Requirements for admission to the certification:

• Quality Representative (TÜV) certificate or an equivalent accredited qualification
• Successfully completed exam as Quality Manager (TÜV) ( no longer than 18 months old)
• Minimum a vocational school qualification or a completed state recognised vocational qualification with 6 years of full time professional experience
• A minimum of 4 years professional experience, 2 of which were full time in a quality related field.

Evaluation of the documents submitted by the accredited certification body.

Certificate holders have proven practical experience in quality management. They can manage projects and processes in their company and can also take on the management of continual improvement processes. At the end of the 3 years (from date of examination onwards) recertification is possible.

Current requirements for recertification*:
To recertify certificate holders must prove to the certification body, that they have worked for at least 1 year in the field of certification. They must also prove that they have taken part in a minimum of 1 day training, in which changes in quality management were covered.

*The criteria for recertification are those relevant at the time of recertification.