Quality Expert Certification – Criteria
We have adopted the following criteria in our certification process:
| Professional Knowledge |
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| Grading against cotton standards/types/descriptions |
| Establishing and calculating value differences |
| Principles of manual classing |
| Principles of instrument testing |
| Cotton sampling |
| Air conditioning |
| Testing procedure |
| Round trials |
| Definition of cotton parameters |
| Application of fibre parameters in spinning |
| Added bonus if dealing with different varieties of cotton growths |
| Knowledge of manual classing and testing regulations |
| Profesional Experience |
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| Actively involved in cotton classing and/or testing for at least 5 years |
| Recognised in classing and/or testing sectors of the cotton industry |
| Experience in classing/testing cottons of different origins |
| Previous quality arbitration experience |
| Profesional Standards |
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| Plays a key quality role in an organisation/firm |
| Passed related national/international quality trainings/exams |
| Presented on instrument testing at trainings/conferences |