Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)
Level: Intermediate
2 Days/16 Hours (Includes Course Exam) or as online eCourse 20-week semester (see eCourse page)
Cost: Member $595 / Non-member $795
Class Time: 8:00 - 5:00
Credits: 1.5 CEU’s
Written Exam Retake Fee - $100
Contact Dee Boyle to schedule
412.281.2331, Ext 2202 • boyle@sspc.org
Available Online
Course Description
This course is designed to provide training in quality management for SSPC - Certified contractor personnel,
Technical Quality Managers (TQM), and inspectors employed by SSPC-QP 5 inspection firms. It provides an
overview of the quality management aspects of surface preparation, paint, coatings, and inspection operations
that a Quality Control Supervisor (QCS) needs to know to ensure delivery of a quality product to customers. It is
highly recommended that persons attending the QCS course have recent inspection training (SSPC PCI, NBPI or
BCI) or equivalent formal training and also have some quality control experience.
It is also applicable to project managers, coating specifiers, contracting officers, plant and facility managers,
coating inspectors, and technical service representatives in the industrial and marine coatings industry
This course is not intended to replace the more formal quality management courses available from such
organizations as the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
Course Content
- Introduction
- Quality Systems
- QCS Qualifications & Requirements
- Training & Qualifications
- Technical Resources
- Quality Manuals & Procedures
- Documentation & Data Control
- Calibration Programs
- Contract Document & Specification Review
- Work Plans & Process Control Procedures
- Inspection Plans
- Inspection Reports
- Internal Audits
Benefits of Attending
- At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the duties and responsibilities of quality control supervisors.
- Identify the technical resources a QCS should have on hand.
- Define common quality system terms.
- Describe the contents of a typical quality control manual.
- Discuss the importance of written procedures and the requirements for writing them.
- Recognize the need to control all documents and data related to the company’s quality program.
- Apply document review procedures.
- Describe inspection plans and types of inspection.
- Examine and correct system deficiencies that have caused non conformities.
- Determine how to show conformance to specifications through detailed documentation.
- Establish a program to monitor all equipment requiring calibration.
Identify the general training requirements for contractor QC personnel in the field or on the shop floor.
Course Format
- Lecture & Discussion
- Reading Assignments
- Hands-on Workshops
Exercise and Workshop Topics
- Group Q & A based on reading assignments
- Interpreting project specification and product data sheet information
- Developing a work plan
- Developing an inspection plan
- Reviewing inspection reports
Who Should Attend
SSPC - Certified contractor personnel, Technical Quality Managers (TQM), and inspectors employed by SSPC-QP 5 inspection firms.
The written exam consists of 25 multiple-choice questions. To receive a certificate and CEU’s, you must attend
all 16 hours of the course and attain a 70% or better score on the exam.
QCS Online
SSPC QCS Available Online. The QCS eCourse starts on the 15th of each month
throughout the year. Each semester is 20 weeks
(5 months). Students can work at their own pace over the 20-week period to complete the units, workshops, and
quizzes. The final exam is also completed online.
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