Quality Auditor Certification CQA
Who Should Certify?
The Certified Quality Auditor is 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 Certified Quality Auditor 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.
Download the Quality Auditor Certification Brochure (PDF, 3.28 MB).
Download the Quality Auditor Certification Fact Sheet (PDF, 61 KB).
Accredited Certification Program
This certification program is accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) under the ISO 17024 standard, demonstrating impartial, third-party validation that the certification program has met recognized national and international credentialing industry standards for a program’s development, implementation, and maintenance. Learn more.
Education
Requirements
Candidates who have completed a degree from a college, university or technical school will have part of the eight-year experience requirement waived, as follows (only one of these waivers may be claimed):
Diploma from a technical or trade school — one year waived
Associate degree — two year waived
Bachelor's degree — four years waived
Master's or doctorate — five years waived
8 Years of on-the-job experience in one or more of the areas of the Certified Quality Auditor Body of Knowledge.
*3 Years of on-the-job experience must be in a "Decision-making" position.
Candidates must have worked in a full-time, paid role.
*A "Decision-making" position is defined as the authority to define, execute, or control projects/processes and to be responsible for the outcome. This may or may not include management or supervisory positions.