Applications call for International Quality Awards 2020. The International Quality Awards are designed to recognize and reward the contribution of quality professionals, teams, and entire organizations across the globe. To ensure the highest level of rigor, a panel of subject matter experts will judge all the entries. This program helps candidates to

• Showcase their contribution by highlighting the impact that they, their team, or organization has on the quality management profession.
• Inspire other people by sharing their story with quality management professionals
• Boost their profile by being a finalist or winner and being featured in CQI post-awards promotional material
• Celebrate the success by entering the awards, even if they aren’t a finalist or winner

Why apply?

• Show leadership in quality within your organization.
• Tell your story for the benefit of other qualified professionals.
• Help industry gains a better understanding of the contribution that quality professionals and auditors make to organizations.
• Receive personal written feedback from the judging panel and feature in promotional activities if you become a finalist.
• Collect a trophy at the awards ceremony and feature in Quality World magazine if you become a winner.
• Receive recognition from influencers and peers within the profession and across the industry.
• Show leadership in quality within your organization.
• Tell your story for the benefit of other qualified professionals.
• Help industry gains a better understanding of the contribution that quality professionals and auditors make to organizations.
• Receive personal written feedback from the judging panel and feature in promotional activities if you become a finalist.
• Collect a trophy at the awards ceremony and feature in Quality World magazine if you become a winner.
• Receive recognition from influencers and peers within the profession and across the industry.

Eligibilities

• There is a category for everybody. CQI members, IRCA registered auditors, non-members of our institute, teams, and organizations are welcome to apply.
• All awards have subtly different criteria and marking schemes to fit various career stages and organizational contexts.
• Applicants must read the details of the categories and decide which one you are best qualified for – you may enter more than one category.
• Along with completing an application for yourself, consider if you can support an entry from someone you coach, your manager, your colleague, your quality team, or even your whole organization.

Judging Process 

The judging process is in two phases.

• Phase one: For each category, a panel of three judges evaluates all applications and selects a shortlist of finalists. This phase is completed online.
• Phase two: The finalists present their entry to the judges at an online interview. Four judges are involved in this phase as the Chief Judge joins each panel at the interview. The winner is selected based on their collective decision.

Both Volunteer of the Year and Outstanding Contribution to Quality Management Practice do not include an interview process. All winners are revealed at the virtual awards ceremony on 18 November

Download International Quality awards 2020 application guide