Chartered Quality Institute

Chartered Quality Institute ; (CQI)
legal form	chartered Charity (No. 259678)
founding	1919-01-13
Seat	London ( ⊙ coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ 2.4 ″ N , 0 ° 6 ′ 38 ″ W )
Office	10 Furnival Street, London EC4A 1AB
purpose	Increasing the organizational value for stakeholders through continuous improvements
main emphasis	Training of quality management personnel
Action space	Great Britain; worldwide
Chair	Ian Mitchell (Chair of the Board)
Managing directors	Vince Desmond (CEO)
Employees	53
Members	19000
Website	http://www.quality.org/

The Chartered Quality Institute is the UK's professional quality management body founded in 1919 as The Technical Inspection Association ( TIA ) . In addition to training and representing the members, the further development of standards and the administration of the International Register of Certified Auditors ( IRCA ) are part of the scope of services of the CQI.

International Register of Certified Auditors

In 1984 the IQA, supported by the Minstery of Trade and Industry, undertook the Lead Assessor Registration Scheme, an attempt to create a register for certified auditors. The basis was an IT system introduced in 1981. By July 1986, sixteen organizations were certified to train qualified auditors.

The first registered auditor was recorded on April 1, 1985. Unfortunately, the data was later deleted so that his name has not been passed down. Meanwhile, IRCA is the world's leading organization in the registration of licensed auditors with around 13 different examination regulations in 123 countries.

aims

In the guiding principle of the CQI, the organization names a world in which all organizations optimize the value for their stakeholders through excellent performance in management, security and improvement as the primary goal .

history

In 1919 the Chartered Quality Institute was founded as The Technical Inspection Association . Members were around 500 weapons inspectors from the armed forces. In the post-war years, the armed forces inspectors tried to improve the quality of the weapons and the chemicals used. By 1922, it became clear to many that the basis would have to be broadened significantly in order to form a sustainable organization. On November 10, 1922, the TIA was founded with representatives from industry and government agencies to form the Institution of Engineering Inspection ( IEI ). For various reasons, the office had to be changed eleven times in the first 40 years of its existence, including from London to Bath during the Second World War . The office was simply the business address of the respective secretary.

Money was tight in the early years and the IEI survived only because of the generosity of the lenders. By the beginning of World War II, the membership had grown to 700 and a publication, Engineering Inspection , was published regularly. The members were predominantly male and his military origin left his mark on the organization. This culture was slow to change, and it was not until 1972 when the organization, under the leadership of President John Loxham, not only changed its name to Institute of Quality Assurance , but also developed a more modern structure. During this time, the IQA shared office and resources with the Institute of Production Engineering .

In 1975 the IQA moved to its own premises at 54 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London, directly opposite Imperial College London . Three permanent employees resided there. Despite the financial difficulties, the IEI and the IQA always set realistic training plans and requirements for members. No compromises were made in favor of larger numbers of members. In 1980 the number of members had reached 6000.

In 1984, under the influence of the UK's National Quality Strategy, the IQA began registering auditor qualifications, creating a national register of certified auditors. Initially called the Assessor Registration Scheme or Register of Lead Assessors , the register is now called the International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA).

In 1987 the clientele of the IQA had changed fundamentally. The dominance of engineering subjects had given way to a multitude of industries and the body at the time, Quality Assurance , published articles on healthcare , consumer-oriented issues and product liability . The training now included topics such as design, human errors , quality management , motivation and self-commitment or reliability . At the same time, IQA increased its activities in the British Standards Institution , where intensive work was carried out on BS 5750, later ISO 9001. In 1989, the IQA held the first World Quality Day on November 9th, which the IQA has held annually since then.

The 1990s were characterized by strong growth, although not to the same extent as in the 1980s. The number of members grew to around 13,000 by 1996. During this time, the IQA prepared the introduction of the European Union's internal market by adapting standards and adapting training.

For many years, IQA had kept a directory of consultants who advised companies on quality management issues. It was known as the Association of Quality Management Consultants International (AQMCI). In 2001 the service was incorporated into the core structure of the IQA and continued until 2015.

In 1945 the idea of a royal charter had already arisen. In 1987 an unsuccessful attempt to obtain such a charter had been made. In 2005, the IQA with this focus, and on 23 November 2006 by Royal Charter by Queen was Elizabeth I signed. Upon receiving the Royal Charter, IQA had to register as a non-profit foundation (charity). With the registration came the name change to today's Chartered Quality Institute.

The collaboration in ISO Technical Committee 176 will be continued and the CQI is also closely linked to the ISO 9000-2015 standard. In 2016, a new training regime was introduced to standardize the training requirements for the CQI and for the IRCA.

organization

The General Assembly has been electing an Advisory Council since 2014, from which a Nominating Council is elected. This nomination committee proposes candidates to the Advisory Council for the election of the Board of Trustees under the leadership of the Chair . The board is advised by advisory bodies on the following topics:

professional guidelines
Training and requirement profiles
Norms
Regional activities
IRCA

ISO engagements

The CQI is actively involved in the

Publications

From 1935 on, the then IEI moved a regular body, inspection engineering . In 1955 the journal was discontinued under this title and continued as an inspection engineer . This journal did not have such a long life and it was replaced in 1959 by Quality Assurance , the journal of the Institute of Quality Assurance. This lasted 30 years and was relocated until 1989. The successor to the journal was the Quality Forum , which appeared in 1990 . The forum was closed in 1993 and replaced by Qualityworld , which has been published continuously since 1994.

Published books (selection)

2015: ISO 14001: 2015 Understanding the International Standard
2018: Annex SL Briefing Note
2019: ISO 9004: 2018 - Achieving Sustained Success - The CQI Guide

2017: Rex Black et Al .: Agile Testing Foundations: An ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester guide
2019: James Roughton et al .: Safety Culture: An Innovative Leadership Approach
2019: István Forgács and Attila Kovács: Practical Test Design: Selection of traditional and automated test design techniques

Individual evidence

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↑ ^a ^b unknown: Engineering inspection / Institution of Engineering Inspection. London 1.1935 - 19.1955. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .
↑ On World Quality Day: Kepner-Tregoe can look back on over 60 years of quality work. KT is the key to the past, present and future of quality. In: Pressebox website. November 14, 2019, accessed December 22, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b unknown: Inspection engineer / Institution of Engineering Inspection. London 20.1956 - 23.1959. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c unknown: Quality assurance: journal of the Institute of Quality Assurance. London 1.1975 - 15.1989. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b unknown: Quality forum: the journal of the Institute of Quality Assurance. 16.1990 - 19.1993. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .
↑ unknown: Qualityworld: QW / The Chartered Quality Institute. London: CQI 20.1994. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .

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[CQI-About-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g unknown: About the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI). In: Website of the CQI. Chartered Quality Institute, accessed December 19, 2019 .

[ZDB01-3] unknown: Engineering inspection / Institution of Engineering Inspection. London 1.1935 - 19.1955. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .

[PM001-4] On World Quality Day: Kepner-Tregoe can look back on over 60 years of quality work. KT is the key to the past, present and future of quality. In: Pressebox website. November 14, 2019, accessed December 22, 2019 .

[ZDB02-5] unknown: Inspection engineer / Institution of Engineering Inspection. London 20.1956 - 23.1959. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .

[ZDB03-6] unknown: Quality assurance: journal of the Institute of Quality Assurance. London 1.1975 - 15.1989. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .

[ZDB04-7] unknown: Quality forum: the journal of the Institute of Quality Assurance. 16.1990 - 19.1993. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .

[ZDB05-8] unknown: Qualityworld: QW / The Chartered Quality Institute. London: CQI 20.1994. In: Catalog of the ZDB. Journal database, accessed December 22, 2019 .