GLIN==> Quality Management Training Modules

Quality Management Training Modules have been developed to foster
awareness of EPA’s quality system and train staff on implementation of
quality for EPA projects.
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?page_id=870

The training modules assist individuals with direct quality management
responsibilities as well as individuals responsible for conducting
projects and ensuring quality is incorporated into those projects. Live
training sessions were archived in video clips and can be viewed
together with the course slide presentations and other training
materials / http://epa.gov/glnpo/qmp/qmtraining.html /.

Training modules
Preparing Project-Level Quality Documentation Instructional Session /
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=1107 /
A 2-hour instructional session provides the purpose, goals, and
approaches to developing project-level quality documentation. The
session details the necessary components of quality documentation while
providing real world examples of addressing these components.

Preparing Project-Level Quality Documentation Interactive Session /
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=1138 /
This 2-hour interactive session discusses real world examples preparing
Project-Level Quality Documentation. Also during the interactive
session, individuals with experience preparing and reviewing quality
documentation discuss their procedures, approaches, and challenges.

Reviewing Project-Level Quality Documentation Instructional Session /
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=1120 /
This two-hour instructional session describes approaches and tools to
assist in completing a review as well as understanding the necessary
components of quality documentation.

Reviewing Project-Level Quality Documentation Interactive Session /
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=1129 /
This 2-hour interactive session includes discussion of real world
examples of QAPP review. Also during the interactive session,
individuals with experience reviewing quality documentation discussed
their procedures, approaches, and challenges.

EPA Quality System Overview / http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=936 /
This two-hour workshop focusses on quality system requirements for EPA
staff and their collaborators implementing programs such as the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The workshop reviews
characteristics, benefits, authorities and requirements of the EPA
Quality System and how to assess the stage of a quality system.
Responsibilities, approaches and tools (quality documentation) for
implementing quality systems are discussed.

Data Quality Act/Information Quality Guidelines /
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=930  /
This two-hour workshop provides background information and descriptions
of Information Quality Guidelines (IQGs), detail what information is
subject to IQGs, and the relationship of the Data Quality Act and IQGs.
Assessment factors for evaluating the quality of scientific and
technical information is reviewed, including peer review.
Pre-dissemination review and correction processed is explained and
examples provided.

Systematic Planning and Quality Documentation for Projects using
Existing Data / http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=945 /
This two-hour workshop focuses on the importance of systematic planning,
assessment, and corrective action for projects using existing data. The
workshop reviews the steps of developing clear project objectives, a
plan to meet those objectives and proper documentation of these efforts
within project quality documentation. An overview of EPA quality
requirements for projects using existing data is discussed and quality
documentation checklists and templates specific to projects utilizing
secondary data is provided and reviewed.

Quality Assistance Training for Project Officers /
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=949  /
This two-hour workshop provides a general overview of quality including
quality concepts, principles, and resources necessary to implement
projects designed to collect and assess environmental data.
Responsibilities, approaches and tools (quality documentation) for
implementing quality on the project level are discussed as well as the
challenges Project Officers often face while implementing quality.
Quality requirements specific to contracts, grants, and Interagency
Agreements are reviewed.

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Pranas Pranckevicius, CISSP
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
77 West Jackson Blvd.  G-17J
Chicago, IL  60604-3590
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