February 25 2010
Criteria for training sessions for a quality control manager training
In view of the importance of the role of a quality control manager in ensuring the reliability of JIS-marked
products, JIS Certification Bodies Association considers the following 2 courses as the standard for “the training
sessions on the standardization and quality control” based on “the Ministerial Ordinance Concerning
Certification of Conformity with Japanese Industrial Standards in Article 2 paragraph 5 item (b) (2) ”.
Each accredited certification body shall be responsible for the final confirmation of the capabilities of thecontrol manager.
JIS Certification Bodies Association
Criteria for training sessions for training a quality control manager
1. Regular course(1) Content
For those in charge of the promotion of standardization and quality control,
1) Lectures must be given intensively to range on the standardization and general quality control methodology2) Lectures are given on items and range required for a quality control manager of companies (organizations)who implement JIS marking.
3) Homework and test are given for checking the degree of understanding of the content of the lecturesdescribed in 1) and 2).
(2) Lecture hour: total of 60 hours or more (standard schedule: 6 hours/day × 10 days)(3) Object person (eligibility for training): No particular restrictions are imposed.
(4) Lecture subject
Standards for lecture subjects and lecture hours are shown in the table below.
Subjects
Industrialstandardization

Range (including following all items)
Outline of Industrial Standardization,
New JIS mark scheme and its purpose,
Roles of a quality control manager, etc.
Statistical approach
Quality control
Statistical Process Control
Sampling
Sampling inspection
Problem solving method
In-house standardization The outline of the standardization within the firm,
Outline of in-house standardization, company standard
discussions, how to promote in-house standardization,
ISO9000 series. etc.
Product testing and JIS Requirement of JIS Q 17025,
Uncertainty of the measurement,
Q17025 in JIS markTraceability of the measurement,
certification
Testing laboratory accreditation system, etc.
Research on case studies Case studies for promotion of quality control, etc.
Exercises
Test
Total hours

Exercise, explanation of the homework, question andanswer, etc.
Comprehension checking on lecture contents

Lecture hours
3 hours or more

27 hours or more

6 hours or more

3 hours or more

2 hours or more
4 hours or more
1.5 hours
60 hours or more

(5)Completion Test
To verify the comprehension of the lecture content, carry out the completion test for the subjects listedbelow.
Point
Subject
Range (selected from among these)
Question Type
Allocation
Outline of industrial standardization,
True False questions
Industrial
15 points
New JIS mark scheme and its purpose,and selections
standardization

In-housestandardization
Quality control

Roles of a quality control manager, etc.
Outlineofin-housestandardization,company standard discussions, how topromote in-house standardization
Statistical approach, Statistical processcontrol, Sampling, Sampling inspection,
Problem solving method

True False questions
and selections
All type of questions;True False questions,selections, description
and calculation

15 points

70 points(6) Requirements for Completion
We acknowledge that the participants have completed this course when all of the following conditions
are met.
1) Attendance rate
The attendance rate by the same person shall be 80% or more.
2) Completion test
Participants shall meet the following two conditions."(a) The total point shall be 60 points or more. (Providing the total score is 100 points.)(b)The score of each subject shall be 40% or more of the number of points allocated for each subject.
(7) Action to be taken when the completion conditions are not met
If the completion conditions described in (6) above are not achieved during the course of the seminar,
the following measures shall be taken.
1) In case of the attendance rate is not reached
Handle as Not Completed. In order to complete the course, it is mandatory to take the course again.
2) In case of the completion test score is not reached
Within one year from the date of completion of the seminar, the educational and training institution
shall conduct the required retraining for the participant concerned and complete the training when it
determines that the participant concerned has the required competence to become a quality control
manager.
The participant concerned who does not attain the required level within the deadline is treated as notcompleted and shall take the course again.
2. Short term course(1) Contents"
1) Lectures on items required as a quality control manager such as industrial standardization, in-housestandardization, and JIS Q17025
2) Testing is carried out at the end of the final lecture to check the level of understanding of training
content, standardization, etc.
(2) Lecture hour: 10 hours or more in total(3) Subjects (Qualification): Those who are qualified for the second grade or higher of accreditation"Quality Control Test" of the Japanese Society of Quality Control Sciences.
(4) Lecture subject
Standards for lecture subjects and lecture hours are shown in the following table.
Range (including following all items)
Subjects
Lecture hours
Industrial
Outline of industrial standardization, New JIS marking
3 hours or more
standardization
scheme and its purposes, Roles of a quality control
manager, etc.
In-house standardization Outline of in-house standardization, company standard
3 hours or morediscussions, how to promote in-house standardization,
ISO9000 series. etc.
Product testing and JIS Requirement of JIS Q 17025,
3 hours or more
Q17025 in JIS markUncertainty of the measurement,
certification
Traceability of the measurement,
Testing laboratory accreditation system, etc.
Test
Comprehension checking on lecture and standardization
one hour or moreTotal
10 hours or more
(5) Completion test
To verify the comprehension of the lecture content, carry out the completion test for the subjects listedbelow.

Subjects

Range (selected from among these)

Question Type

Point
Allocation

IndustryStandardization

Outline of industrial standardization, New JIS
marking scheme and its purposes, Roles of aquality control manager
Outline of in-house standardization, company
standard discussions, how to promote in-housestandardization

True False questions
and selections

50 points

True False questions
and selections

50 points

In-house
standardization(6) Requirements for Completion
We acknowledge that the participants have completed this course when all of the following conditions are met.
1) Attendance rate.
The attendance rate by the same person shall be 100%.
2) Completion testParticipants shall meet the following two conditions.
(a) The total point shall be 60 points or more. (Providing the total score is 100 points.)(b)The score of each subject shall be 40% or more of the number of points allocated for each subject.
(7) Action to be taken when the completion conditions are not met
When the completion conditions described in (6) above are not achieved during the course of the seminar, thefollowing measures shall be taken.
1) In case of the attendance rate is not reached
Handle as "Not Completed". In order to complete the course, it is mandatory to take the course again.
2) In case of the completion test score is not reached
Within one year from the date of completion of the seminar, the educational and training institution shallconduct the required retraining for the participant concerned and complete the training when it determinesthat the participant concerned has the required competence to become a quality control manager.
The participant concerned who does not attain the required level within the deadline is treated as notcompleted and shall take the course again.
3. Special remarks
Those who have completed training Conference on Standardization and Quality Control based on public
notice No. 555 item of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1997 shall be treated as equivalent
to training Conference in 1 and 2 above if they have completed a quality control manager Conference based on
criteria for training sessions for Maintenance and Improvement of Competence established on February 25,
2010.
[Supplementary Provisions]
Enacted March 14, 2006
Revised on April 7, 2006
Revised on September 11, 2008
Revised on December 22, 2009
Revised on February 25, 2010
Revised on January 27, 2020