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Certifications

Professional societies offer certification for various disciplines and for the specialties within those disciplines. Click on the professional society's name to read about these certifications.

American Society for Quality (ASQ)
CQE, Certified Quality Engineer
CQT, Certified Quality Technician
CQA, Certified Quality Auditor
CRE, Certified Reliability Engineer
CMI, Certified Mechanical Inspector
CQMgr, Certified Quality Mgr
CSSBB, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
CSQE, Certified Software Quality Engineer
CQIA, Certified Quality Improvement Associate
CCT, Certified Calibration Technician

APICS
CPIM, Certified in Production and Inventory Management
CFPIM, Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management

Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
CMfgT, Certified Manufacturing Technologist
CMfgE, Certified Manufacturing Engineer
CEM, Certified Engineering Manager (cosponsored with IIE)
CEI, Certified Enterprise Integrator (cosponsored with IIE)
Six Sigma Certification
Engineering Technician–level certification is being developed specifically
as an outcome assessment for 2-year engineering.