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Cognicert Quality Assurance Engineer Course

Apply engineering quality controls, evaluate reliability and connect lifecycle processes to quality assurance.

  • Practical, standards-based professional learning
  • Assessment and verifiable Cognicert certification
  • Flexible online, self-study and organisational delivery

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Assessment and award requirements
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive Cognicert Quality Assurance Engineer.

Entry, exam and access at a glance

Prerequisites

Entry requirements depend on the course and level. Review the course-specific requirements and prior knowledge listed below.

Exam and resits

100 questions in one hour. Pass mark: 70%. Your payment includes two exam attempts. A third or later attempt costs £100 per resit.

Platform-wide pass rate: 87% across all examined trainees, based on Cognicert’s exam-platform results. This is not a course-specific pass rate or a guarantee of an individual result.

Self-study access

Lifetime access for the enrolled learner. Access is personal and cannot be shared.

Overview

Apply engineering quality controls, evaluate reliability and connect lifecycle processes to quality assurance.

Connect these tasks to the quality assurance engineer role. Use the detailed programme to identify the methods, exercises and application areas most relevant to your work.

Content
  • Introduction
    • Quality Principles
    • Quality Assurance and Quality Control
    • Quality Management Tools
    • Stakeholders requirement management
    • Quality Risk Management
    • Quality documents and record management
    • Managing Organizational Knowledge
  • Agreement Processes
    • Acquisition Process
    • Quality Procurement and Contract Management
  • Supply Process
  • Customer Requirement Verification
  • Enterprise Processes
    • Enterprise Environment Management Process
    • Investment Management Process
    • System Life Cycle Processes Management Process
    • Resource Management Process
    • Quality Management Process
  • Project Processes
    • Project Planning Process
    • Project Assessment Process
    • Project Control Process
    • Decision-making Process
    • Risk Management Process
    • Configuration Management Process
    • Information Management Process
  • Concept Stage
    • Technical Processes
    • Stakeholder Requirements Definition Process
    • Application House of Quality and Other quality Tools
    • Requirements Analysis Process
    • Developing requirement for Products and Service Provision
  • Development Stage
    • Architectural Design Process
    • Design and Development Requirement
    • Design and Development input
    • Design and Development Output
    • Design and Development Changes
  • Production Stage
    • Quality Production and Service Provision Management
  • Implementation Process
    • Measurement Equipment Maintenance and Calibration
    • Developing Identification and traceability system
    • Change Management and Controls
  • Integration Process
  • Verification Process
  • Corrective actions
  • Utilization Stage
    • Transition Process
    • Validation Process
    • Operation Process
    • Control of nonconforming outputs
  • Support Stage
    • Maintenance Process
    • Post-delivery Customer Services
  • Corrective actions
    • Release of products and services
  • Retirement Stage
    • Disposal Process
  • Quality performance monitoring and Evaluation
    • Monitoring and auditing techniques and evidences
    • Customer feedback survey, Supplier Evaluation and employees
    • Use of ICT in Quality Management
    • Monitoring and evaluating Quality Performance
    • Auditing Quality Performance
    • Evaluating and Reviewing Quality Activities

Programme application

This course covers quality engineering system in the context of ISO/IEC CD 15288:2015 Systems Engineering— System Life Cycle Processes and ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. The course also covers the concepts of reliability engineering, human factor engineering and Integrated Logistics Support according to ISO 16091:2018. It also provides the opportunity to gain knowledge on the regulations and processes of Quality management and assurance in engineering practice. Participants will also be introduced to the concept of Plan-Do- Check-Act in managing quality with policies, processes, procedures and controls. Participants will be able to:
  • Establish all engineering processes required by their organisations to perform their relevant engineering lifecycle functions.
  • Reduce rate of equipment failures
  • Understand the concept of corporate governance, human factor engineering, reliability and supportability engineering as well as integrated logistics support.
  • Perform effective quality assurance and quality control engineering functions.
  • Learn how to bridge the gap between customer and engineering system requirements that ensure smooth transition and integration.
  • Apply the concept of project management in engineering activities
  • Understand the concept of verification and validation
  • Input customer requirement into every phase of engineering projects.
For whom:
  • Quality Supervisor
  • Quality Assurance and Control Engineers (QA/QC).
  • Quality Engineering System Implementers
Delivery
  • Case Study
  • Individual Exercises
  • Role Play
  • Group Exercises
  • Group Presentation
  • Examination
Assessment and Qualification Learning is assessed through:
  • one-hour examination. This qualifies the candidate for Cognicert Quality Assurance Engineer (CPD Certificate)
  • Practical experience of 25 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert Quality Assurance Engineer(Implementer Category) I.D Card and Certificate
  • Practical experience of 50 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert Quality Assurance Engineer (Lead Implementer Category) I.D Card and Certificate
Self-Study Material, Exam and Certification  Online Training, Material, Exam and Certification  Classroom Training Location Here (Fee to be decided by delivery partners)
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive Cognicert Quality Assurance Engineer.
Duration
5 Days
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Refunds, cancellations and transfers

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Training, exam and application dates

Prices are per learner before any applicable UK VAT. A live-online intake costs more after its standard deadline because the published late fee is added. Self-study is priced separately and has no late-intake fee.

TRAINING DATESEXAMDEADLINE & STATUSLIVE ONLINESELF-STUDY
16–20 November 202620 November 2026Standard booking period
Standard deadline: 19 October 2026. No late fee yet.
Places are confirmed at booking, not guaranteed by this calendar.
£1,200
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£500
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VERIFIABLE ACHIEVEMENT

Check your Cognicert certificate

Successful candidates receive a uniquely numbered Cognicert certificate that another person can check through our public certificate-verification service. This confirms the authenticity of a Cognicert-issued award; acceptance by an employer, regulator or external professional scheme depends on their requirements.

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