Professional Development Award in Quality

Overview

This qualification is designed for candidates who want to enter into, or progress within, Professional Development Award in Quality at APeducation Online in a range of organisations across all sectors at supervisory or managerial level. It has a heavy focus on developing candidate’s soft management skills and their ability to apply their knowledge to the relevant business environment.

This qualification has been developed through rigorous research involving employers, centres, universities and current holders of the awards. They contain valuable knowledge and skills that are at the forefront of current practices in leading organisations.

Aims of this course

These are to:

• develop an understanding of the field of Total Quality

• develop an understanding of the holistic nature of quality and thus the scope for quality improvement

• develop understanding of the principles of quality assurance

• develop understanding of the principles of quality systems

• develop understanding of the implementation of quality management

• develop transferable skills, such as Core Skills and soft management skills, to the levels demanded by employers

• develop the communication and analytical skills necessary to understand the process of quality auditing, assessment and problem solving

• prepare candidates for employment in quality-related posts at supervisory/junior managerial level, eg Quality Inspector, Technician or Systems Officer

• develop a range of contemporary vocational skills relating to the establishment, maintenance and improvement of quality within organisations