Conformity Assessment – The Next Step After Standards Development
The standardization process is, in effect, a group problem-solving exercise. US voluntary consensus standards are developed to create solutions to problems that have the added…
ANAB’s Private Training Process
ANAB offers private training to clients in management systems, laboratories, credentialing, inspection bodies, and more. Organizations seek out private training for many reasons: Which ANAB…
Developing An Effective Advisory Group
Figure 1: Advisory Group Process The ASTM standards for training certificate programs (ASTM E2659 & D8403) require the formation of an advisory group consisting of…
Fact or Fiction? Five Myths about Certificates
Certificates play a vital role in today’s skills-based economy, signaling to employers the learning outcomes that potential hires have achieved, and allowing job seekers to…
What’s Next for the ANAB Training Institute?
Although COVID may not be done with us, indications that we are done with COVID are prevalent. Even countries with the longest lasting restrictions have…
Six Sigma
Six sigma is about quality and metrics and teams. Defined mathematically, six sigma means less that 3.4 defects per million. Consider whether that is 3.4…