All applications for the RQAP exam spring administrations were reviewed by CPR members. Eleven candidates (9 GLP, 2 GCP) sat for the paper-and-pencil RQAP exams at the SQA Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. An additional 31 RQAP-GLP and 13 RQAP-GCP candidates registered for the computer-based testing (CBT) option in May. A total of 8 RQAP-GCP and 28 RQAP-GLP new registrants resulted from these exams. RQAP certificates were distributed to the new registrants by the end of July 2010.

Council on Professional Registration Conducts Survey

In November 2009, the Council on Professional Registration (CPR) surveyed SQA members and other QA professionals regarding the Registered Quality Assurance Professional (RQAP) Program and the examination required for registration. This is first opportunity SQA members have had to provide feedback directly to CPR. The survey consisted of fifteen (15) questions, seven (7) pertaining to members who have not taken the RQAP examination and seven (7) for members who have taken the examination. There were 422 respondents who completed the survey. Industry professionals from the US (316), Canada (34), UK and EU (18), India (14), Korea (11), China (11) and Japan (8) responded. Other countries represented were Singapore, Thailand, Amman-Jordan, Cameroon, Brazil, and Argentina. Quality Professionals in Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Clinical Practices (GCP) were equally represented. Over half (55%) of the responders have obtained RQAP status. Less than half (44%) of the remaining 210 SQA members are uncertain if they will take the examination in the future. CPR is interested in ways in which the RQAP Program can be improved. The responses to the survey are extremely valuable, and CPR is in the process of implementing some of the suggestions provided by the survey responders. This is a very exciting time for the RQAP Program. After a long selection process, a new testing services vendor, Professional Testing, Inc., has been contracted and will assist SQA in advancing the RQAP Program. This can only be accomplished with your help. If you are not a RQAP, we urge you to consider the value the registration will bring to your career, your profession and your personal sense of success. Your peers will acknowledge your commitment and experience, and you can be proud of your accomplishment. The RQAP Program needs senior QA Professionals to assist the RQAP Examination Subcommittees with the development of examinations. Please contact the Chair of CPR, the Chair of the GLP Examination Subcommittee, the Chair of the GCP Examination Subcommittee or SQA Headquarters to learn more about the RQAP Program and how you can become an active member of the RQAP Program.

Chair, CPR – Barbara Randolph (brando@biotechnicalservices.com)

Chair, GLP Examination Subcommittee – Tammy White Barkalow (white@aesop.rutgers.edu)

Chair, GCP Examination Subcommittee – Kathy Roach (kathryn.roach@duke.edu)

Remember that internal training provided by your employer qualifies for re-registration hours!

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