PROGRESS YOUR CAREER WITH THE CQI

The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) and its IRCA division are the leading global professional bodies for quality and audit professionals. As the only chartered body in the world that’s dedicated to quality management, 60,000 delegates in over 100 countries across the world take CQI and IRCA Certified Training every year.

Here’s why:

  • With three levels of training and a variety of modular courses, you can create a learning programme perfectly tailored to your needs whatever your career stage.
  • Training is mapped to the CQI’s Competency Framework, so you learn the relevant, up-to-date skills employers wan
  • Our certified training courses provide you with the skills and knowledge to support your application for CQI membership.

The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) is the global chartered body for quality professionals with a unique network of 20,000 members worldwide. The CQI encompass the whole quality community, including quality management professionals. It improves the performance of organisations by developing their capability in quality management. It defines and leads the quality profession, setting the standards for its capability and scope through the CQI Competency Framework.

It is the only organisation in the world that can award chartered status to quality professionals – an unrivalled mark of excellence which makes its brand one of the most trusted. The CQI supports the development of good governance, agile assurance and a culture of continuous improvement through membership services, training, learning and thought leadership.

WHY STUDY A CQI CERTIFIED COURSE?

1: Learn from the best

CQI and IRCA Certified Training courses are independently assessed by the CQI and IRCA, the leading professional bodies for quality and auditing, and are developed and delivered by accredited training partners worldwide. The CQI can ensure with confidence each course meets the highest standards of delivery.

2: Enhance your career prospects

The portfolio has been created alongside industry experts and provides clear development paths for individuals by combining its modular format with a comprehensive range of subjects awarding the skills and knowledge required to develop professionally.

3: Get the skills you need

The certified courses are mapped against the CQI’s Competency Framework, so that learning is aligned with the skills and knowledge required by quality and auditing professionals. The nature of these courses means the learning can be personalised to suit you and your career, area of expertise or development objectives.

4: Pick and choose what you want to learn

CQI and IRCA Certified Training courses are short and modular, enabling you to create your own learning programme. The different levels – the foundation level, the practitioner level and the professional level – allows you to assess your learning requirements and choose the course that will suit you best.

5: Start on the path to CQI membership

The certified courses provide you with the knowledge and skills to support an application for membership of the CQI and IRCA. Membership is an invaluable way of demonstrating competence and commitment to quality, and provides you with the opportunity to network with 20,000 like-minded professionals.

6: Become a Chartered Quality Professional – Member (CQP MCQI)

For experienced quality management professionals, continuous professional development (CPD) – including undertaking Practitioner and Professional courses, can support your application for the gold standard Chartered Quality Professional status.  Find out more about the criteria for attaining Professional membership here.

THE PROFESSION MAP – YOUR ROUTE TO SUCCESS

Every quality professional’s career is different. But a shared set of capabilities underpins them all.

The CQI Profession Map is designed to sit at the heart of your professional development.  Building on the previous Competency Framework, it is a practical tool that allows you to explore the competencies required to succeed as a quality professional.

CQI and IRCA Certified training is aligned with the five competencies (CGAIL) in the Profession Map and CQI membership and IRCA registration grades are assessed against the Profession Map to ensure individuals are recognised against the most relevant skills and competencies.

Find out more about the Profession Map on the CQI and IRCA website.

MAP OUT YOUR QUALITY CAREER WITH THE CQI AND IRCA

The CQI Typical Competence Profiles and Career Pathways Map have been designed to help you navigate your career and explore the competencies required to discover, explore, and achieve your ambitions.

The Career Pathways Map provides a framework describing potential career routes in quality. It captures key roles and specialisms undertaken by quality professionals and shows how pathways are not fixed but opportunities for vertical and horizontal career progression are available. More…

WHAT TRAINING PATHWAY SHOULD I TAKE?

The CQI Training Pathway enables you to create a learning programme tailored to your needs, whatever your career stage.

With three levels of training – Foundation, Practitioner and Professional – and a variety of modular courses, you can create a learning programme perfectly tailored to your needs.  You can choose to study individual courses, complete all courses at a given level, or progress through the levels.

Find out about the different routes you can take here.

FIND A CQI COURSE IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT

With three levels of certified CQI training — Foundation, Practitioner, and Professional — plus a range of modular courses, you can create a learning programme tailored to your career stage.

Whether you’re new to quality, looking to develop management skills, or aiming to lead a quality team, there’s a course to support your goals.

Explore the course levels below to find out what you’ll study, how long it takes, how you’ll be assessed and the support you’ll receive throughout your journey.

The Foundation courses in Quality Management cover quality management essentials, these are ideal for those starting in quality or for those working in other roles More…

Practitioner courses deepen your understanding of management level quality topics and their application in your role and industry – perfect for those already in quality roles. More…

Professional Quality Management courses support experienced practitioners aiming to succeed at a strategic level and meet CQI Professional level requirements (CQP MCQI). More…