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To maintain the integrity
of your certification, ASQ requires that you recertify every three
years — either by RU credits or by testing. The purpose of
recertifying is to ensure that as an ASQ-certified quality professional
you maintain the same level of knowledge originally demonstrated
when you passed the written examination. If you do not recertify,
your certification will lapse and ASQ will no longer recognize
you as “certified.”
Recertification by RU Credits
Recertification by RU credits is a simple process
of obtaining a minimum of 18 recertification units (RUs) within
your three-year certification period. You may accumulate the 18
RU credits from professional activities that either increase your
knowledge of the Body of Knowledge (BOK) or is job enhancing.
Just remember that all activities may be started before your three-year
recertification period, but must be completed by the expiration
date.
Refresher courses, for initial certification exams
may not be counted towards that recertification period, but may
be applied towards another recertification if it lies within that
certification BOK or is job enhancing.
You may also choose to recertify by exam every
three years in lieu of recertifying by RU credits.
Recertification by Exam
Recertification by exam is required for those whose
certification(s) have expired and are past the six month “grace
period” of submitting their recertification journal application
form and packet. The “grace period” is the six months
after your certification(s) expiration date.
You are allowed up to one year from your certification(s)
expiration date to recertify by exam. If you pass the exam you will
be issued a new card and certificate with the same certification
number as before. If you do not pass the recertification by exam,
your certification will then be de-certified and you will need to
certify by exam as a new applicant. Meaning, your certification
will be deleted from ASQ’s file. If you choose to certify as
a new applicant and pass, you will receive an entirely new certification
number, along with a new card and certificate.
Recertification Notes
The CQT, CMI, & CQIA do not require recertification.
The HACCP add-on certification to the CQA will automatically be
recertified each time your CQA is recertified. Otherwise, your CQA-HACCP
add-on will be decertified, along with your CQA, if your CQA is
not maintained.
The new Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) certification
will follow the same recertification requirements as the CQA, CQE,
Certified Quality Manager, CRE, and CSQE.
For additional information, contact our Recertification
Chair or visit the Recertification
Frequently Asked Questions page located on ASQ National's web
site.
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