Hi All,

I spent about 10 years working in the Semiconductor industry (Backend) as an Application Support Engineer. I just jumped into Quality field for about 3 years. Overall, I really like it because I do not have to travel. I would like to learn more about quality and anything that related to it, but do not have the time to take courses. Does anyone have any documentations or suggestion of classes that I could possibly take in the future?


Thank you & best regards,

K.T.

Hi All,

I would like to learn more about quality and anything that related to it, but do not have the time to take courses. Does anyone have any documentations or suggestion of classes that I could possibly take in the future?

K.T.


I thought you said you didn't have the time for courses:confused:


Quality is a very wide field, like engineering so maybe if you narrowed your scope a bit we could help you along.

Hi All,

I spent about 10 years working in the Semiconductor industry (Backend) as an Application Support Engineer. I just jumped into Quality field for about 3 years. Overall, I really like it because I do not have to travel. I would like to learn more about quality and anything that related to it, but do not have the time to take courses. Does anyone have any documentations or suggestion of classes that I could possibly take in the future?


Thank you & best regards,

K.T.

Hello K.T.

I assume that you mean that you do not have the time to take classroom-type courses at a local (community) college or so?

There are a lot of educational opportunities on-line, and for beginners, browsing the internet is free.

Make a list of quality topics you're interested in. I would certainly start with the history of the quality movement and learning about the great Teachers that have contributed to it. This will help you to understand proper context and quality philosophies. Prioritize your list, and search the 'net.

The Cove Forums are a good source to learn about particular quality issues and interesting viewpoints.

If you have particular questions, try to be as specific as you can because then my Fellow Covers can provide you with a more specific answer.

Please come back and fire questions at us. We're here to help. And...we enjoy what we're doing. :yes:

Good luck with the learning process.

Stijloor.

Hi,

I came to work for this company a year ago. The company made up of around 30 people. Within 4 months, I was able to get ISO 9001 certification for our company. I'm in charge of creating procedures\Training Materials\Forms. I also do Internal Audit. I'm responsible for keeping record of all non-conforming report and provide MTBF data for our equipment.
I wanted to learn more about quality so that I can do a better job. Based on what I mentioned, can anyone suggest of documents or classes that I can take to improve myself? Blackbelt? Lean?

Thank you!

Why not look at the ASQ web site (ASQ.org) and see what kind of certifications are available? Then you can use the Body Of Knowledge for one that appeals to you as a study guide. You also would do well to look, while you are on the site, for a nearby ASQ section you can contact. They may be able to help you study.

I believe that setting up a QMS is a start. The culture and maturiety of the organization are key considerations for the next move. You had mentioned that you wanted to learn more to do a better job. So, I assume that you may be focusing on the next level. If you want to advance knowledge, not sure if you have a local college, but a TQM course may give you a good all-around introduction to Quality. Talk to other people in the field , seminars, books, mags, ASQ, etc.