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Certified Quality Process Analyst
A professional certification for paraprofessionals who analyze and solve quality problems and support quality improvement projects.
Licensing authority: ASQExcellence (ASQE)
Initial by examination
- Certification Nature
- ASQE professional certification branded ASQ, not a license or registration.
- Eligibility
- Two years of work experience in one or more CQPA BoK areas, an associate degree, or two years of equivalent higher education; work experience is full-time and paid.
- Professionalism
- Provide proof of professionalism under ASQE certification policy.
- Selected Administration
- Computer-delivered English examination; December 1–31, 2026; application deadline November 9, 2026.
Certified Quality Process Analyst
- Provider
- Prometric
- Format
- One-part, English-language, open-book, computer-delivered multiple-choice examination.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 110; Scored questions: 100; Unscored questions: 10; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- Exam time: 4 hours 18 minutes; appointment time: 4 hours 30 minutes.
Examination outline
Quality Concepts and Team Dynamics (22%)
- Professional Conduct and Ethics
- Quality Concepts
- Quality Audits
- Team Dynamics and Processes
- Training and Evaluation
Quality Tools and Process Improvement Techniques (29%)
- Process Improvement Concepts and Approaches
- Basic Quality Tools
- Process Improvement Techniques
- Management and Planning
Data Analysis (33%)
- Basic Concepts
- Data Types, Collection, and Integrity
- Sampling
- Measurement System Analysis
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Advanced Statistical Analysis
Customer-Supplier Relations (10%)
- Internal and External Customers and Suppliers
- Customer Satisfaction Methods
- Product and Process Approval Systems
- Supplier Management
- Material Identification, Status, and Traceability
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) (6%)
- Corrective Action
- Preventive Action
Examination sources
- CQPA 2026 BoK adoption
Body of Knowledge / new BoK adoption notice
- CQPA explicit 2026 effective date
Body of Knowledge / 2026 download link
- CQPA complete adopted body of knowledge
pp. 1–8 / complete body of knowledge, I–V and Levels of Cognition
- CQPA domain I allocation
p. 1 / I
- CQPA domain II allocation
p. 3 / II
- CQPA domain III allocation
p. 4 / III
- CQPA domain IV allocation
p. 6 / IV
- CQPA domain V allocation
p. 7 / V
- CQPA examination format
Examination
- CQPA computer-delivered assessment
Examination / Computer Delivered
- Candidate handbook multiple-choice rules
p. 20 / Certification Exam Format / Computer-Based Tests (CBT)
- CQPA open-book policy
Examination / open-book policy
- CQPA application and scheduling
Application Process & Timeline / Testing Options and Schedule your exam
- CQPA selected examination window
NEXT CBT TESTING WINDOW
- CQPA eligibility requirements
p. 8 / CQPA row / ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- CQPA employment condition
Requirements