DQM Attachment
Industrial Attachment cheat sheet
Every chapter's key points, formulas and definitions on one page, for the last week before the exam. Each heading links to the chapter that explains it.
The industrial attachment
- The industrial attachment places a Diploma in Quality Management learner in a public, private or non-governmental organisation to apply what the course teaches to real quality work.
- It is organised by the training institution's industrial attachment office, ideally under a memorandum of understanding with the host organisation, and supervised both in the workplace and by the institution.
- The learner keeps a daily logbook, signed off by the supervisor, and writes a final attachment report.
- Assessment weights are 50% for competence shown in the workplace, 20% for the supervisors' assessment of the logbook and 30% for the report; the pass mark is 50% overall with at least 25% in each section.
Key terms
- Workplace supervisor
- Provided by the host organisation, gives the learner daily supervision of the work, and may appoint a mentor.
- Institution supervisor
- Assigned by the attachment office, prepares a training programme covering the competencies in the curriculum, and is expected to meet the learner at least once during the attachment to guide them and monitor progress.