Automotive Quality Core Tools (QP-023) Training Course

Automotive Quality Core Tools

Automotive suppliers must use a set of core quality tools to plan, validate and control products and processes. These tools are also widely adopted in other engineering…

5 daysClassroom or online

10Upcoming dates

7Cities

£2,250Fees from

Course overview

Why Attend

Automotive suppliers must use a set of core quality tools to plan, validate and control products and processes. These tools are also widely adopted in other engineering industries.

This LLMI course explains advanced product quality planning, production part approval, failure mode and effects analysis, measurement system analysis and statistical process control, and how they connect across the product life cycle. Participants apply the tools to a case product.

The course is a practical introduction and does not provide formal certification.

Course Objectives

Explain the automotive quality planning framework

Apply advanced product quality planning phases

Prepare production part approval submissions

Use FMEA in product and process development

Apply MSA and SPC in production

Integrate core tools into quality management

Target Audience

Quality engineers in automotive and engineering

Supplier quality engineers

Product and process engineers

Production managers

Project managers

Auditors

Course Methodology

Tool walkthroughs

Case product exercises

Templates

Group work

Discussions

Course outline

1Day 1: Quality Planning Framework

Automotive quality requirements
Core tools overview
Customer-specific requirements
Cross-functional teams
Planning timeline
Exercise: Project plan

2Day 2: Advanced Product Quality Planning

Planning phases
Design outputs
Process design
Control plans
Validation
Workshop: Quality plan

3Day 3: FMEA

Design FMEA
Process FMEA
Action priority
Linkages
Updating FMEAs
Exercise: Process FMEA

4Day 4: PPAP, MSA and SPC

PPAP elements
Submission levels
Measurement system analysis
Statistical process control
Capability
Case study: PPAP rejection

5Day 5: Integration

Linking core tools
Change management
Supplier development
Audits
Continuous improvement
Capstone: Core tools package

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Automotive Quality Core Tools course?

The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.

When is the next Automotive Quality Core Tools course?

The next public date is 4 - 8 Jan 2027 in London. There are 10 upcoming dates in total.

Where is this course held?

Upcoming sessions run in London, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Frankfurt, Munich, Barcelona, Amsterdam.

Can I take Automotive Quality Core Tools online?

Yes. Every date can also be joined live online in a virtual classroom with the trainer, for £1,280 per participant. Choose "Live online" in the dates table when you register.

How much does the course cost?

Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.

Course information last updated 14 November 2026.

Automotive Quality Core Tools

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