The participants bring the following educational and professional background:

• State recognized College Degree
• Department Head Position for at least 1 year
• Successful participation of an ISO 9001:2015 Awareness course
• Successful participation in the 19-hour Rosehall’s Quality Management Professional training course, recognized by PersCert TÜV. Admission to the examination is granted upon a minimum attendance of 90% of the total 19 total training hours.

• Written Exam

In the examination participants prove their knowledge in the following areas:

• Quality Management principles, Plan-Do-Check-Act, and Risk Management approaches
• ISO 9001:2015 requirements and application to organization
• Skills to be an effective Quality Management Professional.

Successful candidates have the competence in order to:

• Perform duties of Quality Management Professional/Representative
• Lead an organization to effectively implement quality management principles, PDCA, and Risk Management
• Establish, maintain and improve a robust quality management system through appropriate application of ISO 9001:2015 standard requirements.

The following is to be proven for recertification:

• Successful participation in a relevant further training comprising a minimum of 8-hour teaching units during the validity period of the certificate (e.g. copy of the confirmation of participation)
  
  OR
   
• Proof of continued professional experience with tasks relevant to quality management system
  
  OR
   
• Proof of a minimum of related good application in an organization and/or as a Consultant (e.g. Audits or list of written expertise carried out or produced during the period of initial certification. The certification body chooses item #1 and/or combination of #2 or 3 written expertise(s), that are to be presented for purposes of evaluation in anonymous format).