to suppliment the knowledge of the individual having meet the requirements for certification and is not designed to teach the entire body of knowledge. 

Supporting Courses

• Project Management
• Train the Trainer
• Quality Tools
• Quality Approaches

Certification Exam Schedule: The exam is given twice per year, once in March and again in October. There is a deadline for registering for the exam.

Required Course Materials:

• CQM Primer is available from the Quality Council of Indiana You must purchase and read the first chapter and the chapter on Management prior to coming to the first class

Supplementary Course Materials:

Suggest that you get the answer book. Additional materials may be found on the Quality Council of Indiana pages or thru the American Society for Quality.

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 Course Schedule:

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NOTE: Classes may be cancelled due to insufficient number of registrations.