ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate examination — Information & Free Practice
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ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate examination
- Provider
- Prometric
- Format
- One-part, English-language, open-book multiple-choice examination delivered by computer; paper delivery is another format of the same CQIA examination.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 110; Scored questions: 100; Unscored questions: 10; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- CBT exam time: 3 hours 18 minutes; total appointment: 3 hours 30 minutes.
- Passing score
- Passing exam score: 550 (scaled score; not a raw percentage).
- Exam fee
- Initial examination: USD 434; ASQ members save USD 100 on the initial examination fee.
Examination outline
Quality Basics (30%)
- Terms, Concepts, and Principles
- Benefits of Quality
- Foundations of Quality
Team Basics (16%)
- Team Organization
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Team Formation and Group Dynamics
Improvement (40%)
- Process Improvement
- Improvement Techniques
- Improvement Tools
- Root Cause Analysis
- Risk Management
Supplier Relationship (7%)
- Supplier selection
- Supplier relationship
- Supplier Performance
Customer Relationship (7%)
- Customer Identification
- Voice of the Customer (VOC)
Examination sources
- CQIA official certification page
Body of Knowledge, official download link to cqia-cert-insert.pdf
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 4, Body of Knowledge, introductory scope and cognitive-level rule
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 4, section I heading and allocation
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 6, section II heading and allocation
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 9, section III heading and allocation
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 10, section IV heading and allocation
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 10, section V heading and allocation
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 11, Levels of Cognition, introductory explanation
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 12, version imprint
- CQIA official certification page
Examination, candidate requirement and Computer Delivered paragraph
- CQIA Body of Knowledge
p. 3, Computer Delivered, scored and unscored partition
- ASQE Candidate Handbook
p. 20, Certification Exam Format, Computer-Based Tests (CBT)
- ASQE Candidate Handbook
p. 26, Exam Results, I passed my exam
- CQIA official certification page
Next CBT Testing Window
- CQIA official certification page
Application Process & Timeline, Computer-Based Testing and Schedule your exam
- CQIA official certification page
Cost
- ASQE Candidate Handbook
p. 12, Certification Application Process, step 1
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.