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Carl Keller
Wallace,
I don't think it matters which registration you have. Just get one of them.
I took the CQA exam in 1994 before I even witnessed an audit and although I did not pass, I was not far off. I took the BSI/CEEM 5 day course a couple of months later in 1994 and passed. I enjoyed it, but it was tough. My certificate says "This is to Certify....has successfuly completed a Lead Assessor Examination. I have included "Certified Lead Assessor" on my resume' and business cards ever since.
If I thought there was an advantage to being a CQA, I would have done it by now.
I have since become an ASQ Certified Quality Manager and my feeling is that although sometimes the examinations do not reflect the reality of the workplace, usually the ASQ primer courses do.
I think one thing you will need to do is go into the course/exam as objectively as possible. Forget everything you know about auditing and just focus on the data they give you. After you get the certificate in your hand, you can get back to the way things ACTUALLY work in the audit arena.
Most of the ASQ based primers (like Quality Council of Indiana) are pretty informative.
The ASQ exam offers the added benefit of being able to study at your own pace.
I have no doubt that if you took the 5 day Lead Assessor Course with another firm, you would pass it, but it really comes down choice.
I feel your pain!
Best of luck.
Carl
I don't think it matters which registration you have. Just get one of them.
I took the CQA exam in 1994 before I even witnessed an audit and although I did not pass, I was not far off. I took the BSI/CEEM 5 day course a couple of months later in 1994 and passed. I enjoyed it, but it was tough. My certificate says "This is to Certify....has successfuly completed a Lead Assessor Examination. I have included "Certified Lead Assessor" on my resume' and business cards ever since.
If I thought there was an advantage to being a CQA, I would have done it by now.
I have since become an ASQ Certified Quality Manager and my feeling is that although sometimes the examinations do not reflect the reality of the workplace, usually the ASQ primer courses do.
I think one thing you will need to do is go into the course/exam as objectively as possible. Forget everything you know about auditing and just focus on the data they give you. After you get the certificate in your hand, you can get back to the way things ACTUALLY work in the audit arena.
Most of the ASQ based primers (like Quality Council of Indiana) are pretty informative.
The ASQ exam offers the added benefit of being able to study at your own pace.
I have no doubt that if you took the 5 day Lead Assessor Course with another firm, you would pass it, but it really comes down choice.
I feel your pain!
Best of luck.
Carl