CQE |
Certified Quality Engineer |
This professional understands the principles of product and service quality evaluation and control and knowledge and applied technologies in development and operation of quality control systems. |
CSSGB |
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt |
The Six Sigma Green Belt operates in support of or under the supervision of a Six Sigma Black Belt, analyzes and solves quality problems and is involved in quality improvement projects. |
CSSYB |
Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt |
This certification is aimed at those new to the world of Six Sigma who have a small role, interest, or need to develop foundational knowledge. It can be entry level employees who seek to improve their world or executive champions who require an overview of Six Sigma and define, measure, analyze, improve and control model (DMAIC). |
CMBB |
Certified Master Black Belt |
A professional who can explain Six Sigma philosophies and principles, including supporting systems and tools. A Black Belt should demonstrate team leadership, understand team dynamics and assign team member roles and responsibilities. |
CQA |
Certified Quality Auditor |
A professional who understands the standards and principles of auditing and the auditing techniques of examining, questioning, evaluating and reporting to determine a quality system's adequacy and deficiencies. The CQA analyzes all elements of a quality system and judges its degree of adherence to the criteria of industrial management and quality evaluation and control systems. |
CRE |
Certified Reliability Engineer |
A professional who understands the principles of performance evaluation and prediction to improve product/systems safety, reliability and maintainability. Typically able to design review and control; prediction, estimation, and apportionment methodology; failure mode effects and analysis; the planning, operation and analysis of reliability testing and field failures, including mathematical modeling; understanding human factors in reliability; and the ability to develop and administer reliability information systems for failure analysis, design and performance improvement and reliability program management over the entire product life cycle. |
CMQ/OE |
Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence |
This specialist leads and champions process-improvement initiatives-everywhere from small businesses to multinational corporations-that can have regional or global focus in a variety of service and industrial settings. |
CQT |
Certified Quality Technician |
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. |
CQI |
Certified Quality Inspector |
Under the direction of quality engineers, supervisors, or technicians, can use the proven techniques included in the body of knowledge. Under professional direction, the Quality Inspector evaluates hardware documentation, performs laboratory procedures, inspects products, measures process performance, records data and prepares formal reports. |
CCT |
Certified Calibration Technician |
Tests, calibrates, maintains and repairs electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, analytical and electronic measuring, recording and indicating instruments and equipment for conformance to established standards. |
CSQE |
Certified Software Quality Engineer |
This professional understands software quality development and implementation, software inspection, testing, verification and validation; and implements software development and maintenance processes and methods. |
CQPA |
Certified Quality Process Analyst |
A paraprofessional in support of and under the direction of quality engineers or supervisors, analyzes and solves quality problems and is involved in quality improvement projects. typically a recent graduate or someone with work experience who wants to demonstrate his or her knowledge of quality tools and processes. |
CFSQA |
Certified Food Safety and Quality Auditor |
A professional who understands the standards and principles of auditing a Food Safety and HACCP-based (or process-safety) system and uses various tools and techniques to examine, question, evaluate and report on that system's adequacy and deficiencies — analyzes all elements of the system and reports on how well it adheres to the criteria for management and control of process safety. |
CMDA |
Certified Medical Device Auditor |
Understands the principles of standards, regulations, directives and guidance for auditing a medical device system while using various tools and techniques to examine, question, evaluate and report on that system's adequacy and deficiencies — analyzes all elements of the system and reports on how well it adheres to the criteria for management and control of process safety. |
CPGP |
Certified Pharmaceutical GMP Professional |
This professional understands the GMP principles as regulated and guided by national and international agencies for the pharmaceutical industry. This covers finished human and veterinary drugs and biologics, ectoparasitacides, and dietary supplements (alternatively called nutraceuticals where regulated as drug products, as well as their component raw materials (includes active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients), and packaging, and labeling operations. |
CQIA |
Certified Quality Improvement Associate |
Requires a basic knowledge of quality tools and their uses and is involved in quality improvement projects, but doesn't necessarily come from a traditional quality area. |
CSQP |
Certified Supplier Quality Professional |
This professional works with an organization's supply chain and suppliers to continuously improve performance of key system components by implementing process controls and developing quality assurance plans. |