CQI (Chartered Quality Institute, UK) - Diploma in Quality

[Phiobi]

Is there anybody here that has or is doing the DipQ through the CQI (Chartered Quality Institute, UK)?

I am about to go into this head first and would love to hear peoples view on how it went adn if it is worth the 3 years work?

[Ady11]

Good qualification at the end. The trick is to stay the full distance, the key behind that is where you are studying or through what distance learning provider.

I am done all the exams, just the project to go. It's a work life balance thing.

In short go for it - great step on the Quality ladder.

Good Luck.

[Phiobi]

I'm based in the Midlands so I will be doing it through Birmingham Uni. My plan is to complete this and then do a Masters. I have loads of experience in QA and Aerospace (QM before I turned 30 ) now I want to back it up with the qualifications.

How long have you spent on it?

[Ady11]

Haven't done anything for about 2 years now. Change of employer hasn't helped as the previous was very supportive.

Making plans to finish / re-start this year. I did average a exam every 6 months. Passing Distinctions requitre a large proportion of your time, however with your experience I would suggest that passing shouldn't be to hard.

I to am over 30 so putting the qualifications in QA behind me to go with the earned common sense....

[achorste]

I'm doing all six modules - Done D2 & D3 already, doing D4 & D6 this year, project & D1 next year.

All in all I'm finding it very good - slightly too simple at the moment - but I think that's more the group I'm with at the moment - some people need to go at a slightly slower pace as they don't have a good grounding in quality.

However with your experience I would say you'd have no problems.

[Phiobi]

In Reply to Parent Post by achorste

I'm doing all six modules - Done D2 & D3 already, doing D4 & D6 this year, project & D1 next year.

All in all I'm finding it very good - slightly too simple at the moment - but I think that's more the group I'm with at the moment - some people need to go at a slightly slower pace as they don't have a good grounding in quality.

However with your experience I would say you'd have no problems.

So you are going to spend 3 years on it?!

How often do you attend Uni/College? I have been given the impression that I will need to go 1 evening every other week and 1 day a month?

[achorste]

I go to Huddersfield (although I live in Sheffield) - it's not a distance learning course - although I think Birmingham do it distance learning. I did one module each year for the past 2 years, but then we agreed to do 2 modules a year for this year & next to speed it up a bit. So four years in total.

This year & next I'm doing 2 evenings a week (Tuesdays & Thursdays). I could do distance learning, but I really don't trust myself to get the work done and also being able to talk things over with the others really helps us all with the topics at hand.

[flybyscy]

Hi,

I'm thinking of doing this diploma. What ASQ certifications does it compare to and how?

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Could you suggest any good distance learning providers?