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Training intacs certified Process Expert Automotive SPICE
Your path to becoming an intacs certified Process Expert Automotive SPICE®
Why this training?
This training aims to train participants to become competent process experts. You will be perfectly prepared for the subsequent intacs® certified Process Expert Automotive SPICE® exam.
Training core information
-10% for freelancers/private individuals
It is recommended to have at least some professional experience in areas such as software/system development, project management, and/or software quality management.
What you'll learn
- Strengths and successes with ASPICE
- ASPICE content and context (Base/Generic Practices)
- Understanding ASPICE assessment reports and deriving measures
- Exam preparation and testing
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
This training is the preparation course for the intacs® certified Process Expert Automotive SPICE® exam. Automotive SPICE® is used to evaluate and improve development processes in the automotive industry. It is the automotive-specific derivative based on the requirements of ISO/IEC 330xx and is a standard recommended by the VDA for evaluating development projects for automotive manufacturers and their suppliers.
You will learn the interpretations of most Automotive SPICE® processes that you need to carry out assessments and implement process improvements in system and software engineering.
2. Content
- Basic introduction to intacs®
- Introduction and overview of the process assessment model
- Process dimension
- Ability dimension
- Brief introduction to the rating scale and the derivation of an assessment of the skill level
- How to improve processes
- Various group activities accompany the training
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 carry out several practice exams to perfectly prepare participants for the exam.
3. Target group
- People who are planning to become certified assessors (Note: Certification as an in-tacs® certified Process Expert Automotive SPICE® is a prerequisite for taking the next step to becoming an intacs® certified Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE®).
- Quality and project team members who must ensure that the requirements of the Automotive SPICE® process assessment model are met in the project
- Process owners and members of process improvement teams who must ensure that the Automotive SPICE® requirements are covered by the organization.
4. Added value after training
The Automotive SPICE® Process Expert shows paths and motivates the team to benefit from Automotive SPICE®. It helps to define clear responsibilities and to design processes effectively. The Process Expert helps the team to carry out each work package correctly the first time — based on qualified inputs and the generation of the correct results, including the required audit evidence.
The training process
1.Online registration/inquiries
You sign upfor 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 acceptthe following payment options: PayPal, credit card, invoice
3.Online training login
The trainerwill email the online invitations with the access data to the participants atleast one week before the start.
4. Training
Withpractical examples and lots of interaction, we work together to develop thecontent and understanding and deepen the application. This will make you fitfor the exam (optional) and help you master the implementation in yourday-to-day work.
5. Exam (optional)
We offer anopen-book exam on the last day, which is conducted online as a dual-choice examby an external company.
6.Certificates
After thetraining, the trainer emails the participation certificate. The company thatconducts the exam emails the test results directly to the participants.
7. Follow-up
4-6 weekslater, participants and trainers meet again online and report and discuss theimplementation 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.