GLIN==> Quality Assistance Training

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. 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.

Upcoming Quality Management Training
Training will be provided on two topics in two separate training modules
on June 29 and 30, 2010:
1) Preparing Project-level Quality Documentation, (two sessions) and
2) Reviewing Project-level Quality Documentation (two sessions).
Register for free training webinars:
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=773

Archived training modules
Previously offered training modules are available as video archives and
slide presentations

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
pranckevicius.pranas at epa.gov
312 353-3437 Tel
312 385-5446 Fax
www.epa.gov/greatlakes