Training intacs certified Competent Assessor Automotive SPICE

Your path from Provisional Assessor to Competent Assessor to be qualified to lead an assessment. For ASPICE 3.1 and 4.0.

Why this training?

This training aims to train certified Automotive SPICE Provisional Assessors into Competent Assessors who are qualified to conduct an Automotive SPICE Assessment. You will be perfectly prepared for the subsequent “intacs® Certified Competent Assessor Automotive SPICE®” exam.

Training core information

Duration:
4 days
Time:
9:00-17:00 o'clock
Format:
Online
Price per participant:
2275
Training fee discounts:
-10% (from 2 people) or -15% (from 4 people)
-10% for freelancers/private individuals
Plus external fees:
500
VDA/ECQA Prüfung-GebührenExam fee (optional):
550
Requirements:
  • intacs certificate Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE
  • EE-AT (Experience Evidence Assessment Team, 50 assessment hours)
Dates:
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Dec 16, 2024
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Dec 20, 2024
Feb 10, 2025
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Feb 14, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
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Apr 11, 2025
Sep 22, 2025
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Sep 26, 2025
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What you'll learn

  • Theory and architecture of ISO/IEC 15504 and ISO/IEC 330xx
  • Assessment process including planning (assessment plan, briefing, tooling,...), review of work products (sampling,...), interviews (questioning and listening techniques, taking notes), evaluation technique (risk assessment, NPLF evaluation) and reporting (feedback session, assessment report, correct and motivating formulation of results)
  • Translating ASPICE content and context into assessment questions/leading evaluation teams & dealing with extreme situations
  • Reporting to the Project Team and Management/ Coaching of Provisional Assessors & Exam Preparation and Audit

Official Automotive Spice® courses

This course is certified in accordance with the International Assessor Certification Scheme (intacs®) and forms the basis for training to become an intacs® -certified Automotive SPICE®-Assessor. Automotive SPICE® Is a brand of VDA QMC.

Why with Knüvener Mackert?

  • Trainer expertise: Highly qualified, intacs certified, with decades of practical experience in automotive.
  • Trainer experience: We also explain difficult topics using understandable examples and solutions.
  • The trainers' eagerness: We explain the topics and connections until the why and how are really clear.
  • SPICE booklet: During training, you will work with our best-in-class SPICE booklet and learn how to use it optimally, such as the tips on how to complete an assessment and the checklists for preparing interviews.
  • Role-playing game: We will conduct an assessment situation with you as a role-playing game in which you will apply what you have learned from the assessor's point of view.
  • Assessment tool: We provide you with an Excel tool with the content of the model, which you can use to carry out a self-assessment.
  • More material and exercises: We provide you with the certified training material and further overviews and exercises.
  • Follow-up: 4-6 weeks after the training, we invite you to an online Q&A to answer your new questions.

More information about the training

1. Objective

Participants are empowered to lead an assessment as lead assessor from preparation, implementation to follow-up. You will learn how to involve co-assessors and how they act as an assessment team. Practical examples and role-playing games reinforce the theoretically learned content.

You will be perfectly prepared for the exam, which is necessary for certification as a competent assessor.

2. Content

The content of this training is based on the curriculum published by intacs®. The training material is the accredited standard training material from intacs®. To successfully complete Competent Assessor Training, you must demonstrate your competence in three ways:

· Prepare individual tasks and present the solution in a presentation

· Active participation in the practical parts of the training

· Written multiple choice exam

We work together to identify the most important ideas and concepts and look at the practices of the most important processes (VDA Scope). We explain the relationships and internal dependencies in accordance with the VDA Automotive SPICE® Guideline v2.0. For this purpose, participants are assigned tasks in advance, which they prepare in the form of a presentation and present the solution as part of the training.

We will learn the process of an assessment and reinforce it with practical exercises. For this purpose, participants are given tasks that they complete in small groups while respecting the time limits and then present them. Particular attention is paid to assessment planning and the correct application of the “NPLF” assessment scheme. In the final presentation of the results, participants learn how to present the core results from the assessment.

This training is mostly practical. We conduct many exercises and discussions to enable participants to apply the new knowledge to their own work environment. We practice the methodology repeatedly in written exercises and role-playing games. We conduct several practice exams to perfectly prepare participants for the exam.

3. Target group

This training is aimed at people who already have detailed experience with Automotive SPICE® and would like to learn the role of lead assessor in order to be able to lead their own assessments in the future.

Please note that further qualification certificates in the form of proven assessment participation and an assessed practice assessment are required for training and certification as a Comptent Assessor.

For details on certification, please visit the official INTACS website.

Note: Knüvener Mackert also offers assessment participation and the assessed practice assessment

4. Added value after training

The Automotive SPICE® Competent Assessor Training prepares participants for the role of lead assessor and shows how the lead assessor manages his assessment team. It provides the ideal starting point for the assessed practice assessment*. (*part of Competent Certification, the Order of the Certification Modules is freely selectable)

Knüvener Mackert brings his experience of over 15,000 hours of assessment and provides participants with an insight into the role of the lead assessor, which goes far beyond theory.

The training process

1. Online registration / request

You sign up for a training session online and choose from the various payment options. After completing the registration, you will receive an invoice by email.

On request, you will receive an offer that you or your employer can simply order.

 

2. Payment

We accept the following payment options: PayPal, credit card, invoice

 

3. Online training login

The trainer will email the online invitations with the access data to the participants at least one week before the start.

 

4. Training

With practical examples and lots of interaction, we work together to develop the content and understanding and deepen the application. This will make you fit for the exam (optional) and help you master the implementation in your day-to-day work.

 

5. Exam (optional)

We offer an open-book exam on the last day, which is conducted online as a dual-choice exam by an external company.

6. Certificates

After the training, the trainer emails the participation certificate. The company that conducts the exam emails the test results directly to the participants.

7. Follow-up

4-6 weeks later, participants and trainers meet again online and report and discuss the implementation successes.

The exam process

The test is carried out by the VDA-QMC.

You will be registered for the exam even before the training. Late registrations during training are still possible in some cases.

During the training, you will be optimally prepared for the exam: comprehensible theory, illustrative practical examples, in-depth exercises and, last but not least, test exams.

The exam is conducted as an online exam; you need a stable Internet connection and a webcam with microphone to take part. Please ensure that you have the technical infrastructure for the exam well in advance of the examination date. We use two applications, Zoom and Socrative. You will receive an invitation from us to a Zoom session and the login details for Socrative during the exam meeting. The current examination languages are English, German and Japanese.

The exams are carried out as a dual choice. You will be shown short statements, which you should answer correctly with “true” or “false.” You pass the exam with at least 75% correct answers.

The examination consists of around 15 statements per training day, i.e. 60 statements during a 4-day seminar, for example. The duration of the test in minutes is calculated from 1 minute per statement/question plus a flat rate of 15 minutes (for example 75 minutes for a 4-day training session). If you are not a native speaker in at least one of the exam languages and have difficulty understanding the exam language, you will be given 1/3 more exam time upon request (for example, a further 25 minutes and therefore a total of 100 minutes instead of 75 minutes for a 4-day training session).

Participants may not copy or distribute the exam content in any way. This includes taking photos, screenshots, and other electronic or written copies of the exam questions.

The participants must take the exam alone. Chatting and electronic devices are not allowed, except for the computer/laptop required for the exam. Email, messaging, etc. are not allowed. Please refrain from speaking during the exam so as not to disturb other participants.

The tests are carried out as an open book. You may use all written (including digital) training materials and notes.

The company that conducts the exam emails the test results directly to the participants. This usually happens after 2-4 working days.

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Payment deadline

Invoices must be paid within 14 days. For seminars, the money must be received 10 days before the start. Different agreements can be made.

Rebooking

Before the start of the seminar, participants can name a replacement person for the entire training in writing by email. This rebooking is free of charge.

Participants can inquire in writing by email whether they can rebook to a specifically named other training (or just another date). For inquiries 10 days from the start of the seminar, we can often rebook.

Schedule changes by Knüvener Mackert

If training cannot be carried out as planned, Knüvener Mackert can set a later training date. We will communicate any changes as soon as possible. We are unable to reimburse associated costs.

Cancellations

The following cancellation costs apply:

  • Up to 30 days before the start of the seminar: 0% (full refund of the invoice amount)
  • Up to 14 days before the start of the seminar: 50%
  • Otherwise: 100% (no refund)

Effective learning

Make theory simple and applicable with many practical examples

We pay attention to lots of interaction, mutual exchange and meaningful discussion, as in our experience, learning is particularly good. We explain the theory in a simple and structured way and support understanding with many practical examples and exercises. We keep attendance limited to maximize learning and encourage participation.

Don't waste any more time, register now, because: Learning creates competence.

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