Competent Assessor (Automotive SPICE®)
This training to become an intacs™-certified Competent Assessor provides you with a comprehensive understanding of Automotive SPICE®. You will learn to plan, spearhead, document and optimise acknowledged process assessments. This training course allows you to build on your experience as a Provisional Assessor.
BACK TO AUTOMOTIVE SPICETraining objectives & content
- Planning, leading and documenting process assessments according to Automotive SPICE®
- A closer look at the process capability and maturity level dimension in accordance with the Automotive SPICE® model, e.g. the relationship between processes, traceability, mapping of testing processes and real integration into the Automotive SPICE® model, and the operating environment
- A closer look at topics such as the concepts and requirements of capabiltiy levels 4 and 5, assessment planning and management, dealing with extreme situations during an assessment, assessments across several locations (including internationally), the coaching of Provisional Assessors and team management
- Graduation as an intacs™-certified Competent Assessor (Automotive SPICE®)
- 5 Days
- from 9 - 17 o'clock
- Public | Inhouse
- DE | EN
- limited to 12 participants
- intacs™-certified Competent Assessor
This training course is certified under the International Assessor Certification Scheme (intacs™) and lays a foundation for training to become an intacs™-certified Automotive SPICE® assessor. Automotive SPICE® is a trademark of VDA QMC.
COURSE CONTENT, AUTOMOTIVE SPICE® COMPETENT ASSESSOR
- The intacs™ certification scheme
- Assessment of the process level
- Assessment of the capability level
- Assessment guidelines
- Assessment planning
- Reporting
- Multinational assessments
- Managing assessment teams
- Exercise on assessment planning
- Exercise on briefing areas of a company that will be assessed
- Exercise on reporting
- Dealing with extraordinary situations during an assessment
- Coaching future assessors
Participation in this course with passing the exam successfully is an important prerequisite to become an intacs™ certified Competent Assessor. Registration is mandatory within a period of one year. Prior to this course, you should have, first, passed the intacs™ certified Provisional Assessor class (with exam) and, second, gained proven experience as a Provisional Assessor. Additional prerequisites are proving or carrying out at least 5 assessments lasting 250 assessment hours within five years and to prove a positive recommendation from a Competent or Principal Assessor. The evidence of a VDA guideline training is mandatory as well.
Whether its certification training you need or an individual workshop, you always benefit from the full advantages of our know-how. We will design the right training to match your needs, for you (individually) as an expert, or as an exclusive in-house course for your company. Our experts offer all courses in German and English.
Smilja Mateja, Training Coordination
Book early to receive an early-bird discount or apply for a group discount on course fees.
Please note that we charge an examination fee of €550 on behalf of VDA QMC. VDA QMC also charges an additional fee for intacs™ registration.
Extra value
ADD-ON TO AUTOMOTIVE SPICE® COURSE
As a participant in this course, we also offer you two rewarding extras
- An original Automotive SPICE® pocket guide, containing the processes of the extended version of VDA Scope including purposes, outcomes and generic practices.
- This compact handbook of Automotive SPICE® Essentials provides you with a quick introduction to the topic. An essentials guide, the handbook is available in English and was written by leading assessors and trainers.
Our comprehensive training materials are already included in the course fee. Training materials are written in English.
FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE
Our instructors are acknowledged experts in their field. Our experience speaks for itself: the heads of training at Kugler Maag Cie have already trained a large number of instructors who now run courses themselves – so with us, you access experience directly ‘at source’.
Over the years, we have refined our training to
- integrate the methodical know-how acquired by our instructors as authors,
- including a treasure trove of expertise gathered by working on industry committees,
- and also encompassing up-to-the-minute insights derived from actual consulting projects with clients.
Their experience with international projects across multiple sectors of industry allows our trainers to answer your questions by drilling down into the specific detail.
Over 100 corporate customers on four continents bank on our experience.
Automotive SPICE®? We’re the experts!
We currently have 48 intacs™-certified assessors. These include ten instructors on Provisional and Competent Level.
Automotive SPICE®? We’re the experts!
As a peer reviewer, we have been continually involved in the process of designing standards since 2005. We also co-authored plug-ins for mechanical engineering and hardware engineering with intacs™.
Automotive SPICE®? We’re the experts!
We have written multiple editions of »Automotive SPICE® in Practice«, already an industry classic.
Automotive SPICE®? We’re the experts!
Benefit from over 200 people-years of cumulative project experience, often involving improvement programmes lasting several years.
Automotive SPICE®? We’re the experts!
We have now trained more than 1000 assessors according to intacs™ guidelines.
Automotive SPICE®? We’re the experts!
We have conducted over 200 assessments since 2007, on both a project and an organisational level. That is equivalent to 10,000 assessment-hours.
Automotive SPICE®? We’re the experts!
Process & organisation
Safe courses
With our hygiene concept we ensure that we can continue to offer safe on-site training. Should on-site training not be possible at short notice due to the occurrence of infection, we reserve the right to offer it as online training. We have intensive experience with online training and assessments. Therefore you will definitely benefit from our expertise.
Information on the training programme
Some courses take place several times a year as classroom training sessions. Others are only offered as in-house training.
To make a binding reservation, book directly through the website or send us an order. We will confirm course dates as soon as we have received a minimum number of reservations. You will be sent all required information on course arrangements in advance. Fees include course materials, lunch and refreshments during breaks.
Most of our courses can also be booked as in-house training sessions. Our instructors will be happy to travel directly to your place of work and train your teams on site. We can also mix and match the content of in-house courses and take a particular situation affecting your projects into account. We will be happy to write a concept proposal for your specific training requirements.
All courses outlined in our training programme can be held in German or English. Our training materials are written in English.
Training package: Seminar skills and attractive discounts
- 10% early-bird booking discount if you register six or more weeks before a training session.
- 10% group discount if you register more than one participant from your company for the same course.
Want to save even more? Discounts can be combined for the same course.
These conditions do not apply to VDA examination fees for Automotive SPICE® assessor training sessions or the Scaled Agile, Inc. fee for SAFe training.
Conditions of participation
Course fees include course materials, lunch and refreshments during breaks per person.
This offer is only open to companies or registered tradespersons. All fees are subject to current sales tax and must be paid on receipt of invoice. Early-bird and group discounts will be subtracted as necessary from invoices.
We will confirm receipt of your registration. Registrations can be cancelled without penalty up to 6 weeks before each individual event; 10% of the fee will be charged for courses cancelled up to 14 days before each event; 50% of the fee will be charged for courses cancelled up to 7 days before each event. Fees will not be refunded if you cancel a course less than a week before an event. You may send somebody else to take your place on a course without additional cost. All courses may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
We charge the examination fees of third parties (such as VDC QMC and Scaled Agile Inc.) on their behalf. Such fees are not eligible for a discount.
Your personal information will be stored by KUGLER MAAG CIE GmbH in order to organise the event. By registering for a course you also agree to us contacting you by fax, email or telephone. If you do not wish to consent to us using your information in this way, please send us a message or get in touch. You have the right to withdraw your consent to this arrangement at any time.
