IATF Core Tools
With this interactive training program, you will:
- Receive a recognised certificate from TÜV SÜD, demonstrating your proficiency in the essential quality core tools required for the automotive industry.
- Gain in-depth knowledge of the five key IATF core tools: Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA).
- Develop the skills necessary to effectively implement and manage these core tools within your organisation, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949 requirements and enhancing product quality.
- Learn to integrate these core tools into your quality management system, improving your ability to plan, control, and assure product quality throughout the production lifecycle.
- Acquire practical techniques for conducting thorough risk assessments, process validations, and quality control measures, contributing to the overall reliability and performance of your products.
- Network with automotive quality professionals from various sectors, sharing experiences and building relationships with peers facing similar quality management requirements.
- Enhance your professional qualifications and broaden your career prospects in the field of automotive quality management.
At the end of the course, you will:
- Gain basic understanding of the core tools used in New Product Development for effective auditing program
- Learn hands-on approach to AQP and its relationship to Program Management to give the knowledge and skills needed to participate in a team that will introduce new products and processes smoothly
- Understand the use of Process Management to achieve standardization and improvement using Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEA and Process Control Plans
- Understand all major automotive industry approaches to FMEA’s and Control Plans and the variations in current use
- Develop the understanding and skills necessary to measure and monitor manufacturing processes and correct problems when they arise
- Gain understanding of statistical tools required for auditing an organizations knowledge and use of statistical methods; and
- Know how to conduct SPC & MSA
In this program, you will learn the following:
Day 1
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)1. Introduction to FMEA
1.1 What is FMEA?
1.2 Compare and contrast the different types FMEA
1.3 Types and selection of key quality characteristics for use in a FMEA process
1.4 Linkages between DFMEA, PFMEA and Control Plan
2. Overview of steps in developing and applying an Process FMEA
Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
1. Introduction to Measurement System1.1 Metrology and Terminology
1.2 The Measurement Process and types of measurement errors
2.1 Stability Study
2.2 Bias Study and Linearity Study
3.1 Repeatability and Reproducibility Study
Day 2
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
1. Basic Statistics for Quality Control, Assurance and Improvements1.1 Understanding Variation
1.2 Population and Sample
1.3 Measure of Location
1.4 Measure of Dispersion
2. Statistics Process Control
2.1 Fundamental and Concept
2.2 Analysis and interpretation of Patterns (Trends)in Control Chart
2.3 Steps in Control Chart Setup
2.4 Types of Variable Control Charts
3. Process Capability
3.1 Introduction to Process Capability and Benefits
3.2 Steps involved in a capability study
3.3 Interpreting Defective level from Process Capability
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
1. Fundamentals of APQP
2. Plan and Define Phase
3. Product Design and Development Phase
4. Process Design and Development Phase
5. Product and Process Validation
6. Feedback, Assessment and Corrective Action
7. Control Plan and terminology
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
1. Purpose and scope
2. Submission Requirements
3. Submission Levels Requirements
4. Approval Status and Record
The course is specially designed for:
- Management representatives
- Executives from organizations willing to implement, maintain and improve the Quality Management Systems
- Engineers and Managers (in middle and senior management) who are actively involved in the development, maintenance and internal auditing of existing / proposed Quality Management Systems
The career prospects for the IATF Core Tools Training Programme are highly promising. As the automotive industry emphasises quality and process improvement, there is a growing demand for professionals with expertise in IATF Core Tools.
Career prospects include:
- Quality Engineer
- Process Improvement Specialist
- Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Automotive Quality Consultant
- Compliance Auditor
- Quality Management Trainer and Educator
The course content and structure are developed by the domain experts from TÜV SÜD. With immense experience and knowledge of the relevant standards, our team of product specialists and technical experts at TÜV SÜD have developed the course content based on the current business landscape and market requirements.
Upon completing the course, you will receive a certificate from TÜV SÜD.
1. Can I also attend e-learning courses on top of attending the IATF Core Tools course?
Yes, you can register for any e-learning course at TÜV SÜD.
2. How do I enrol for the IATF Core Tools course?
To enrol, please click on "Buy now" and check out your cart.
3. What is the IATF Core Tools course methodology?
Participants will learn through lectures, case studies, group exercises and discussions.
4. Can I get a refund if I cancel my enrolment?
- If you communicate the cancellation to us by email within 14 days before the confirmed training date, we will not provide a refund for the training.
- If you communicate the cancellation to us by email more than 14 days before the confirmed training date, we will provide a 50 % refund for the training.
5. Are there any tests in the middle of the course?
There are no in-between assessments, but case studies will be included in the IATF Core Tools course.