Being the best we can be in Quality is important

Welcome to the Australian Organisation for Quality, the national association for people who work in quality.
We help our members achieve personal and professional excellence in their roles and interests in quality.
AOQ is Australia’s national quality member organisation. It’s led by members, for members – quality practitioners like you. AOQ provides connections with like-minded people, engagement with people for whom quality is a passion. Professional support to help you be your best. Information you can rely on. Resources you can call on.

AOQ delivers great value to our Members:

Café Quality™

AOQ magazine

Café Quality™ gatherings occur regularly. Across Australia members get together to build our networks, and hear about the latest developments in Quality, that we can apply right away.

Explore the quarterly AOQ magazine Quality Business® to get the latest in-depth information and news. Get access to tips and practical ideas that you can apply in your own organisation.

 

Qualcon®

Represent AOQ

 

The Qualcon® national conference brings people together to really explore current themes. Hear excellent speakers or become one yourself and present a paper! Maybe join the annual AOQ Delegation to the Asia Pacific Quality Organisation conference and get great access and savings.

Take the opportunity to represent AOQ at a Standards Australia Technical Committee. This is a genuine professional growth experience, where you can make a lasting contribution in your area of expertise.

 

Training

eNewsletter

 

Whether you’re new to Quality, or wanting to stay up to date, developing your Quality knowledge is essential.  That’s where AOQ Training delivers. From training in general Quality subjects, through
to learning specific skills and competencies, AOQ has the training you need. 

The monthly AOQ eNewsletter gives you updates on quality news.

 
 

QB Quality Business® Magazine

Mastering Quality Management

Welcome to the first issue of Quality Business for 2025!

This issue benefits from QB’s new panel of Reviewers.
We would like to recognise the following for helping to make
this another great addition: Sandy Thompson; Claire Joy;
Calvin Grice and Mary-Anne Lovera; as well as our long
serving reviewers Dr Nigel Grigg and Jeff Ryall.

Want more like this? Quality Business Magazine is a
benefit of AOQ Membership. Find out more HERE.

AOQ professional member, and 2023 Shilkin Award recipient, Dr Matthew Rathinam, has published an essential reference for any Quality practitioner or person who wants to catapult their business to new heights.

“Mastering Quality Management – 7 Principles to Revolutionise your Business” “ contains all the elements we need to know about maintaining and excelling the quality of products and services.

Purchase your copy HERE

 

Coming Events

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AOQ Webinar - Climate Clauses Discussion

Date:
19 March 2025
Time:
6.00pm AEDT - Sydney Time

Concerned at what the new climate change amendments to ISO 9001 mean for you? Come along and let Martin Andrew allay those fears.

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AOQ WA Café Quality event: Practical Application of QA/QC in Built Environment Development

Date:
25 March 2025
Time:
5.15pm - 7pm

Practical Application of QA/QC in Built Environment Development

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RECORDING National Webinar - Cost of Quality (Guest speaker Jeff Ryall)

Date:
17 April 2025

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Many quality practitioners find it difficult to obtain management support. It maybe because management cannot see how quality is clearly related to the Financial System – however the implementation of this type of system can be difficult.

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RECORDING National Webinar - Auditing Practices (Guest speaker Alex Ezrakhovich)

Date:
26 April 2025

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING - Have you ever been the recipient of an audit and felt like you’d been in a war?

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RECORDING National Webinar - Organizational Excellence (Guest speaker Dawn Ringrose)

Date:
31 May 2025

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : The Current State of Organizational Excellence in the World

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AOQ Training Course - Introduction to ISO 9001

Date:
03 June 2025
Time:
10.30am AEST

Courses comprise 8 x 2-hour MS Teams sessions, starting June (10.30am-12.30pm AEST - Sydney time) : Tuesday 3rd; Thursday 5th March; Tuesday 10th; Thursday 12th June

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AOQ Training Course - Introduction to Modern Quality

Date:
17 June 2025
Time:
10.30am AEST

Courses comprises 4 x 2-hour MS Teams sessions, (Tuesdays & Thursdays) starting Tuesday 17th June : 10.30am-12.30pm AEST time

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RECORDING National Webinar - Quality is Everything, Everywhere, all at once (Guest speakers Bronwyn Cohen & Malcolm Rigby)

Date:
21 June 2025

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Every industry is required to deliver quality in their services/products.

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RECORDING National Webinar - Organisational Knowledge (Guest speaker Marek Teply)

Date:
22 June 2025

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Developing and managing organisational knowledge can be an intimidating and intricate process, necessitating a holistic approach and a clear vision.

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AOQ Training Course - Auditing Skills

Date:
01 July 2025
Time:
10.00am AEST - 1.00pm AEST

The course comprises 4 x 3-hour MS Teams sessions over 2 weeks (Tuesdays & Thursdays) - starting Tues 1st July : 10.00am - 1.00pm (AEST)

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RECORDING National Webinar - Compliance Catastrophe (Guest Speaker Dianne Gibert)

Date:
14 September 2025

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Find out what too many businesses don’t know – what statutory obligations they face, what they mean, and how to use some of the management system controls to address them.

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Qualcon 2023 - RECORDINGS

Date:
13 October 2025 - 13 October 2025

RECORDINGS from Qualcon® 2023 - the biennial National Conference of the Australian Organisation for Quality.

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RECORDING National Webinar - Information Security Management System (ISMS) (Guest speaker Gajun Ganendran)

Date:
07 December 2025

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : As the digital landscape becomes increasingly complex with advanced cyber threats, this presentation emphasized the pivotal role that structured Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) play in bolstering organizational cyber resilience.

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RECORDING AOQ/RACI Webinar - Enhancing Laboratory Efficiency (Guest speaker Neer Brar)

Date:
16 July 2026

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Learn how Lean principles and concepts are used to enhance efficiency in laboratories in this joint webinar hosted by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and the Australian Organisation for Quality (AOQ).

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RECORDING AOQ Webinar - From ISO to Intel : Forensic Science (Guest speaker Anna Heavey)

Date:
17 July 2026

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : This presentation outlined some of the challenges facing Quality in forensic science today - both nationally and internationally, and how the field is working to address them.

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RECORDING AOQ Webinar - Taking a company from compliance to performance (Guest speaker James King)

Date:
24 July 2026

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Discover Unison Housing's transformation under CEO James King, highlighting their innovative 'CEPS' framework and strategic success.

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RECORDING - Ben Russell (Standards Australia)

Date:
05 September 2026

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Introduction to Standards Australia; how standards are developed in Australia; how AOQ is involved; how Australia works with ISO and the rest of the world; relevant projects and committees summary.

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RECORDING - Navigating Risk: Assurance Strategies for Business Success (Guest speaker Henry Reynolds)

Date:
24 September 2026

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Navigating Risk: Assurance Strategies for Business Success

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RECORDING - AOQ Webinar - Practice & Integrity in Forensic Science (Anna Heavey)

Date:
30 October 2026

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : More than a non-conformance: How a new perspective on quality issues could enhance practice and integrity in forensic sciences

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RECORDING AOQ Webinar - Introducing a Visitor Code of Conduct in Residential Aged Care

Date:
26 February 2027

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Balancing social connections and workforce psychosocial safety in residential aged care requires experience, skills and governance support.

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RECORDING AOQ Webinar - Dealing with Disaster (Reflections from the Lismore Flood Response)

Date:
12 March 2027

REGISTER HERE FOR ACCESS TO RECORDING : Dealing with Disaster (Reflections from the Lismore Flood Response) - Why Having a Plan Made the Difference

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