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What Can ASQ Do For
You and Your Career

Agenda
• Introduction of newly elected officers -
Dan Wiltshire, ASQ Section 13 Chair
• Certifications - personal experiences
from certified professionals
• What's New in ASQ - Theresa Wasche,
ASQ Region 13 Deputy Director

Introduction of Newly Elected Officers

What is ASQ?
• Largest Global Quality Community
• Founded in 1946
• Global/Local networking
• Certification recognized worldwide

ASQ Vision Statement
By making quality a global priority, a business
imperative and personal ethic, ASQ becomes the
community for everyone who seeks quality
concepts, technology, and tools to improve
themselves and their world.

ASQ INDIA
Delhi
Pune
ASQ MEXICO
Mexico City
ASQ CHINA
Beijing
Shanghai
ASQ WORLD HEADQUARTERS
Milwaukee, WI
ASQ MENA
Dubai, United Arab
Emirates
Global Reach
QUALI
Porto Alegre

Membership Benefits
• Professional Development
– Learning Institute
– Certification
– Career Center
– Leadership Opportunities
• Information
– Library and Research (QBOK)
– Quality Progress
– ASQ TV
• Networking
– Sections
– Divisions
– Online Communities

Individual Membership
Student Member Associate Member Full Member Senior Member Fellow Member
• Quality Progress (electronic)
• Quality News Today
• ASQ Weekly e-newsletter
• Discounts on ASQ products
and services
• Member-only content,
articles, and case studies
• Monthly member knowledge
gift
• Quality Information Center
access, research, and
support
• Annual salary survey
• ASQ Career Center access
• One section (local member
community)
• One forum or division
(industry-specific member
community)
• Student branches
• Social media access
• Discounted registration to
World Conference on Quality
and Improvement
• Online communities
• Quality Progress (electronic)
and services
• Member-only content, articles,
and case studies
gift
access, research, and support
• Quality Progress
• Discounts on ASQ
products and services
• Monthly member
knowledge gift
support
• Mobile device tools and
applications
• Use of certification logos
• Access to create
personalized learning
paths for career
development
community)
community)
and services
gift
support
applications
personalized learning paths
for career development
community)
community)
Additional Benefit Selections
(choice of one listed)
• One additional section
• Two additional
forums/divisions
• One journal
and services
gift
support
applications
personalized learning paths
for career development
community)
community)
Additional Benefit Selections
(choice of one listed)
• One additional section
• Two additional
forums/divisions
• One journal

ASQ Organizational Membership
K-12 Member Site Member Enterprise Member -
Corporate
Enterprise Member –
Enterprise Quality
Roundtable
• One 50 percent discount on a
registration to NQEC
• Three Quality Press books of your
choice
• Three subscriptions to
• The Journal for Quality and
Participation
District option includes all schools within a
district. Benefits include:
• One complimentary
registration to NQEC
• 10 Quality Press books of
your choice
• 10 subscriptions to The
Journal for Quality and
Participation
Faculty and Staff Benefits:
• Product and service member
discounts including books,
publications, conferences, and
certification
• Access to the members-only “My
ASQ” website by registering online
• Electronic access to ASQ publications
• Full, Senior, Fellow, and Associate
members can link membership to K-
12 membership for the additional
benefits listed
Site membership serves organizations
with employees at one location.
Organizations with more than one location
can purchase additional Site
memberships or an Enterprise
membership.
Primary Contact Benefits:
Print subscription to
• Participation in a local section
• Participation in an industry-specific
forum or division
• A vote in Society-wide, local, and
selected forum or division elections
• Sustaining Excellence e-newsletter
• An invitation to ASQ’s World
Conference on Quality and
Improvement primary contact event
• Use of ASQ’s Proud Member logo
Employee Benefits:
certification
members can link to Site membership
for the additional benefits listed
• Print subscription to Quality Progress
• Participation in all industry-specific
forums and divisions
Employee Benefits:
certification
including Quality Progress (.pdf)
• Access to all forums and divisions
(electronic)
members can link membership to
Enterprise membership for the
additional benefits listed
• Monthly primary contact roundtable
teleconference
• Primary contact face-to-face
roundtables
• Use of ASQ traveling booth
• Executive-level check-ins
• Access to executive and invite-only
ASQ events and programs
• ASQ-created promotional items
• Print subscription to Quality Progress
• Participation in all industry-specific
forums and divisions
Employee Benefits:
certification
including Quality Progress (.pdf)
• Access to all forums and divisions
(electronic)
members can link membership to
Enterprise membership for the
additional

• Global, national, regional,
local training
• All delivery modes
• Instructors are ASQ-
certified
• Society-wide course
calendar
• Competency matrices
• Self-assessments
• Certification testing
options
• All quality and certification
disciplines, including Six
Sigma
• Career and certification
paths
• Technical and managerial
• Globally recognized
certifications
• Training, certification
discounts
Learning Institute

What is ASQ Certification?
A formal recognition by ASQ that an
individual has demonstrated a
proficiency within, and comprehension
of, a specified Body of Knowledge at a
point in time

What is ASQ Certification?
• Internationally accepted and
recognized
• Recognition of excellence for 44 years
• Endorsed by over 125 corporations

ASQ Certification Programs
 Certifying individuals for over 44
years
 - 17 various certification programs
from basic to advanced
 - Certified over 120,000 individuals
globally

Key Benefits to Members
• Gain new skills and upgrade
proficiency
• Source of professional and personal
pride
• Investment in career

Key Benefits to Organizations
• Investment in the company’s
future
• Perfect and share new techniques in
the workplace
•
• Knowledgeable employees that assure
product/service quality

Certifications
• Auditor Newest Certifications!
• Biomedical Auditor *Master Black Belt
• HACCP Auditor *Lean Certifications Program
• Calibration Technician
• Technician
• Engineer
• Reliability Engineer
• Software Engineer
• Improvement Associate
• Inspector
• Manager
• Process Analyst
• Six Sigma Black Belt
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Pharmaceutical GMP Professional

Exam Development Process
ASQ uses ISO 17024 to develop our
programs.
Standard used by Certifying Agencies
Ensures defensibility and reliability
BoK reviewed every five years

Exam Development Overview
• A Rigorous process that ensures legal
defensibility and face validity
• Involves 64 Subject Matter Experts for
first examination.
• Utilizes customer feedback as well to
continuously improve the process and
examinations

Exam Development Overview
After first administration additional
workshops may be required to ensure
appropriate number of questions in the
exam bank:
- Item Writing
- Item Review
Prior to each administration:
- Exam Review

Recertification
Recertification verifies that you have
maintained the same knowledge level
you demonstrated when you originally
passed the exam

Recertification Requirements
18 RU credits over three years
Credits earned through:
Employment
Professional Development
Education
Society Involvement
Certifications
Publishing

Professional Development:
Seminars /
Workshops/Conferences
Society Involvement
Exam Proctor
Meeting/workshop attendance
Committee member
Officer
Recertification Requirements

• ASQ Career Center (careers.asq.org)
• Career Learning Center (careers.asq.org/resources.cfm)
• ASQ LinkedIn Groups
• Unemployment Membership Discount
– Submit application only after being unemployed
for at least 90 days
– You must be actively seeking employment
– Retired or self-employed members are not eligible
– Consecutive Years of Full, Senior, or Fellow
Membership
• 1-4 years 50% discount
• 5 or more 100% discount
Career Resources

• Retirement Program
– Covers basic membership based on years of
previous membership
• 30 years – 100%
• 20 years – 50%
• 10 years – 25%
• Senior Membership
– 10 years of professional experience
– Includes one journal, two divisions or one
additional section
• Fellow
Career Resources

ASQ Sections
• ASQ Sections are locally organized
member groups where you can interact
with quality professionals in your
community.
• Sections provide great networking
opportunities, which can help to advance
your career!
• Kansas City Section www.asq1301.org

ASQ Divisions and Forums
• Divisions and forums put you in touch with
others in your field or industry

Conferences
• World Conference
on Quality and
Improvement
• Technical
Communities
• Division/Forums
• Sections/Regions

Publications and Media
• Quality Press
• Standards
• Audiotapes
• Webinars, Video
• Software

Global State of Quality Research
• The first ever comprehensive
study on the current state of
quality at the global level
• Worldwide analysis,
including1,991 organizations
from 22 countries
• Details regional quality trends
throughout the world
• Download the research at
globalstateofquality.org

November 2013
World Quality Month
•A global stage for the quality community
•Celebrated every November
•Provides a platform for acknowledging the
global quality community
•Showcases the valuable contributions of
the quality community

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