ASQ Certified Quality Technician
The Certified Quality Technician is a paraprofessional who, in support of and under the direction of quality engineers or supervisors, analyzes and solves quality problems, prepares inspection plans and instructions, selects sampling plan applications, prepares procedures, trains inspectors, performs audits, analyzes quality costs and other quality data, and applies fundamental statistical methods for process control.
Each certification candidate is required to pass an examination that consists of multiple-choice questions that measure comprehension of the Body of Knowledge.
Skills / Knowledge
- Cost of Quality (COQ)
- Quality Tools
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Continuous Improvement Techniques
- Statistical Calculations
- Control Charts
- Metrology
- Calibration
- Measurement & Test Equipment (M&TE)
- Inspection Concepts
- Inspection Techniques
- Sampling
- Quality Audits
- Risk Management
- Corrective & Preventive Action
- Blueprint Reading & Interpretation
- Audit Tools & Techniques