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EOQ’s Network comprises National Representative, Associated, Affiliated members\u2019 and partners\u2019 organizations from 40 countries, reaching up to 70,000 members and 500,000 companies linked to its members.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Products and services[edit]EOQ competence certification[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]The EOQ (at that time called European Organization for Quality Control – EOQC) was established in 1956 and the founding organizations came from five western European Countries: France, Italy, Western Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.The EOQ spread its roots into other western European countries, before establishing links with central and eastern European countries in what was then seen as a Communist bloc.More recently EOQ has widened its activities to include the countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean region.EOQ Historical Data – Initiated Projects2009\tTechnical Working Group (TWG) – elaboration of EOQ normative documents2005\tEuropean Voluntary Registration System (EVROS)2004\tBusiness Leaders Club2004\tEuropean Platform on transformation2003\tEuropean Quality Leader2002\tSustainable development2001\tEOQ Summer Camp2000\tEuropean Quality Vision1999\tEuropean Customer Satisfaction Index1997\tEuropean Quality Award for SME1996\tAnticipation and breakthrough management1995\tEuropean Quality Week1992\tEuropean Quality Award for Business Excellence1990\tCertification of Quality Personnel1990\tEuropean Quality Award for Leadership in TQM1989\tYearly World Quality Day initiated by the EOQ1987\tEOQ moves from Quality Control to Quality Management1985\tNational Quality Award1960\tZero default1950\tDiffusion of statistic methodsProducts and services[edit]EOQ’s main products, services and activities:Organization of EOQ annual quality congresses since 1956).Competence certification of personnel in the field of management systems\u2019 professions: more than 70.000 management systems professionals trained and certified based on the EOQ harmonized scheme since 1993Issuing and registration of the EOQ professional competence passportThousands of events organized during the European Quality Week since 1995Granting the annual European Quality Leader Award since 2003Granting Georges Borel Awards since 2002Managing the European Voluntary Registration System (EVROS) a database on information about quality organizations and professionals since 2007Organizing the Business Leaders\u2019 Club since 2004Organizing Summer Camps since 2001Actively involved in the work of European and international organizations for the development and promotion of quality, environmental protection, occupational health & safety, innovation and transformation, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (EOQ Competence Specifications and Certification Schemes)Developing contacts relation management in the European CommunityPartner for the accreditation bodies associations (EA, IAF)EOQ competence certification[edit]EOQ’s goal is to achieve mutual recognition of qualifications within Europe hence, the registration of EOQ certified professionals.EOQ supports all common activities, with respect to the qualification and registration\/certification of EOQ certified professionals under the EOQ Harmonized Scheme for the Registration of Personnel (in the field of quality, environment, health and safety, risk, corporate social responsibility and specific sectors), the most successful product of EOQ.EOQ established this scheme, called EOQ’s Personnel Registration Scheme, as a part of its mission to strengthen Europe’s economic system by promoting improvement in all aspects of quality – from developments in quality systems management through to the use of quality as a competitive market force, by anticipating customer needs and creating customer confidence.For this purpose, the EOQ has formed a special unit, the EOQ Personnel Registration Unit (EOQ-PRU), who acts both as a clearing body and as a body for the recognition\/certification and acceptance of EOQ certified professionals and deals with:       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Development and harmonization of EOQ Personnel Registration SchemesRegistration and re-registration of EOQ certified professionalsAssessment\/recognition of PRU Agents for personnel competence certificationEOQ promotes the mutual recognition and acceptance of registrations\/certificates within the framework of the scheme, actually based on mutual recognition through the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA), granted by its recognized members called EOQ-PRU Agents.Competence certificates based on EOQ normative documents have an outstanding reputation and are objective proof of competence due to the worldwide accepted processes of assessment, examination, certification and re-certification used in accordance with the ISO\/IEC 17024 standard’s requirements.Today EOQ counts more than 70,000 EOQ competence certificates holders. EOQ certificates have been commended for openness, transparency and credibility.EOQ competence certificationsEOQ ProfessionEOQ CodeCertificate validity (years)Quality OperatorQO5Quality AssistantQAS5Quality Professional (only for re-certification)QP5Quality Management TechnicianQMT3Quality Management Technician JuniorQMT Junior6Quality Management[1] Representative (start 2013)QMR3Quality Systems Manager  (valid until 2015)QSM3Quality Manager (start 2013)QM3Quality Systems Manager JuniorQSM Junior6Quality[2]AuditorQA3Quality Lead Auditor (start 2013)QLA3Quality Auditor JuniorQA Junior6Environmental Systems[3] ManagerESM3Environmental Systems Manager JuniorESM Junior6Environmental AuditorESA3Environmental Auditor JuniorESA Junior6Occupational Health and Safety Systems ManagerOHSSM3Occupational Health and Safety Systems Manager JuniorOHSSM Junior6Occupational Health and Safety Systems AuditorOHSSA3Occupational Health and Safety Systems Auditor JuniorOHSSA Junior6Risk Manager[4]RM3TQM AssessorTQMA3TQM LeaderTQML3CSR & Sustainability ManagerCSRM3CSR & Sustainability AssessorCSRA3Management System ConsultantMSC3Management System Senior ConsultantMSSC3Quality Systems Manager in HealthcareQSMH3Food Safety[5] System ManagerFSM3Food & Safety AuditorFSA3Information Security Management System ManagerISMSM3Information Security Management System AuditorISMSA3Laboratory Quality Assurance ManagerLQAM3Laboratory AssessorLA3Process ManagerPSM3References[edit]External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/european-organization-for-quality-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"European Organization for Quality – Wikipedia"}}]}]