Qualification/Renewal of VDA 6.3
Read below which requirements apply for qualification or renewal for VDA 6.3
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About WEDEAQ
WEDEAQ Scandinavia AB is a Swedish consulting company specializing in quality management and quality development in the automotive business according to requirements in IATF 16949 and based on methods from VDA QMC and AIAG. We have more than a decade of experience in the field and are the official licensed partner of VDA QMC in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
We provide expert-led training, internal audits, consulting services, and translated VDA publications to support manufacturers in meeting international automotive quality standards. Our services are designed for companies across Scandinavia and the Baltic region – including Estonia – that aim to improve their quality systems, prepare for certification, and enhance process performance.
We operate in:
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Estonia
The only official VDA QMC partner in the Nordics.
General
As the only licensee of VDA QMC in Scandinavia, we can provide both certification training for auditors and more general training for, for example, management teams in VDA 6.3 for anything between 1 and 5 days. General training for 1-2 days is suitable for e.g. management teams or people who need information about what the method means, but who will not perform audits.
Training for people who will work as internal auditors or with supplier assessments takes 4 days and for some clients also requires passing certification exams (Day 5).
New training - Qualification requirements
The VDA 6.3 training is divided into a four-day training followed by a (voluntary) certification on day 5. No prior knowledge is required to participate in the four-day training.
For participation in the certification (day 5) required by some customers, the following prior knowledge and application is required :
- Completion of internal audit training covering ISO 19011 (or equivalent) of at least three days
- 5 years industrial experience of which 2 years with a quality focus
- Documented knowledge in “Core Tools” (see below)
If you miss a CV, please use our simplified CV-template below for description of industrial and quality experience.
Renewal of registration - VDA 6.3
If, in connection with a training course in VDA 6.3, you have successfully completed the tests included on the fifth day of training, you have a full right to carry out audits for 5 years (previously 3 years for VDA 6.3:2016). After five years, an application for extension must be submitted and then, as a rule, an extension is granted for another five years at a small cost (currently 175 €), provided compliance to extention requirements which are:
- At least ten (10) completed audits (internal/external/potential analysis) in five years
- At least 20 audit days in the last five years
- Participation in VDA 6.3 upgrade training for upgrade/extension from 2016 to 2023.
The application for an extension must be submitted within three months of the expiry date.
Here you can download forms to apply for an extension
Competence requirements for core tools in the automotive industry
As a result of witness audits showing that the majority of suppliers in the automotive industry have insufficient knowledge of “Core Tools” (FMEA, SPC, MSA, APQP, 8D, etc.), VDA QMC is introducing a requirement for competence in Core Tools at the turn of 2019/2020 for new training and renewal. This competence can be demonstrated with one of the following options.
- Training in “Automotive Core Tools” (417) from approved licensee of VDA QMC OR
- Completed training in Core Tools with approved content for at least two days AND
- Successful completion of the Automotive Core Tools “Quiz”
Send your Core Tools training certificates to us (info@wedeaq.se) and you will receive an invitation to the quiz.
Learn more about Automotive Core Tools!
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