Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM-C)
#784
CQM-C course was developed by US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Associated General Contractors (AGC).
About the Course
The course offers prospective QC Managers/ Administrators the opportunity to satisfy the CQM-C training requirements specified in most USACE and NAVFAC construction contracts. This course must be taken and the final test must be passed by any person aspiring to be the QC Manager/Administrator or alternate. The course must be taken within 45 calendar days of the award of a construction contract. The Contractors Quality Control (CQC) requirements and the Governments Quality Assurance (QA) roles are reviewed.
This course describes the QC/QA system successfully used by Corps of Engineers and NAVFAC. Concepts are increasingly being adopted by state agencies, public authorities and other local public sector owners. It details planning concepts, which are prevention-oriented to reduce tear-out, improve quality and improve schedule.
The course uses DVD, class instruction, workbook exercises with discussion and case study exercises. Participants will be provided with a student study guide and writing utensil. To successfully complete the course, the participant must be present for all sessions and achieve a passing grade of 70 on the final exam. Upon satisfactory completion, a five-year certificate will be issued.
Who Should Attend
CQM-C is a construction continuing education course useful for owners, A/Es, inspectors, construction managers, facility engineers, particularly those doing public sector construction. Successful completion of CQM-C course by QC managers and their alternates is required by both USACE and NAVFAC construction contract specifications. NAVFAC design build specifications require both construction QC managers and design QC managers to have successfully completed the course.
Re-certification Notice
Per ECB 2013-26 PROSPECT Course #701, CQM for Contractors Recertification Course, will no longer be offered. All recertification of the CQM-C course will be through retaking the resident PROSPECT Course #784, as was the method in the past. Those with CQM-C certification that expired after 28 Feb 2013 are granted an extension until 1 February 2014 to retake resident PROSPECT Course #784 for recertification purposes.
