ASQ 0511 - Education Committee
Education Committee Reports
March 2020
ASQ Section 0511 Education meeting 17 March 2020, 7:00 pm
- Attendees (by phone)
Barbara McCullough
Carolyn Miller
Connie Broadie
Leslie Braun
Jeff Parnes
Ken Rapuano
Mike Coleman
- Topics:
- Remote meeting for April Meeting?
- Scholarship applications
- For the full committee meeting notes please see this report.
- Prior Months' Education Committee Reports
- March 2020
ASQ Section 0511 Education meeting March 17. 2020, 7:00 pm
- Attendees (by phone)
Barbara McCullough
Carolyn Miller
Connie Broadie
Leslie Braun
Jeff Parnes
Ken Rapuano
Mike Coleman
- Topics:
- Remote meeting for April Meeting?
- Scholarship applications
- For the full committee meeting notes please see this report.
- July 2016
- Still waiting on Section 0509 for a Memorandum of Understanding regarding joint training classes.
- At the July 30 Section Vision Meeting, the Board should discuss how to proceed with all forms of training, given the new testing that ASQ will begin in October, using test centers that will be available any time for test-takers. We won't need to offer our own Section's test locations, or apparently need proctors. Unless we come up with a standard, pre-recorded set of courses that we can offer for study, it will be difficult to anticipate course demands. Lots of students may well study on their own, or in company teams.
- I can work with someone who volunteers as the next Education Chair to pass the torch.
- I'd like to see someone offer to take over the Section Library—Jeff posted the quality books that I would be glad to share, and if others list their resources, we could have a respectable collection available for loan.
Paul Mills
- June 2016
- Nothing to report, still waiting on Section 0509 for a Memorandum of Understanding regarding joint training classes.
- The Board should discuss how to proceed with all forms of training, given the new testing that ASQ will begin in October, using test centers that will be available any time for test-takers. We won't need to offer our own Section's test locations, or apparently need proctors. Unless we come up with a standard, pre-recorded set of courses that we can offer for study, it will be difficult to anticipate course demands. Lots of students may well study on their own, or in company teams.
Paul Mills
- May 2016
- Continue coordinating with Section 0509 to plan courses, divide up instructors and classes. Memorandum of Understanding is coming soon.
- Scholarship availability was advertised to all Section members, through direct email. No applications were received.
- I haven't located a venue big enough to host the June 4 exams, need everyone to help find a place.
Paul Mills
- April 2016
- Provided details about Section Scholarship applications to Jeff Parnes, who kindly posted the information on the Section website and included those details in an email message sent to Section members April 7. Applications require a Section member as sponsor, plus other materials from the student and the student's school.
- Continued working with Section 0509 regarding joint certification prep courses. Sandy Menzies of Section 0509 completed teaching an out-of-cycle CQA prep course to accommodate six members of a local company, sponsored by a supervisor who is an 0511 member. They took the CQA exam at the Baltimore Quality Conference April 2, and four passed. Collaborations on future joint prep courses continue, working out details about instructors, fees, and material for a Memorandum of Understanding between our sections. Next planned prep course will be for the regular-cycle CQA, likely starting end of April or early May.
- 2 of my 4 CM/QOE students passed the March exam. Those who did their homework were rewarded.
- Still need to find a new venue for the next certification exams to be held June 4. If there are any members who can offer a suitable location, several good-sized rooms enough to hold a total of 60 test-takers and associated parking, please contact Muzzafar Zaffar, or me.
Paul Mills
- October 2015
- Scholarships: I received the information regarding access to the ASQ web page to download Section 0511 membership data this past week, and am in the process of sorting by company to see which ones we might send an invitation to contribute to the scholarship fund.
- Teachers: I am also sorting the membership list to identify those members with certifications, as they are possibly candidates for teaching prep courses for the section.
- CQA Prep Course: I sent out invitations to past students to share the news that the Section is offering a fall prep course. The notice was posted on the website. Three people have contacted me about the course. This week we should see if they are sending in their payments, and if there are three or more, we will present the course virtually.
Paul Mills
- June 2015
- I will schedule a virtual meeting of the Scholarship committee in the next 2 weeks, to get feedback and proposals for the Board to consider regarding funding, advertising, and award of scholarships, now that the ASQ HQ folks have approved our initial plan. These will be presented at the June Vision meeting. I will also then have some suggestions about recruiting instructors for our certification courses.
Paul Mills
- May 2015
- The CQA course was advertised on the Section website, and the Chair sent emails to past students. However, we didn't register the course minimum of 3 students, so the course was not held.
- The Scholarship Committee sent paperwork to ASQ HQ for consideration and approval of the Section's scholarship plans. I called the ASQ HQ representative and reminded her on May 8 that we are still expecting their response. She promised to check and respond.
- The chair plans in May to solicit Section members who hold current certifications to learn who may be interested in teaching a certification prep course.
Paul Mills
- March 5, 2015 - ASQ Section 0511 Scholarship Committee Meeting
- In Virtual Attendance via Anymeeting: Andrew Watson, Paul Mills; Absent: Gregg Monaco, Sarah McAlpine (resigned committee)
- Topics Discussed
- Regular schedule for committee meetings: Plan to meet at least once per month (virtual meeting the first week of the month (not Wednesday) to be able to provide freshest report to Board meeting the following week).
- Charter--define purpose and who we will help; how funds will be used; how scholarship recipients will be identified (committee recommends, Board votes). Paul will prepare first draft for committee edits, and then provide proposed charter to Board for review and approval.
- Plans for raising money--The Board should solicit individual Section members, plus corporate sponsors, for donations once charter and plans for awarding scholarships are finalized. Paul will check with ASQ HQ if the Section can provide a statement for tax purposes--are contributions considered tax deductible?
- Plan for distributing money--who is eligible? Should there be several classifications--members or family members of Section members, high school/college students, student members? What form should the scholarships take--financial aid for college, plus assistance (to be repaid?) for certification prep classes if unemployed? Andrew has Fairfax County school connections (STEM) and will research what schools are doing, and types of donors and scholarships. We will check the possibility of covering a student ASQ membership, especially if we are looking at undergraduates that currently aren't pursuing Quality.
- Would recipients have to spend the money on quality classes, or is the scholarship given with no strings? Prefer few strings, maybe science-related courses at minimum, but strongly encourage quality classes.
- How do we publicize? Section emails, newsletters, and announcements on a dedicated webpage. Targeted mailings to schools and corporate sponsors.
- How often will awards be made--suggest every winter for spring awards, to align with most schools' awards. Set aside some funds for as-needed support (for example, for Section prep course fees to help unemployed members needing certifications).
Paul Mills
- March 2015
- The CMQ/OE course was completed, and students took the ASQ certification exam Saturday, March 7.
- The CQA course is being advertised now on the Section website. The Chair will send out emails to former CQA course students and ask them to pass the news along to others who may be interested. (Joshua Chitsa is traveling, so Paul Mills will teach the course (5 Saturdays in May) for the June 6 exam.)
- The Scholarship Committee held a virtual meeting Thursday, March 5. Meeting minutes will be provided prior to the Board Meeting. Sarah McAlpine has had to bow out from the committee to do work commitments, so we would like at least another volunteer member in addition to Andrew Watson, Gregg Monaco, and Paul Mills.
- The chair would like to receive the most recent membership listings, to target members with current certifications who may respond to an invitation for them to prepare and teach a prep course. We would like to be able to expand our offerings to match members' interests. If necessary (or if for some reason a monthly speaker doesn't show), the Education Chair can make a brief presentation about how to prepare and teach a prep course.
Paul Mills
- December 2014
- Two of four CMQ/OE students in the section's prep course passed the October examination. They completed all the assigned quizzes and essays, and scored above 70% on all assignments and the course final exam. Other students were not so diligent and did not pass.
- An announcement for the Spring CMQ/OE course will be sent to the Webmaster for posting in late December. Course will run five Saturdays, from January 31-February 28. Unless a student offers a hosting facility, the course will again be virtual using the Anymeeting application.
- The committee is sorting the membership listing to identify Section members who have passed the more popular certifications and are thereby eligible to teach prep courses to other interested members. The certifications are green and black Six Sigma, CQA, and CMQ/OE, followed by Quality Engineer and Quality Improvement Associate.
- A pitch was made to other quality professionals at CSC to get certified, citing the recent Quality Progress magazine salary survey showing one certification increased annual salaries on average by over $8,000, and two increased average salaries by over $10,000 from those who had no certifications.
- The most critical action for the Board is to find another venue for the quarterly certification exams. CSC will be out of the Chantilly office in January where we have been using the cafeteria. Are there any members who work for an organization that will make the necessary rooms and parking available to us?
Paul Mills
Northern Virginia Section 0511 Training
ASQ Section 0511 Lending Library
- The Section is starting a Lending Library of books that have quality subjects. They are listed by title, author, publisher, and Section member who has them. You might want to borrow one or more to help you prepare for a certification exam, or a project at work, or just increase your knowledge on a quality topic.
- If you would like to "check out" a particular reference, contact the Education Chairman, who will contact the owner of the reference and arrange to have that volume brought to the next Section dinner meeting (or arrange for quicker delivery if possible). The lending term will be established between the borrower and the lender, and a receipt will be requested to acknowledge transfer and responsibility for the book and its return.
- You are invited to send a list of your own references that you are willing to share, to the Education Chairman, at Education17@asq0511.org.
- Your support is appreciated, Section 0511 Education Chairman, Paul Mills, 703-727-6239 cell phone
Section Scholarship Information
See our section
scholarship rules and application
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