498 IS QUALITY YOUR PRIORITY? SIGN UP FOR THESE MTSU PREP COURSES

Manager, Technician and Six Sigma Opportunities Begin Soon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2006 (MURFREESBORO)—Ready to take the next step in your career? Join Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning for noncredit courses this summer to prepare you for quality certification exams.
The Personal Development and Personal Enrichment courses include:
• Certified Manager of Quality (Course No. PD06F-2721), 6-10 p.m. Mondays beginning Aug. 21 through Oct. 16 (excluding Sept. 4), in preparation for the Oct. 21 Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence Certification Exam administered by the American Society for Quality. Cost is $650 and includes all materials; instructor is David Yoest, senior engineering specialist for Arnold Engineering Development Center.
• Certified Quality Technician (Course No. PD06F-1381), 6-10 p.m. Mondays beginning Aug. 21 through Oct. 16 (excluding Sept. 4), in preparation for the Oct. 21 ASQ Quality Technician Excellence Certification Exam. Cost is $650 and includes all materials; instructor is Darryl Webb, ASQ-certified as a Quality Technician and Quality Engineer.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (Course No. PD-3011), beginning Monday, Aug. 21, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Additional preparatory courses planned at MTSU include:
• Certified Quality Auditor (Course No. PD-3351), which will be offered in early October to prepare for the Dec. 2 ASQ Quality Auditor Excellence Certification Exam;
• Certified Calibration Technician (Course No. PD-361), which will be offered in early October to prepare for the Dec. 2 ASQ Quality Calibration Technician Excellence Certification Exam;
• Certified Quality Auditor (Course No. PD-1281), which will be offered in spring 2007 to prepare for the ASQ Quality Auditor Excellence Certification Exam; and
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (Course No. PD-3211), which will be offered in January 2007 in preparation for the March 3, 2007, ASQ exam.
For more information about the courses or to place your name on a “wait list,” call 615-494-8952 or e-mail cdelamet@mtsu.edu. To register for the courses, visit www.mtsu.edu/pdpe.
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