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ASQ-Aligned Certification Preparation

Quality Foundations
Development

ASQ-aligned programs at every level — from quality awareness to engineering expertise — delivered through blended hybrid instruction for maximum skill transfer.

Quality Foundations Development

ASQ-Aligned Certification Preparation | Blended Hybrid Delivery

Available Programs (6)

Foundation in Quality Systems
ASQ CQIA Aligned

Foundation in Quality Systems

“Every person in your organization either reinforces quality or undermines it. This program ensures they reinforce it.”

Built around the full ASQ CQIA Body of Knowledge, this program develops the quality fundamentals, team-based problem solving, and improvement tools every employee needs.

What your organization gains:

  • Quality concepts & teachings of Shewhart, Deming, Juran, Ishikawa, Crosby, and Feigenbaum
  • Team dynamics, conflict resolution, and decision-making models
  • Seven basic quality tools, PDCA, Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, and COPQ
  • Lean and Six Sigma awareness — DMAIC, 5S, kanban, kaizen, and poka-yoke
  • Customer and supplier relationships — VOC, QFD, and complaint handling
Applied Quality & Process Analysis
ASQ CQPA Aligned

Applied Quality & Process Analysis

“Your quality paraprofessionals shouldn't need to escalate every data question. This program makes them operationally independent.”

Develops analytical depth and process management capability for technicians and analysts to control processes and manage corrective actions.

What your organization gains:

  • SPC — attribute and variable control charts (p, np, c, u, X̅–R, XmR), Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk
  • Measurement system analysis (Gage R&R) and data integrity validation
  • Full CAPA cycle — containment, root cause elimination, and effectiveness verification
  • Lean tools (JIT, VSM, TPM) and project management (Gantt, PERT, CPM)
  • Customer-supplier relations and supplier performance monitoring
Quality Management for Leaders
ASQ CMQ/OE Aligned

Quality Management for Leaders

“Most organizations promote strong performers into quality leadership. Few prepare them for it.”

Prepares managers to lead improvement initiatives, deploy strategy, and build an organizational culture that sustains excellence.

What your organization gains:

  • Leadership, change management, governance, and ethics
  • Strategic planning and deployment — SWOT, PESTLE, and resource allocation
  • Quality management tools — PDCA, DMAIC, FMEA, CAPA, and ISO 9000 systems
  • Supply chain management — VOC, QFD, and supplier audits
  • Training and development — needs analysis and adult learning principles
Certified Quality Inspector
ASQ CQI Aligned

Certified Quality Inspector

“Ensure hardware, components, and products meet rigorous dimensional and documentation criteria.”

Equips inspectors with mathematical, blueprint reading, and measurement inspection tools to enforce standard compliance at receipt, in-process, and final audit.

What your organization gains:

  • Blueprint reading, GD&T basics, and technical mathematics
  • Hand tools, metrology instruments, and calibration verification
  • Statistical sampling plans and inspection reporting standards
  • Nonconforming material control and basic quality auditing
Certified Quality Technician
ASQ CQT Aligned

Certified Quality Technician

“The hands-on operational link between engineering intent and floor-level reality.”

Builds practical technical competence in quality planning, statistical process control, measurement system evaluation, and corrective action validation.

What your organization gains:

  • Quality planning, inspection procedures, and laboratory metrology
  • SPC implementation, attribute/variable analysis, and tracking process drift
  • Gage validation, repeatability & reproducibility (Gage R&R) studies
  • Quality audit practices and nonconformity mitigation execution
Certified Supplier Quality Professional
ASQ CSQP Aligned

Certified Supplier Quality Professional

“Your quality system is only as reliable as your most volatile supplier.”

Bridges the operational gap between customer expectations and vendor outputs through robust lifecycle management and risk mitigation.

What your organization gains:

  • Supplier selection, evaluation, onboarding, and qualification systems
  • Risk assessment, failure tracking, and supplier corrective action (SCAR)
  • Incoming material inspection, supplier auditing, and certification management
  • Supply chain continuous improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma tools

ASQ Engineering Certificates — Waitlisted Offerings (4) Hold Queue

Certified Quality Engineer
Waitlist ASQ CQE Aligned

Certified Quality Engineer

“Stop making engineering decisions based on data you're not sure you can trust.”

Develops the quality engineering discipline to design and operate control systems, apply rigorous testing, and evaluate quality costs.

ASQ Engineering Certificate focus:

  • Quality control system design and management across all stages of production
  • Testing, inspection methodology, and metrology for measurement confidence
  • Statistical analysis and variation reduction to eliminate customer defects
  • Gage R&R to confirm data reflects reality, not measurement error
  • Quality cost analysis — prevention, appraisal, internal and external failure
Certified Reliability Engineer
Waitlist ASQ CRE Aligned

Certified Reliability Engineer

“Design products and systems that perform reliably under specified operational parameters.”

Focuses on reliability estimation, test planning, failure mode mitigation, and risk validation throughout the asset lifecycle.

ASQ Engineering Certificate focus:

  • Reliability planning, risk assessment, and design optimization
  • Life data analysis, Weibull modeling, and reliability estimation metrics
  • Reliability testing — HALT, HASS, burn-in, and accelerated life models
  • Maintainability, availability, safety analysis, and field performance tracking
Certified Calibration Technician
Waitlist ASQ CCT Aligned

Certified Calibration Technician

“Uncalibrated instruments make compliance a statistical illusion.”

Master industrial measurement standards, uncertainty calculation, and strict laboratory traceability protocols.

ASQ Engineering Certificate focus:

  • Calibration systems, equipment control, and laboratory environment standards
  • Metrology concepts, unit conversion, and measurement mathematics
  • Uncertainty budget construction and traceability reporting validation
  • Inspection tool maintenance, documentation, and compliance auditing
Certified Software Quality Engineer
Waitlist ASQ CSQE Aligned

Certified Software Quality Engineer

“Software defects in operations cost millions and erode user safety.”

Builds comprehensive standards for software testing, configuration control, lifecycle management, and defect containment.

ASQ Engineering Certificate focus:

  • Software quality management, regulations, and industry standards compliance
  • Software inspections, automated testing systems, and code audit tools
  • Metrics, trend tracking, and post-release product stability evaluation
  • Configuration management, build control, and security validation
Available in: Lebanon, IN • Terre Haute, IN • Danville, IL • Champaign, IL • Indianapolis, IN

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