PGCert in Quality Assurance – Manufacturing and Management

Quality Assurance – Manufacturing and Management is an Ontario College Graduate Certificate offered as one year of study, with an option to extend to two years by adding a paid co-op work term after the first two semesters. Delivery combines in-person and virtual instruction. The curriculum covers quality and operational excellence, advanced statistics, Quality 4.0, design of experiments, statistical quality control, total quality management, ISO 9001 implementation and documentation, quality audits, reliability and risk management, measurement and testing, inspection and automation, Lean Six Sigma and supply chain management, preparing graduates for professional certification exams such as CQE, CRE and CQA. Admission requires a postsecondary diploma or degree in science or engineering, plus postsecondary mathematics with a minimum grade of 60%, and/or demonstrated competence through related work and educational experience; the program is most suited to graduates of engineering, technology, computer science, mathematics, statistics, economics, business administration or natural and environmental science programs.