Certified Quality Auditor Certification Preparation
Get exam-ready with a flexible, expertly designed certification preparation course that offers:
- Full alignment with the ASQ CQA Body of Knowledge for targeted review
- Frequent knowledge checks to reinforce learning, increase engagement, and boost retention
- A digital (printable) workbook for notetaking and activities
This preparation course, created and reviewed by ASQ with a team of highly qualified global experts, all Certified Quality Auditor holders, provides opportunities to refresh your existing understanding of the CQA Body of Knowledge (BoK), to assess your strengths and weaknesses, and to work on and monitor your exam preparation plan.
Take part in active, online sessions with fellow learning professionals, and gain practical knowledge alongside new networking opportunities―and direct access to your instructor. As an organization, virtual training means less disruption to your team and operations, with maximum engagement whenever and wherever you need them.
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Course Data
- CEU Hours: 2.4
- Length: 24 Hours
- ASQ RU: 2.4
- Audience: Practitioner, Professional, Academic
- Provider: ASQ
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the content covered in the five sections in the Certified Quality Auditor Body of Knowledge (BoK).
- Evaluate your specific areas of strength and weakness based on the CQA BoK to prioritize your exam preparation.
- Practice answering sample questions that reflect the format and complexity of the ASQ CQA exam.
Prerequisites:
This class is designed for experienced auditors. It is not intended as a beginner’s basic auditing class. You must have eight years of on-the-job experience in one or more of the areas of the CQA BoK before you can take the exam—more information here.Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for experienced auditors (financial, safety programs, and others) or anyone preparing to take the CQA exam.Note: This is NOT an introductory course; it is intended for those planning to sit for the Certified Quality Auditor exam.
- Pretest
- Course Introduction
- Auditing Fundamentals
- Types of quality audits
- Purpose and scope of audits
- Criteria to audit against
- Roles and responsibilities of audit participants
- Professional conduct and consequences for auditors
- Audit Process
- Audit preparation and planning
- Audit performance
- Audit reporting
- Audit follow-up and closure
- Auditor Competencies
- Auditor characteristics
- On-site audit resource management
- Conflict resolution
- Communication and presentation techniques
- Interviewing techniques
- Team dynamics
- Audit Program Management and Business Applications
- Audit program management
- Business and financial impact
- Quality Tools and Techniques
- Basic quality and problem-solving tools
- Process improvement techniques
- Basic statistics
- Process variation
- Sampling methods
- Change control and configuration management
- Verification and validation
- Risk management tools
- Course Closing
- Post-test
This course is an internet-based, instructor-led course conducted over 4-hour sessions spread over 6 days, or 8-hour sessions over 3 days.
Virtual courses offer interaction with the instructor and students via phone and internet capabilities. Students have access to interaction both with the instructor and other students in an internet-based learning environment (whiteboard, Q&A tools, application sharing, and breakout rooms). Virtual courses are classroom-like experiences offered using the latest Internet tools.
This course is designed as a review of the subject areas needed for the CQA exam.
Please note the following:
- The questions in this product are not actual ASQ exam questions.
- Your performance on the exam simulation is for study purposes only and may or may not reflect performance on an actual certification exam.
- This course does not register you for the certification exam. Please visit https://www.asq.org/cert/apply-certification for more information and to start your exam application.
Registration Email
After course registration, you will receive an email with access instructions. If you do not, please check your email junk, spam, or clutter folders. If the email is not there, please contact ASQ. For virtual WebEx courses, you will receive another email 24 hours prior to the start of class containing additional access information.
Technical Requirements (impacts all ASQ-owned eLearning)
Hardware
- PC, Mac, or mobile device
- Audio speakers or headset
- High-speed internet connection
Browsers for ASQ Courses
You can view courses on any devices that support these browsers. This includes mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Android-enabled phones and tablets.
- Windows: Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
- Mac: Safari (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
- Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 10 or later, Google Chrome in Apple iOS 10 or later, Google Chrome in Android OS 4.4 or later
Required Browser Settings for Viewing Courses
- JavaScript must be enabled for published courses to work.
- Font downloads must be enabled to see the correct fonts and characters.
- When using Internet Explorer, turn off Compatibility View for sites where courses are hosted.
WebEx – Virtual Course: Advance Preparation and Student Information
Join a Test Session
We strongly suggest that you join a WebEx test session in advance of your scheduled virtual training, using your preferred web browser. This can help prevent problems launching content the day your training begins.
If you do not have administrative privileges on the SAME computer you will be using the day of your training (i.e., your workstation within your organization) you may need the assistance of your local IT/IS help desk staff for the platform to engage correctly.
To join a test session (meeting), click here and enter your name and email address to join. If successful, you will see a screen that says "Congratulations! Your system is now set up properly ..."
Deactivate Pop-up Blockers
You should deactivate any pop-up blockers, spam filters, and company firewalls that could prevent the WebEx client platform or web-based course from working properly. Third-party toolbars such as Bing, Yahoo, and Google should also be disabled due to their own pop-up blocking capabilities.
If you need to cancel, we will refund your paid registration fee as noted below.
- Requests for cancellations or transfers to another course offering received at least 30 calendar days before the start of the course can receive a full refund or transfer.
- There are no refunds within 30 calendar days before the start of the course.
- Requests to transfer to another course offering received between 29 and 10 calendar days of the course starting incur a $150 processing fee.
- There are no transfers within 9 calendar days before the start of the course.
- There are no refunds if the content has been accessed.
- Enrolled students who fail to attend their registered course without advance notice are liable for the entire course fee.
Note for Corporate Clients: Please contact your regular Channel Manager to confirm your contractual terms.
A learner must successfully complete the course or program before IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs), ASQ Recertification Units (RUs), or a Certificate of Completion can be awarded. This includes achieving the required passing score of 80% on assessments when applicable.
Enrollment Details
A web-based, live, classroom-like instructor led experience allowing attendees to interact without traveling. Course includes online access to materials for a limited time and up to three hard copy prints. Some courses include an electronic book – see course description for details.
| January 19, 2027 - January 27, 2027 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM CST Show Class Schedule | VIR1451 | Allen Wong CMQ/OE, CQA, CQE, CQPA | English | List: $950 Member: $850 | |||
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Attendance to all virtual sessions is required to earn a certificate of completion and for the course to be listed as completed on your ASQ transcript. Virtual sessions are not recorded.
Course Times (CST): 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM Schedule: 6 Half Days Tuesday, January 19 Wednesday, January 20 Thursday, January 21 Monday, January 25 Tuesday, January 26 Wednesday, January 27 |
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| March 22, 2027 - March 24, 2027 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM CST Show Class Schedule | VIR1467 | TBD | English | List: $950 Member: $850 | |||
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Attendance to all virtual sessions is required to earn a certificate of completion and for the course to be listed as completed on your ASQ transcript. Virtual sessions are not recorded.
Course Times (CST): 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Schedule: 3 Days Monday, March 22 Tuesday, March 23 Wednesday, March 24 |
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