Deadline: 31 July 2018

Nominations are open for International Quality Awards 2018 which are designed to recognise and reward the contribution of quality professionals, teams and entire organisations across the globe.

Award Categories

• Emerging Talent: To recognise the quality professional who has contributed most to their organisation in terms of governance, assurance, improvement, leadership and context within the first 8 years of their quality career.
• Quality Professional in a New Project: To recognise the quality professional who has contributed most to their organisation in terms of governance, assurance, improvement, leadership and context with a quality system established from scratch in a project environment. Entries are restricted to CQI and IRCA members of any grade.
• IRCA Certificated Auditor of the Year: To recognise the Audit Professional who has contributed most to their organisation in terms of their participation in establishing and running an efficient and effective audit programme. This Award is restricted to entrants who are IRCA Certificated Internal Auditor, Auditor, Lead Auditor and Principal Auditor.
• Quality Professional of the Year: To recognise the quality professional who has contributed most to their organisation in terms of governance, assurance, improvement, leadership and context. Entries are restricted to CQI Chartered Members or Chartered Fellows.
• Leadership: To recognise a senior manager who has contributed most to their organisation in the establishment of a culture of quality.
• Quality Team of the Year: Understanding that most results are team efforts, this award is to recognise a team of quality professionals who have contributed most to their organisation in terms of governance, assurance, improvement, leadership and context.
• Quality Organisation of the Year: To recognise the organisation which best exhibits a culture of quality, and puts it at the heart of everything they do. This award is open to any organisation of any size or type.
• Innovation through Quality Method: To recognise an organisation which has achieved outstanding results through the application of quality methods in an innovative way.
• CQI Honorary Award: To an individual who has moved the profession and discipline of quality forward over a number of years not only in relation to their own organisation but also a wider stage. This is an honorary award and therefore not open to entries.

Eligibility Criteria

• All awards have subtly different criteria or marking schemes to fit different career stages and organisational contexts. This means there is a category for everybody, both members and non-members of the CQI, individuals and organisations.
• Read the details of the categories and decide which best fits you – you are welcome to enter for more than one category. As well as completing an application for yourself, consider whether you can support an entry from someone you coach, your boss, someone in your team or, the whole of your quality team or even the whole of your organisation.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit International Quality Awards 2018.