ASQ CQIA – Certified Quality Improvement Associate (Exam Preparation)
Preparation for ASQ's CQIA exam — a first quality certification for team members and supervisors.
At a glance
- 5 days
Who it's for
- Front-line staff and team members
- New quality professionals
- Candidates for the ASQ CQIA exam
Learning objectives
- Cover the ASQ CQIA Body of Knowledge
- Work effectively in improvement teams
- Use basic improvement tools
- Manage customer–supplier relations
Detailed content
- Quality principles
- Gurus and models
- Cost of quality
- Team stages
- Roles and meetings
- Decision tools
- Seven basic tools
- PDCA
- Lean basics
- Internal and external customers
- Supplier performance
- Mock exam
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Quality basics
- Team dynamics
- Improvement tools
- Customer-supplier relations
- Practical workshop applying the tools to participants' cases
- Mock exam, review of weak areas and exam strategy
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Supply-chain mapping of one product family
- ABC/XYZ inventory analysis and safety-stock calculation
- Supplier evaluation and negotiation role play
- Case studies from Egyptian and Gulf organizations
Tools and templates you keep
- Inventory policy and safety-stock calculator (Excel)
- Supplier scorecard template
- S&OP meeting pack
- Course workbook and slide handouts
How learning is assessed
- Diagnostic test on day one to focus study time
- Chapter quizzes and a full timed mock exam in the official format
- Personal study plan until your exam date
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- ASCM (APICS) CPIM / CSCP Body of Knowledge
- SCOR Digital Standard
- CIPS procurement framework
Certificate
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
The exam is set and the credential awarded by ASQ. The Excellence Center provides preparation; it does not award ASQ credentials.
This program prepares for a certificate from a body on the Saudi HRDF (Hadaf) Professional Certificates list. Saudi citizens may be able to claim a fixed reimbursement of the certificate cost from HRDF: up to two certificates per person, after passing the exam, if the certificate is on HRDF's current list and the employer did not pay for it. HRDF approves the certificate, not the training provider. Check the HRDF website before enrolling. All HRDF-listed programs · Enrol in Saudi Arabia with our partner Elm E · HRDF
New in our 2026 portfolio — tell us your dates and we will confirm the trainer and schedule.
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Part of these career paths
- Quality Management · Foundation
Frequently asked questions
How long is ASQ CQIA – Certified Quality Improvement Associate (Exam Preparation)?
The program runs 5 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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