APQP third-edition training with ITVC Global

Training objectives

The course has three principal objectives:

1. Understand APQP: develop basic and advanced knowledge of the process, including the important steps and phases in product quality planning and control.

2. Apply the method: learn how to use APQP in real projects and maintain and improve quality throughout production.

3. Strengthen quality-management skills: equip participants to address practical challenges in maintaining product quality.

Who should attend?

This course is particularly suitable for:

• Quality managers responsible for quality control and assurance in manufacturing.
• Production engineers involved in planning and implementing manufacturing projects.
• Product-development specialists working on, or preparing to join, new product-development programmes.
• Technical and QA/QC staff who need to improve their APQP knowledge and skills.

Course duration

• One day, 09:00-17:00.

Consulting and training team

• Pham Xuan Canh and ITVC Global's consulting team.

Course content

ITVC Global organises the course with scheduling adapted to participants' needs. The proposed content is:

1. Introduction and overview of APQP

• Introduction to APQP
• The role of APQP in quality management

2. Plan and define the programme

• Product quality planning
• Identifying and understanding customer requirements

3. Product design and development

• The product-design process
• Prototype development and testing

4. Process design and development

• Manufacturing-process planning
• Process control and improvement

5. Product and process validation

• Product evaluation and validation
• Quality management and continual improvement

6. Feedback, assessment and corrective action

• Managing series production
• Maintaining and improving the APQP system

7. Appendices

• Introduction to Appendices A-I

8. Course review and assessment

• Course summary
• Assessment

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Help purchasing the APQP third-edition manual

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