About the Quality Professional of the Year award
The Quality Professional of the Year award celebrates a quality professional who has made a significant contribution to their organisation and helped shape its approach to quality.
You might be leading organisational improvement, influencing culture and leadership, delivering measurable results or building quality capability across your organisation. Whatever your contribution, this is your opportunity to showcase the difference you've made, gain peer recognition, and demonstrate the value of your work to the wider profession.
Entries should demonstrate how you have applied your knowledge and skills across the key competence areas: context, governance, assurance, improvement and leadership - refer to the CQI's Profession Map for guidance. Judges are looking for clear evidence of your achievements and the lasting impact of your contribution.
Eligibility: You must be a Chartered Member (CQP MCQI) or Chartered Fellow (CQP FCQI) of the CQI to enter. Entries who are not Chartered or whose membership fees are not up to date will be disqualified.
The judges are looking for:
- clear professional development
- impactful improvement within your organisations or team, with evidence
- a contextual and cultural approach to quality, driving change and improvement
- passion and drive for quality, with evidence of being an advocate in your organisation
| Criteria | Questions | Scoring |
|---|---|---|
| Context | Describe how you have positively impacted your organisation by using your understanding of its context in how you do your job. | Up to 10 points for approach Up to 10 points for your evidence |
| Governance | How have you made an impact on your organisation through your approach to meeting its governance requirements? | Up to 10 points for approach Up to 10 points for your evidence |
| Assurance | How have you made an impact on your organisation through your approach to meeting its assurance requirements? | Up to 10 points for approach Up to 10 points for your evidence |
| Improvement | How have you made an impact on your organisation through your approach to meeting its improvement requirements? | Up to 10 points for approach Up to 10 points for your evidence |
| Leadership | How have you made an impact on your organisation through your leadership behaviours? | Up to 10 points for approach Up to 10 points for your evidence |
Join our webinar
Want to make your entry stand out? Join us on Wednesday 25 November at 12:00 GMT for a webinar with some of the award judges. Find out what the judges look for, get practical advice on preparing your application, and ask any questions about entering.
Register now to get the insights and guidance you need to put forward your best entry.