Analysis of training programs related to quality management system: the Spanish case
International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
ISSN: 0265-671X
Article publication date: 6 February 2017
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identifying, discussing and analyzing the existing education and training programs related to quality management system (QMS) in Spain.
Design/methodology/approach
Exhaustive search of the education system database was used to map the multifaceted of Spanish education system and professional training in addition to their relationships with the labor market. Thereafter, a thorough scan of the existing training related to management system standards was used to classify them into different subgroups as well as identifying possible education and the professional trainings related to QMS.
Findings
The overall results showed that general education in Spain and in particular related to QMS can be classified into four different groups including: official university, unofficial university, official non-university and unofficial non-university. Moreover, this study observed that the general concern about the employment and earnings in Spain has led the local, autonomous communities and national government to launch specific measures designed to both continue to increase the quality of the workforce with the QMS backgrounds and to ease the difficulties encountered when entering the labor market.
Originality/value
This study is the first to analyze and map the multifaceted character of Spanish education system and professional training related to QMS. The findings of this study may be useful for organizations trying to evaluate their QMS efforts, thus, engage their people in order to face the competitive challenges that lie ahead.
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Acknowledgements
This research was developed for the Universitat de Girona under the framework of the TEMPUS research project titled “Improvement of Partnership with Enterprises by Enhancement of a Regional Quality Management Potentials in Western Balkans Countries WBC” funded by European Union under the program guide/call for proposals EACEA No. 35/2012; project acronym EQIWBC.
Citation
Petnji Yaya, L.H., Marimon, F., Llach, J., Bernardo, M. and Casadesus, M. (2017), "Analysis of training programs related to quality management system: the Spanish case", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 34 No. 2, pp. 216-230. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-05-2015-0071
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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