Apprenticeship for Continual Improvement Dave Ramsay, Continuous Improvement Manager for wilko hardware stores, has been on a quality apprenticeship journey, achieving his Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Training for this achievement was provided by Capella Associates, winner of the CQI’s Quality Organisation of the Year at the 2020 International Quality Awards. Now a coach and…
Andy Nichols CQP MCQI, Quality Program Manager at Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center in the US, makes the case for why an accredited Internal Audit Programme Manager qualification and associated training course is necessary. Many of us who are responsible for meeting the internal audit requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems – requirements, or one…
Paul Vaughan CQP FCQI, Head of Quality at Emico, has developed a Quality Tools Selector, with input from the CQI’s Content Advisory Panel. Here, he outlines its development and explains how the compendium, which demonstrates what tool to apply to which scenario, benefits all quality professionals. If Batman can have his utility belt, Wonder Woman…
Effectiveness of Remote Versus OnSite Audits Is remote auditing the ‘new norm’? Rasoul Aivazi, an Associate Auditor, International Project Quality Lead and member of the CQI’s Audit Special Interest Group, examines the benefits and drawbacks of carrying out an audit when not on site. A survey carried out by the Independent International Organisation for Certification…
