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Quality Management Systems for CAAs

Language: English, French, Portuguese
Duration:
5 days
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Description

This course equips civil aviation authorities (CAAs) and aviation professionals with the skills to implement and manage Quality Management Systems (QMS). It helps participants integrate international regulatory requirements, including ICAO, EASA, FAA, IATA, IAQG, and ISO standards. The course emphasizes applying quality principles to enhance safety, efficiency, and organizational performance.

Participants learn the fundamentals of quality management. They explore quality definitions, key concepts, and models such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and EFQM. The course shows how quality directly impacts operational safety and customer satisfaction. It identifies common causes of quality failures and barriers to successful implementation. Participants gain practical strategies to overcome these challenges and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement.

The course also addresses aviation-specific quality requirements. Participants align QMS processes with EASA rules, European Air Operations regulations, and IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) standards. They integrate management systems to apply quality practices across all organizational functions.

Quality and safety closely relate. Participants discover how proactive quality management strengthens safety assurance and reduces risks. The course teaches change management principles to help organizations implement improvements effectively and sustain them over time.

Through practical examples, case studies, and interactive discussions, participants monitor performance and refine processes continuously. By the end of the course, they can implement robust quality systems. They create a quality-focused organizational culture, ensure compliance with aviation standards, and improve operational and service excellence.

Key Topics

Module 1: Quality Definitions and Applications

  • Definitions and concepts of quality (control, assurance, management, Total Quality Management)

  • Quality in aviation and its effect on safety

Module 2: Why Quality Fails

  • Root causes of failure

  • Barriers to quality implementation

Module 3: Business Management and Quality

  • Quality as a management responsibility

  • Control and process principles

Module 4: Customer and Service

  • Quality focus on customers in service organizations

  • Models of service quality, including Deming’s model

Module 5: Quality Management

  • Definition, elements, and objectives of a QMS

  • Different quality management models (TQM, EFQM)

  • Integration of management systems

Module 6: Requirements for Quality

  • Aviation-specific quality requirements for CAAs and ANSPs

Module 7: Quality Management Standards

  • ISO 9000 family of standards: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9000:2015, ISO 9004:2009, ISO 19011:2011

  • Other relevant ISO quality standards

Module 8: Aviation Quality Requirements

  • European Regulation on Air Operations (EC 965/2012) and AS-EN 9100 (2009)

  • EASA rules and compliance monitoring

  • IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)

  • Integrating aviation-specific quality requirements into a QMS

Module 9: Quality and Safety Relationships

  • Safety as an attribute of quality

  • Quality as a safety tool

  • Common features of QMS and SMS

  • Proactive vs. reactive quality

Module 10: Change Process

  • Change management model in organizations following quality principles

Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the evolution of quality and quality assurance in aviation.
  • Understand quality requirements of key regulatory bodies (ICAO, ISO, EASA, FAA).
  • Identify and merge specific aviation quality requirements into an integrated QMS.
  • Apply quality management principles effectively in their organization.
  • Foster a quality culture and perform audits to assure quality.

Targe Audience

  • CAA and ANSP staff, particularly in Quality, Safety, and Compliance Monitoring.

Certificate

Upon completion, participants receive
a certificate of achievement.

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