Career Advice

Information on CQI resources, as well as selected career development articles from Qualityworld magazine, appear in this section. Click on a link to reach the relevant area on the CQI website, or to read the full Qualityworld article.

Careers in quality assurance
The quality industry is changing. As the business world acknowledges that quality is as much about people as about processes, quality practitioners and their skills are becoming increasingly recognised and valued. Helen Stokes talks to four quality professionals about why they made quality their career of choice.

Careers case studies
Steven Moir - Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers

Seal of approval
As the CQI welcomes the first members to achieve Chartered Quality Professional status, QW asks what this means for the quality profession.

Your questions answered
Advice on careers and career development.


CQI resources
The CQI (Chartered Quality Institute) is the only chartered professional body dedicated entirely to quality. The CQI website contains a wealth of career-related information for quality professionals:

• CQI qualifications
  Thousands of quality professionals have taken the CQI’s qualifications. As the only nationally accredited quality awarding body in the UK, the CQI believes education allows you to achieve your full potential through the acquisition of knowledge.
• CQI training
  Including courses in quality management, process management, improvement and change, auditing and quality tools.
• CQI membership
  Membership of the CQI is a clear demonstration to your employer that you are serious about quality and competent at applying the extensive range of quality concepts, principles and techniques to improve your organization's performance.