QFD Institut Deutschland e. V.

Surface Mail Address:

Eupener Str. 70, 52066 Aachen

phone: +49 241 6009 1925

fax: +49 941 5992 03852

email: info@qfd-id.de

WWW: www.qfd-id.de

““Certification of QFD-Professionals and Certification of QFD-Professionals and

Course Programs in Germany”Course Programs in Germany”

QFD-Certification in GermanyQFD-Certification in Germany

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Certification is a new Strategic Initiative of the QFD-ID

The QFD-ID launches a comprehensive Training and Certification Programme for its Members specifically

Independent and qualified proof of competence for QFD-Professionals

Quality Assurance for QFD-Training in Germany

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The Certification Concept of the QFD-ID

The QFD-ID does not provide QFD-Training, it certifies Training Concepts and Trainers

QFD-ID provides a common framework for QFD-Training; training concept and trainers will be assessed from a principal perspective not its individual interpretation and implementation in detail.

Akao: „copy the spirit not the form“

Certification will not apply to every single Training; however, Training Concepts and Trainers will be certified and Certificates will be issued for a Training performed by certified trainers according to a certified concept.

Certified Trainers may decide about the details of each training, sequence and procedures may be adapted to customer requirements within the boundaries of the certified training concept.

CQFD-ID will issue Certificates for QFD-training if a certified trainer applies for certification prior to the training conforming to a certified training concept, i.e. concerning the training outcome.

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The Certification Process

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Four Levels: From QFD-Potential to QFD-Architect

Initiator of QFD-ProjectsQFD-ModeratorInitiator of QFD-Projects

QFD-Moderator

Certified Facilitator

•Initiator of QFD-Programs•Initiator of QFD-Programs

Certified Architect

•Co-Moderator•Co-Moderator

Certified User

•Participant of QFD-Teams•Participant of QFD-Teams

Certified Potential

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Four Levels: From QFD-Potential to QFD-Architect

1st Level: Certified Potential Member of QFD-Teams Any member of QFD-ID with proof of QFD-Activities or Participants of a QFD-ID-Conference or Workshop for one year

2nd Level: Certified User Co-Moderator in a QFD-Teams Successful Participation of a QFD-ID-certified User-Training or qualified Speakers

of a QFD-ID Conference proposed by the conference program committee and supported by a certified trainer

3rd Level: Certified Facilitator Initiator of QFD-Projects, QFD Team Coordinator, QFD-Workshop Facilitator Successful Participation of a QFD-ID-certified Facilitator-Training or Active Participation in a QFD-ID-Workshop (Best Practice)

4th Level: Certified Architect Initiator of QFD-Programmes Outstanding QFD-Experts with a record of QFD application and method

development may be proposed by QFD-ID-members for assessment by the certification board

Participation in a specific training / evaluation programme that may be launched by the certification board; Eligibility and and Grant of the 4th level certificate will is under responsibility of the certification board only.