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Best Certifications to Get for Quality Manager

Discussion in 'Professional Certifications and Degrees' started by MP480, Apr 6, 2017.

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    Hello,

    What do you guys recommend for certifications that will help improve a career for a Quality Manager?

    Looking for certifications that will distinguish, elevated/promote, attract employers, or increase salary opportunities?

    Thoughts?
     
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    ASQ Quality Manager, ASQ Auditor. Some kind of Lead Auditor course certification (with an exam pass) through Exemplar Global, PECB etc.
     
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    Thanks, Andy! Doesn't the ASQ Quality Manager have some high requirements before being able to put in for testing?
     
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    Most of them seem 8-10 of experience. I'm not quite there yet and I just started into management about a year ago. Any recommendations?
     
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    I'm not certain what you're looking at that gives years of expertise etc. I checked here: https://asq.org/training/catalog/topics/quality-management

    The Lead Auditor course doesn't require previous experience, per se, only when you want to become a Certified Lead Auditor which is a professional qualification (but really unnecessary if you're no going to be a Supplier QA or Registrar auditor. The class is good...
     
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    CQA can be a bit involved if you do not have the years in, I say start out with easy "lifetime" certs like CQIA, CQT, CQPA, all of these will provide a backbone to build on, then throw in CSSGB and CQI. At that point you have the knowledge and experience to take the CQM/OE or CQA, CQE exams.
     
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    Seems like they have educational and job experience requirements -- see far right column

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    Thanks hogheavenfarm do you have a link to the "lifetime certs"? They are certs correct, not just training?
     
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    Yes , several are lifetime, CCT and CQM, CQE, and CQA are not, they are renewable every three years, either with a retest, or by earning brownie points with ASQ.
    https://asq.org/cert/catalog
     
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    I would also sign up, and pass a 6S(Six Sigma) Green (then on to Black) Belt class.
    Google things like Lean Manufacturing, 6S Green Belt, etc. Hope this helps!
     
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