Quality Management Courses

Quality Management: Overview

There are three main components considered in Quality Management: quality control, quality assurance and quality improvement.

Expected Salary

£18,000 – £30,000 starting salary

£30,000 – £40,000+ once further experience and training has been acquired.

Training

The professional institution for Quality Assurance (QA) managers is the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI).

Underoak lists many short courses to aid you in your career progression. These may be funded individually or through your company (please check the prices with the trainer, as sometimes they offer a lower price for self funded training). To search these courses, simply type the relevant key words and click on ‘request information for free’ to send your enquiry direct to the trainer.

Related Careers

• Quality Manager
• Auditor
• Portable Applicance Testers
• Quality Engineer
• Operational Researcher
• Production Manager

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Core Skills

• Knowledge and awareness of business organisations: how they operate and are managed
• Problem solving
• Teamwork
• Communication, organisation and planning
• Oral and written communication skills

Job Sites

Average working hours per week

Job Spotlight

Quality Manger

The Role
Quality managers coordinate activities to ensure they meet quality standards.

They liaise with other managers and staff throughout the organisation to ensure that the QA system is functioning properly.

Tasks may include:

• Setting QA compliance objectives
• Ensuring tests and procedures are properly understood
• Working with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers
• Liaising with customers
• Monitoring performance by gathering relevant data
• Writing technical and management systems reports
• Supervising staff

Salary:
£20,000 – £30,000 dependent upon sector and location