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Practitioner training · Automotive quality Coming soon
APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning Training
Part of the IATF 16949:2016 learning path → Step 2
Online training course to launch new automotive parts on time, at quality and without surprises.
This practitioner training course covers advanced product quality planning (APQP) as automotive customers expect it: the planning phases and gate reviews, the cross-functional team, the inputs and outputs of each phase, how risk, change and sourcing are managed, and how the control plan, FMEA, MSA, SPC and PPAP fit in. It follows the approach of the AIAG reference manuals without reproducing them. A brake component supplier in Detroit runs through the course.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge you can put to work.
Connect the subject to the responsibilities and decisions people encounter in their roles.
- Explain the purpose of APQP and how it supports IATF 16949 and customer requirements
- Set up a cross-functional APQP team, a timing plan and gate reviews
- Define the inputs and outputs of each planning phase, from concept to launch
- Link APQP to design and process FMEA, MSA, SPC and PPAP
- Develop prototype, pre-launch and production control plans
- Track APQP status and risk, and manage changes and lessons learned
Part of: Automotive Quality Training: IATF 16949, FMEA and Core Tools
What the course covers
The ground this course will cover.
Part 1APQP foundations
- Why product quality planning matters
- APQP, IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements
- The cross-functional team and the voice of the customer
- What changed in the latest AIAG APQP and Control Plan manuals
Part 2Planning and defining the programme
- Customer requirements and design goals
- Feasibility, sourcing and the timing plan
- Preliminary bill of materials, process flow and special characteristics
- Risk assessment and mitigation plans
Part 3Product design and development
- Design FMEA and design reviews
- Design verification and prototype builds
- Drawings, specifications and engineering changes
Part 4Process design and development
- Process flow and floor plan
- Process FMEA
- Pre-launch control plan and work instructions
- MSA and preliminary capability study plans
Part 5Validation and launch
- The significant production run
- Measurement and capability results
- PPAP submission and approval
- The production control plan and safe launch
Part 6Feedback and improvement
- Reducing variation after launch
- Customer satisfaction and delivery
- Lessons learned
Part 7Managing APQP
- Gate reviews and status reporting
- APQP metrics
- Change management
- APQP with your own suppliers
Planned length: about 3 hours of video. The module list, running time and the standard's edition are shown here when the course opens.
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Frequently asked questions
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About APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning Training, its certificate and enrolment.
Ask SterlingIs Sterling Academy a good choice for APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning training?
Yes. Sterling Academy's APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning training is built by the Sterling consulting group, which has taken organisations to certification across 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries over 20+ years. It comes with practice questions that show the right answer. Each course ends with a final exam and a verifiable certificate that anyone can check online, plus a LinkedIn badge, and client administrators can show an auditor exactly who has been trained. You will be able to apply APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning at work and show your competence with confidence. Sterling Academy courses carry the same content as Sterling's classroom training, whose certificates are trusted and accepted by all major certification bodies, as evidence of training at client audits for over 20 years.
Who should take APQP training?
It is for quality and programme managers, product and process engineers, supplier quality engineers and APQP team members at automotive suppliers, as well as sub-tier suppliers whose customers ask for APQP. It suits teams preparing their first launch for an automotive customer and experienced teams moving to the latest AIAG approach.
What does the APQP course cover?
It covers the purpose of APQP, the cross-functional team, each planning phase from defining the programme to product and process design, validation, launch and feedback, gate reviews, risk and change management, and the control plan. It also shows how FMEA, MSA, SPC and PPAP feed the plan, with a brake component supplier as the running example.
How is the APQP course assessed?
Learners take a scenario-based multiple-choice final exam at the end of the course. A score of 60% or more leads to the Sterling Academy Certificate of Competence, and one retake is included. Each certificate carries a unique number and a QR code, so anyone can check it online.
When will the APQP course be available?
The course is in preparation and is not yet open for enrolment. Register on this page with "Notify me when it launches" and we will e-mail you when it opens. The planned price is US$99 per learner, and the course page will then show the full module list and how to enrol.
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You will be able to apply APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning at work and show your competence with confidence. Your certificate can be verified online in seconds, so certification body auditors, employers and clients can confirm your training instantly.
Assessed by a scenario-based multiple-choice final exam. Score 60% or more for the Certificate of Competence; one retake is included.
The certificate carries a unique number and a QR code, so anyone can verify it online.
- Prerequisites
- None
Sterling Academy courses carry the same content as Sterling's classroom training, whose certificates are trusted and accepted by all major certification bodies, as evidence of training at client audits for over 20 years.
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