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Certification
Quality Process Analyst Certification (CQPA)
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Median earnings
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Cost
$434
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Completion
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The Certified Quality Process Analyst is a paraprofessional who, in support of and under the direction of quality engineers or supervisors, analyzes and solves quality problems and is involved in quality improvement projects. A Certified Quality Process Analyst may be a recent graduate or someone with work experience who wants to demonstrate his or her knowledge of quality tools and processes.
Apply quality‑planning principles and distinguish documentation requirements in contexts involving cost‑of‑quality categories, standards, and specificationsInterpret and use continuous‑improvement models such as PDCA, lean, and Six Sigma to enhance process performance within organizational improvement effortsAnalyze descriptive statistics and sampling methods to evaluate measurement systems and apply appropriate control charts in quality‑monitoring situationsRecognize customer–supplier relationships and assess performance metrics using data‑gathering and analysis tools in customer‑feedback environments