My Reading on ASQ CQA HB Part III
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<strong>Part</strong> <strong>III</strong>A<br />
Educati<strong>on</strong> And Experience<br />
Instituti<strong>on</strong>s providing auditor certificati<strong>on</strong>, such as <strong>ASQ</strong>, the IIA, and RABQSA Internati<strong>on</strong>al (formerly the<br />
Registrar Accreditati<strong>on</strong> Board of the United States and the Sydney-based Quality Society of Australia), require<br />
knowledge and skill competencies as well as minimum levels of formal educati<strong>on</strong>. Neither <strong>ASQ</strong> nor RABQSA<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al requires an advanced degree, as the IIA does for the Certified Internal Auditor. The requirements<br />
for auditor certificati<strong>on</strong> are summarized in Table 10.1.<br />
Once a candidate has completed the prerequisite educati<strong>on</strong> and experience, received the training (when<br />
required), and successfully completed the examinati<strong>on</strong>(s), the <strong>on</strong>going maintenance phase required for<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tinued certificati<strong>on</strong> begins. Maintenance may include seminars, c<strong>on</strong>ferences, auditing, serving <strong>on</strong><br />
professi<strong>on</strong>al committees, examinati<strong>on</strong>s, and so <strong>on</strong>. The RABQSA certificati<strong>on</strong> requires passing a knowledge<br />
examinati<strong>on</strong>, skills examinati<strong>on</strong> (witnessed audit), and the Pers<strong>on</strong>al Attribute Assessment examinati<strong>on</strong><br />
(pers<strong>on</strong>al traits). A quality auditor must meet requirements to c<strong>on</strong>duct quality audits; an envir<strong>on</strong>mental auditor<br />
must meet envir<strong>on</strong>mental educati<strong>on</strong> and experience requirements to c<strong>on</strong>duct envir<strong>on</strong>mental audits. The same<br />
is true for auditors in other sectors such as aerospace, medical, and automotive.<br />
Charlie Ch<strong>on</strong>g/ Fi<strong>on</strong> Zhang