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- British Quality
Foundation (BQF)
- British Standards
Institution (BSI)
- European Centre
for Business Excellence (ECforBE)
- European Foundation
for Quality Management (EFQM)
- Institute of
Quality Assurance (IQA)
- National Measurement
Partnership (NMP)
- National Society
for Quality through Teamwork (NSQT)
- Quality Methods
Association (QMA)
- United Kingdom
Accreditation Service (UKAS)
British Quality
Foundation (BQF)
Aims
to promote the use and understanding of excellence as a basis for achieving
improvements in performance relevant to the needs of all enterprises and
organisations. Provides seminars, conferences, publications, and other
services and activities, including the UK Quality Award. www.quality-foundation.co.uk
British Standards
Institution (BSI)
Responsible for preparing British Standards that are used in all industries.
BSI is the UK member of the International Organisation for Standardisation
(ISO) and represents British interests at international standards discussions.
Provides information on all international and foreign standards, quality
assurance and training and education aids. www.bsi-global.com
European Centre
for Business Excellence (ECforBE)
ECforBE
conducts research into organisational management, and to share knowledge
of best practice through publications and executive development programmes.
The centre attracts funding from major international organisations to
conduct research on topics including the Excellence Model, strategic planning,
people management, process management and performance measurement. Many
best selling books, articles and papers have been published to keep people
up to date with the latest developments in business thinking. www.ecforbe.com
European Foundation
for Quality Management (EFQM)
A membership
based, not for profit organisation, created in 1988 by 14 leading European
businesses, with a mission “To be the driving force for sustainable excellence
in Europe” and a vision of a world in which European organisations excel.
It is the owner of the EFQM Excellence Model® and manages the European
Quality Award process, plus provides a portfolio of services for its members.
www.efqm.org
Institute of Quality
Assurance (IQA)
Advances the knowledge of quality management and practices, to achieve
greater awareness of the importance of quality performance. Promotes education,
training, qualification and development of people with responsibility
for quality. Provides services for members, industry and commerce, including
training courses, conferences, seminars, study programmes, books, journals
and a database to the business community, plus a list of training aids
available in the UK. www.iqa.org
National Measurement
Partnership (NMP)
The National Measurement Partnership programme is an initiative of the
Department of Trade and Industry with the aim of developing the organisational
infrastructure of the UK's National Measurement System. The National Measurement
Partnership has produced a number of products to help promote good measurement
practice, including case histories, good practice guides and self-assessment
checklists. www.nmpuk.co.uk
National Society
for Quality through Teamwork (NSQT)
The National Society for Quality Through Teamwork is a registered charity
whose purpose is to promote the achievement of Quality through the participation
of all employees. www.mcb.co.uk/nsqt
Quality Methods
Association (QMA)
The Quality Methods Association promotes the sharing of knowledge and
best practice related to all aspects of Quality Improvement and Quality
Management through Interactive Seminars and Workshop Events held throughout
the UK. www.qma.co.uk
United Kingdom
Accreditation Service (UKAS)
UKAS is recognised
by the British Government as the sole UK national body responsible for
assessing and accrediting the competence of organisations in the fields
of calibration, measurement, testing, inspection and the certification
of systems, personnel and products. www.ukas.com
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