CQI-9 – heat treatment process audit

CONTENT:

• Genesis of application and recent updates to CQI.
• The business context of the application of CQI-9 in the background of IATF and CSR.
• Impact of CQI on product safety assurance.
• Major changes introduced in the 4th edition of HTSA 06/2020.

CONTENT:

• Audit of a special process as an internal audit.
• Discussion of qualification requirements for auditors of special process, which changes are introduced by the latest update.
• Principles of planning, implementation and reporting of audits.

EXERCISES:

Analysis of the HTSA auditor’s profile – benchmarking.

Development of the scope of competence.

Development of a sample audit schedule and reporting method.

CONTENT:

• Structure and content of the cover sheet for CQI audit forms
• Overview of the structure of the cover sheet page.
• The comprehensiveness of the data reported for the audit summary.
• The way how the data is divided and used by the client.
• Audit evaluation and summary of the results of audit.

EXERCISES:

Analysis and development of the first page of the audit.

CONTENT:

• Detailed discussion of HTSA requirements in Sections 1-3.
• Division of the section into a part concerning quality planning and management board’s responsibility, and material management in production.
• Structure of questions and form of answers related to evidence.

EXERCISES:

Development of selected items from the audit list of sections 1-3.

Analysis of the formulation of questions from the CQI-9 and their correct interpretation.

Standardization of the assessment of audited areas on the basis of selected examples and the method of defining evidence of compliance.

CONTENT:

• Job Audit structure with an indication of elements developed in the production.
• Explanation of the structure of the questions and how they are related to sections 1-3.
• What exactly composes the result of the Job Audit?

EXERCISES:

Execution of an exemplary audit on production with the help of HTSA process.

Standardization of the assessment method unique to Job Audit.

CONTENT:

• Specification of table components together with short characteristics of selected PT_A – PT_I.
• The role of process tables in the CQI-9 audit.
• Working with tables in the process and after the audit.

EXERCISES:

Conducting an audit with the help of the process tables.

Exemplary completion of the audit report for the tables and Job Audit.