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As a quality assurance technician, sometimes called a quality manager, you’ll be a detail focused communicator who oversees and manages the quality of products and processes related to them. Learn more about what being a quality manager involves, what study options will benefit you and how you can get a job in the sector.
Quality assurance is a field that has clear career pathways up to senior and executive levels.
Early opportunities will typically be as a junior or graduate quality assurance technician, but with experience and additional training in a certain industry area you’ll be able to progress to technician, senior technician or quality manager levels. You’ll typically focus on one process or product in larger industries, while smaller organisations might offer more general responsibilities. You might move into related areas like customer relations or health and safety.
With experience you might choose to work for yourself and offer expertise to various companies as a consultant.
Many larger employers run graduate schemes that are a useful way to build early professional experience and get an idea of what’s involved in different parts of the industry.
Other than on the job training, you’ll also be able to access regular training through the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI). Experienced quality assurance workers can apply for chartership, which will show their professionalism and open up further job opportunities.
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