Gamma
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Gamma Training
Apex Manual
Procedure Manual
Quality Objectives
Records/ Formats
10/2015
Revision 4.
Ȣ QUALITY MANUAL
GAMMA Training (P) Ltd Bureau Veritas
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
Foreword to the Company
Quality Policy
Management
General Management
Management Committee
Corrective and preventive action
Customer Relations Division
Marketing
Sales and Booking
Major Accounts
Training Division
Research and Development
Presentation of Training Courses
Administration
Human Resources
Finance
Procurement and Stores
Maintenance
Systems Division
Service Quality
IT Support
Library
Registry
Annex: Organisation Chart
GAMMA Training (P) Ltd. was established by a group of companies engaged in the Engineering
Construction Industry. Its aim was to provide high quality training in all the skills required for the
Engineering Construction Industry in particular and for the Engineering Industry in general.
We believe in maximum flexibility of training. To that effect, beside standard training courses we offer
courses developed to meet the needs of individual companies.
In addition to the scheduled training sessions included in the calendar, special sessions for individual
companies may be arranged either at GAMMA’s training facility or at the clients’ premises.
In order to be able to achieve customer satisfaction at all times, we have established the Quality
Management System in accordance with ISO 9001 which applies to all our services. We view this standard
as an excellent framework allowing us to go beyond the mere effective implementation towards continually
improving the system in order to enhance efficiency of all its processes. Our Quality Management System
does not however include any requirements related to post delivery activities as these are not required from
us and consequently are not being carried out by our organisation
QUALITY POLICY
Customer satisfaction is the focal point of our operations. To this end we have established a quality
management system which operates all the processes required to identify those needs and
expectations in order to understand what requirements our organisation must meet to be able to
provide a training service that will satisfy our customers.
We realise that customer training needs and expectations continually change in order to answer the
challenges of business development and the changing environment. Therefore we must work
closely with our current and potential customers to understand the trends in order to be able to
offer a suitable training service ahead of the competition.
Those changing circumstances are the challenge that can only be addressed by changing and
improving our management system and its processes continually. To this effect we are continually
setting new objectives before various units within the organisation. Suitable programmes are being
implemented to facilitate achieving those objectives.
MANAGEMENT
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
The Managing Director, accountable to the Board of Directors, has ultimate responsibility and authority to
manage the company.
The Systems Director ensures that the management system functions according to the requirements. In
particular the System Director makes sure that the management system satisfies the requirements of ISO
9001 latest edition.
The organisation chart included in the appendix to this manual illustrates the management structure.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
General
Managing Director
Systems Director
Director of Studies
Customer Relations Director
Administration Director
Committee meetings
The Management Committee meets regularly every three month approximately, in order to ensure that the
quality management system continues to be suitable, adequate and the effective in satisfying the
requirements of the standard, for meeting the objective and achieving customer satisfaction.
The Managing Director may request department managers or other staff members to participate in the
Management Committee Meetings as non-permanent members.
Review of the minutes of the last meeting and any resultant actions.
Results of internal and external audits.
Nonconformity reports and corrective action taken.
Information on preventive actions taken.
Summary analysis of delegate feedback for the courses.
Summary and analysis of customer feedback including complaints and actions taken.
Adequacy of existing quality system and proposed improvements.
Adequacy of existing resources and resources requirements.
Training requirements.
Staff suggestions.
Review of new project plans if applicable.
Review of progress of ongoing projects if any.
Any other business.
Date of the next Management Review Meeting.
The Systems Director is responsible for ensuring that required reports are prepared and circulated to
committee members at least one week before the meeting via electronic mail.
MARKETING
The task groups organised by the Marketing Manager carry out market research and analysis. The task
groups analyse identified areas to determine the trends in customers’ needs and expectations. The results
of this analysis are used as a feedback for:
Individual customers normally require information and/or booking for one of the scheduled courses. They
are therefore referred to the Sales and Booking Office.
Service advisors answering the call determine what the customer requires and verify the availability of
places using the computerised system ARIADNA.
Customers wishing to make payment by credit or debit card may make definite booking over the phone.
ARIADNA allows accepting such payments.ARIADNA will also prompt the Service Advisor to establish any
special needs of the trainee such as disabilities, diet requirements etc. If the Service Advisor is unsure if
any of the special needs may be catered for the Students Welfare Department must be contacted.
Written enquiries will be handled similarly except that ARIADNA will generate a standard offer letter that will
be sent together with the booking forms.
On receipt of written bookings and payment the Service Advisor will enter the details onto the system.
Two weeks before the course ARIADNA automatically generates the final delegate register, which includes
any special requirements.
MAJOR ACCOUNTS
The Major Accounts Department handles organisations using our services regularly. Each Account
Manager’s has a number of regular customers to serve. It is the Account Manager’s responsibility to
maintain close liaison with his/her clients and to make sure that they are aware of all services available from
GAMMA. Account Managers also handle any inquiries and orders from those clients.
Scheduled Sessions
Inquiries and orders for participation in scheduled training courses are handled using the booking
subsystem of ARIADNA.
All inquiries or requests for customised or special training are forwarded to the Research and Development
Department who will assess the possibility to develop and provide the requested training and estimate the
development cost and time frame. The Account Manager will organise the communication with the client to
ensure that complete information on customer expectations can be obtained for this purpose.
The Account Manager then prepares proposal that includes a preliminary session schedule derived from
ARIADNA. All proposals include a deadline for acceptance beyond which the proposed schedule can not
be guaranteed.
The Research and Development Department carry out the actual development work.
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
Our procedures require that customers’ complaints whether written or verbal are recorded and reviewed by
authorised personnel to establish if they are justified. In the case of unjustified complaints, a reasonable
explanation will be offered to the customers. All justified complaints are subject to analysis in order to
determine immediate curative action, as well as to establish the root cause of the problem in order to
implement suitable corrective action. The customer must be notified of immediate curative measures as
well as informed what corrective action will be taken to avoid recurrence. Controls have been established
to ensure that customer complaints are timely and effectively processed.
TRAINING DIVISION
General
Requests for the new developments are submitted to the R&D Manager who appoints the Project Leader.
The Project Leader prepares the estimate of the development and the initial development plan that
contains:
Project team
Summary of learning objectives and all the other requirements including the statutory, regulatory and
otherwise legal requirements
Identification of development milestones and time scale for completion
Review, verification and validation methodology
List of required output documents.
The R&D Manager or the Managing Director, according to authorisation level, approves the cost estimate
and plan for implementation.
In the case of a specific customer request the cost estimate and time scale for development is given to the
Account Manager for preparation of a suitable proposal.
Development
Once the project is given the go ahead, the development work commences with a review meeting when the
whole team reviews input information to ensure that it is complete and clear.
During the meeting the team normally decides the schedule for further project review meetings. All
meetings and decisions taken are minuted.
Output documents
Output documents, which must be approved prior to issue by the R&D Manager, include:
Course leaflet
Student Notes
Tutor Manual containing students notes and any instructions needed to ensure a standardised method
of presentation
Slide set
Exercise handouts
Course appraisal form
Delegate assessment sheet (for assessed courses only)
Final review
The final draft of the complete courseware or any completed modules is reviewed by the Lead Discipline
Tutor who verifies whether the course will meet the requirements. The results of review are within the
DOCS system.
Pilot presentation
Upon satisfactory review by the Lead Tutor a pilot presentation of the course or selected modules is
organised and attended by the R&D Manager, relevant Direct Training Department Manager, Discipline
Tutors and Project Team. The pilot presentation is followed by a discussion, and each participant is
requested to complete a course appraisal form.
The Project Team reviews the feedback from the pilot presentation to determine if any changes are needed.
If changes are not required and the team is satisfied that the newly developed course is able to fulfil the
specific learning objectives and all other requirements, then it is approved by the R&D Manager.
Analysis of the delegate and customer feedback, results of presentation monitoring, changing
circumstances and progress within the discipline may necessitate updating the course material. Individual
tutors may also propose changes.
Minor updates required will be reviewed and approved by the Lead Discipline Tutor and, upon his/her
recommendation, approved by the R&D Manager.
Major rewrites are done in the same way as for the original development including a pilot presentation as
appropriate. The original material constitutes part of the input information for redevelopment.
Training courses are presented in accordance with guidelines included in the applicable tutor manual.
Tutors ensure that the delegates sign the attendance register. Where an examination is performed, at least
one tutor must be in attendance during the exam. Once all course records are completed, the tutor submits
them to the Registry for further processing.
ADMINISTRATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
Recruitment
Each function in the organisation has an individual job description that identifies the qualification
requirements for the job. These outline the profile of the person as well as any formal education, training
and experience requirements.
All new personnel are given induction training, which will include:
A record of this training must be signed by the employee and kept in the employee file maintained by the
Human Resources Department.
FINANCE
The Finance Department is responsible among others for issuing invoices to the customers and for
following–up the payments. This activity is covered by ARIADNA. Other functions of the Finance
Department are covered by Financial Instructions that are not integrated within QMS.
This department covers all purchasing of fixed assets and material control.
Purchasing
When purchasing materials and services, the Company attaches critical importance to evaluation and
selection of subcontractors, communication of requirements to subcontractors, and receiving, inspection
and verification of purchased products.
Only suppliers included in the approved list are used, and the mechanism for selection of new suppliers
is in place. Selection criteria are defined and allowance has been made to approve vendors based on
trial orders or samples.
The performance of approved suppliers is monitored and recorded.
Purchasing documents clearly and completely describe ordered products and the quality requirements.
Where appropriate pre-shipment verification arrangements and authority to release the product are
clearly notified to the subcontractor.
Purchasing documents are reviewed and approved prior to release.
Stores
All materials shall be handled in a way that prevents damage and deterioration during storage, processing
and delivery. Where appropriate, special equipment will be used to transport materials from point to point.
Designated area is provided for incoming materials. All subsequent movement of materials is subject to
satisfactory receiving verification and is controlled through the application of the established procedure and
defined authority levels.
Items are stored in designated areas in accordance with the rack/bin allocation plan with the following main
categories:
Equipment
Measuring and testing instruments
Consumables
Stationery
Course manuals
Customers’ items
The issue and receipt details of all material and equipment in stores is recorded in the system to ensure that
product usage can be accounted for and to ensure that adequate stock levels are maintained. When the
quantity of an item falls below such levels, the purchase requisition is automatically generated by the
system.
Equipment is inspected upon return to the stores and any damages or malfunctioning is reported in writing
to maintenance.
Procedures provide for suitable identification of nonconforming products to prevent unintended use.
STUDENT WELFARE
The Student Welfare Section operates the reception desk and ensures that students are adequately taken
care of. The responsibilities of the section include:
The Student Welfare staff receives from ARIADNA any information on students’ disabilities, dietary and any
other special requirements and ensures that they are provided for.
SYSTEMS DIVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
Every three months ARIADNA draws a sample of 10% of students who have completed the training courses
approximately six month earlier. The system will generate customised letters asking the delegates to
complete and return a questionnaire aiming at assessing to which extent the course helped the participant
to develop the required skills and achieve job satisfaction. An incentive scheme is in place to encourage
delegates to respond. The Service Analyst prepares relevant summary reports.
The summary reports contain the analysis of trends and are prepared using simple software.
Both reports are circulated to the Director of Studies, relevant department managers and the Research and
Development Manager for comments. Reports with comments are presented to the Management
Committee.
Audit Programme
Procedures have been established which ensure that all processes of the Quality Management System are
regularly audited.
The Service Quality Manager prepares an annual audit. Upon approval by the Systems Director the audit
schedule is circulated electronically to all concerned.
Audits are conducted by the auditors. All nonconformities discovered during the audit are recorded
separately and an Audit Report is prepared. The results of the audits are communicated to the respective
department managers, who are responsible for carrying out the agreed corrective actions within the time
limit agreed. The procedure requires that the implementation and effectiveness of corrective action is
verified by a follow-up audit, which is initiated by the Service Quality Manager.
The Service Quality Manager submits the audit results to the next Management Review Meeting. This
information is evaluated to assess the effectiveness of the quality system and to determine if any
improvements in the system are required.
The System Quality Manager in co-operation with the Director of Studies prepares a programme for
reviewing the courses by Lead Tutors in given discipline.
Also as a minimum each tutor must be peer reviewed once per year and each type of course must be
reviewed at least once a year.
IT SUPPORT
The function of IT Support is the maintenance of hardware and software used within the company. The
department ensures that all databases are backed up at 17:30 hrs every day. It is also ensured that all
computers, including any portable equipment, have the latest version of the best available antiviral software.
LIBRARY
Document Control
All internal documents are maintained in electronic version within the DOCS system.
The system ensures that the requirements for control of documents is adhered to
Archives
Most of the records are maintained in electronic form and are automatically indexed. All electronic records,
unless otherwise stated in the procedures, are maintained for a period of five years, whereupon they may
be deleted at the discretion of responsible managers.
Board of Directors
Managing Director
Head Office
Quality Objectives
Gamma Training
Quality Objectives:
The practice of excluding the Monitoring and measuring resources from the Quality management system
has not been stated in the quality manual and also the justification for exclusion is not stated.
C A Proposed:
Manual will be revised to state the exclusion of monitoring and measuring resources.
Acceptance by auditee:
CA Accepted.
FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS:
Not required.
Purchase orders placed on suppliers are not maintained beyond six months, whereas it was stated that all
records are maintained for at least two years.
CA:
All old purchase orders will be reprinted from the soft copies and paper copies will be maintained.
Acceptance:
Done
FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS:
DISCREPANCY REPORT
REF.NO: 1690.35
Gamma Training Ltd
Quality objectives had not been prominently displayed in various places of the organization.
CA:
All quality objectives will henceforth be prominently displayed at the institute noticeboard
Acceptance:
Done
FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS:
DISCREPANCY REPORT
REF.NO: 1690.35
Gamma Training Ltd
Out of the 15 trainers currently employed, none of them have been calibrated or verified for their
effectiveness and suitability for monitoring and measurement purposes..
CA:
All 15 trainers will be calibrated or verified for their suitability and effectiveness in carrying out the
monitoring and measurement of key parameters of product performance.
Acceptance:
Done
FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS:
Gamma Ltd
Training Division
Confidential
The management review meeting was held at the board room and all attendees were present
except the systems director, who was busy with a scheduled training course.
On the whole, the systems were in place and everybody was happy about it.
Signed
Systems Director
Records /Formats
Gamma Training
Training Course
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Training Course
Students Name Batch Date:
Number
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Preventive Action:
Result of Preventive
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Systems Director
10/2015 Record Formats
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The audit summary report MUST contain the following:
Scope of the audit including the standards assessed. If the audit involves a scope extension, explain the details of the
scope extension.
Narrative summary of the audit activities including the audit teams judgment on the level of compliance of our
organization to the standard they are being audited against.
The current revision of the management system manual
A statement relating to the effectiveness of the s management system and how it is doing regarding meeting defined
objectives.
Opportunities for improvement and system strengths (these may be included in the summary or in the audit report
section)
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