IQF Certification
International Quality Federation (IQF) is an all-volunteer organization of quality practitioners and subject
matter experts that saw the need for standardization in the Six Sigma field. They have administered several hundred exams
thus far, 80- 90% employer monitored and endorsed. Employers using the exam include Boeing, Visteon, and others.
Other organization offering similar Six Sigma certification services is American Society of Quality (ASQ). The comparison
of IQF and ASQ certification schemes is given below for your information.
COMPARISON OF IQF AND ASQ CERTIFICATION
SCHEMES
| | ASQ | IQF | | Scope | Black
Blet | Green Belt, Black Belt and Master Black Belt | | Exam Format | Theory onlyMultiple
Choice questions | Fundamentals as well as Applications. Tests both knowledge and skills. | | Soft Skills | Not
Applicable | Assessment system is part of certification | | Exam Schedule | Fixed time (2 times/year) | Computerized,
Flexible, any time exam | | Sponsor | Not available | Corporate Sponsoring available | | Fees | USD
250 per Individual | USD 199 per Individual
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IQF SIX SIGMA CERTIFICATIONThe IQF certification exam is nothing like traditional certification
exams. Instead, it is a rigorous, computer-based test of Black Belts ability to use modern methods to improve business operations.
The exam consists of 2 modules: - Fundamentals - short questions & problems designed to test
the basic understanding of Six Sigma tools & concepts.
- Applications - detailed problems
designed to test Six Sigma problem solving ability.
Each of these modules must be completed
in 4 hours. The exam is open book, and any computer software may be used. After completing the exam, the exam software generates
a code and using the code one can retrieve the score from the internet.
EXAM
The IQF
Six Sigma Exam is computer based, which offers two advantages: the exam may be taken at your leisure (rather than at pre-determined
times and locations), and it encourages the use of analytical software in developing your response. In this way, the testing
is a bit more realistic than multiple choice exams.
View IQF Green Belt Certificate (Sample).
EXAM FORMAT
The exam consists of 2 sections; a Fundamentals section and an Applications section. The examinee is given 4 hours
to complete each section of the exam. Green Belt are required to take only Fundamentals section. The Fundamentals section
is designed to test the examinee's understanding of basic statistical methods and consists of the following types of questions:
| Question Type | Number Of Questions | | Six
Sigma Process | 5 | | Discrete Distributionss | 3 | | Continuous
Distributions | 3 | | Statistical Inference | 3 | | Measurement
Assurance | 3 | | SPC | 3 | | Process Capabilities | 3 | | Regression | 3 | | One-Way
ANOVA | 2 | | Multi-Factor ANOVA | 2 |
Green Belts scoring minimum 50% fundamentals are successful and certificate is awarded.
Black Belts scoring minimum 60% fundamentals &
50% application are succesful and certificate is awarded.
MST Consulting is Authorized to Administer and Issue
IQF Certification in the Philippines.
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