API Spec Q1 Awareness

It is for top management, quality teams, engineers, and production, inspection and supply chain staff in organisations that provide products or services for the petroleum and natural gas industry, such as equipment manufacturers, machine shops, coating and heat-treatment providers, and service companies. No prior knowledge of API Spec Q1 is needed; some familiarity with ISO 9001 helps but is not required.

It covers why quality matters in the petroleum and natural gas industry; what API Spec Q1 is and the scope of the 10th Edition; how it builds on ISO 9001; leadership, risk-based thinking and planning; competence, documented information and records; design, purchasing and supplier control, production, inspection and testing; and nonconformities, corrective action, internal audit and management review.

API Spec Q1 Awareness Training is in production. It will be a set of short video modules followed by practice questions and a final exam. Once the course opens, the course page shows the number of modules and the approximate video runtime; allow additional time for the practice questions and the exam. With 12 months of access, learners can complete it in one sitting or over several sessions.

Yes. Learners who reach the 70% pass mark in the final exam receive a Sterling Academy Certificate of Completion for API Spec Q1 Awareness Training. Each certificate carries a unique number and a QR code, and anyone can check it online using the certificate number and the holder's surname. It is a training certificate for the individual learner.

Yes. API Spec Q1 Awareness Training is a self-paced online course made of short video modules, in English with captions. You study at your own pace during 12 months of access, and practice questions after modules help you check your understanding before the final exam. If a point is unclear, questions are answered by a Sterling consultant.

API Spec Q1 Awareness Training is US$19 per learner. Teams save 20% for 11 to 50 learners and 30% for 51 to 200 learners; 201 or more learners are priced on request. Client administrators can track their team's progress. Prices are in US dollars, excluding taxes, and Sterling confirms final pricing and enrolment.

No. The Certificate of Completion is a training certificate: it shows that one person completed API Spec Q1 Awareness Training and reached the pass mark in its final exam. It is not registration or certification of an organisation to API Spec Q1, and Sterling does not certify organisations. An organisation gains that recognition through the American Petroleum Institute's own programme (APIQR) after an audit.