What is the Body of Quality Knowledge?
According to Dr. Juran every profession needs a body of knowledge as one of the foundations that defines the profession and provides the basis for regulation of the profession. The Body of Quality Knowledge is the framework that defines the current boundaries of knowledge of the quality profession within the UK. It is set out as simple statements of knowledge that can be used and developed by user groups such as the educational establishment, training establishments, membership and those organisations that need to define guidance or competencies for their quality professionals. It is not intended to be the repository of quality knowledge, which can be said to be the collection of papers, treatise, books, educational and training programmes that have been developed over the years by leading members of the profession. The CQI’s Body of Quality Knowledge is revised and administered by the Professional Policy Board which accepts requests for revision as and when they arise from user groups
The Body of Quality Knowledge is the framework that defines the current boundaries of knowledge of the quality professional within the UK. It is set out as simple statements of knowledge that can be used and developed by user groups such as the educational establishment, training establishments, CQI membership services and those organisations that need to define guidance or competences for their quality professionals. Level l of the Body of Quality Knowledge provides an overview of the current boundaries of the knowledge of the profession. Level ll expands on Level l to the extent considered useful for the user groups, ie Level ll is not intended to be restrictive nor unduly prescriptive in limiting user groups that wish to extend the current boundaries of the profession’s knowledge.
The Body of Quality Knowledge is the framework that defines the current boundaries of knowledge of the quality professional within the UK. It is set out as simple statements of knowledge that can be used and developed by user groups such as the educational establishment, training establishments, CQI membership services and those organisations that need to define guidance or competences for their quality professionals.
