Overview

Austrian Association for Quality Assurance (OVQ)

OVQ promotes the idea of quality and management systems in Austrian trade and industry. An OVQ membership supports dissemination of the relevant processes, methods, techniques and findings of the quality and management systems in Austria and abroad. Thus confidence of trade and industry in the competence of quality experts, system managers and auditors is increased.

On the initiative of OVQ, Quality Austria organizes and awards "Österreichs Qualitäts-Champion and -Talent" since March 2016.

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Membership

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Become an OVQ member

According to the statutes the board decides on the admission of new members. The acceptance as an OVQ member is confirmed in writing.

Benefit

  • preferred treatment in case of a limited number of participants of courses and seminars
  • automatic mailing of all course and seminar programs
  • free participation at the OVQ benchmark meetings as well as at certain information events organised by Quality Austria
  • free support for the planning of your training needs in the context of the Integrated Management System
  • preferred access to various publications and documents of Quality Austria and EFQM
  • early order possibility of qualityaustria publications
  • support by Quality Austria for activities in the context of the Integrated Management Systems such as events of quality circles and ERFA groups to exchange experiences with industry colleagues
  • free posting of job advertisements on the internet

Membership fee

€ 100, - (excl. 20% VAT) one-time registration fee
€ 300, - (excl. 20% VAT) annual membership fee *
€ 120, - (excl. 20% VAT) annual membership fee * for microenterprises (<10 employees) and private persons

Free for students up to max. 26 years * The membership year corresponds to the calendar year. The minimum membership duration is one year. When joining during the second half of the calendar only half of the membership fee will be charged. The termination of membership is possible at any time until November 30 for the following calendar year.

Members

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News & Events

12. Jun 2025

Event: EOQ Congress 2025

The EOQ congress will take place in Oslo, Norway from June 12-13, 2025.

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24. Mar 2025

News on the ISO 45001 series of standards

Revision of ISO 45001

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24. Feb 2025

News from IRIS

The quality management system for the railway sector

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23. Jan 2025

Update on the revision of ISO 9001:2026

News on the Draft International Standard

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28. Oct 2024

New edition of the IATF certification specifications

15. Oct 2024

Changed corporate structure for Quality Austria

Reorganization

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08. Oct 2024

Updated Timeline for the ISO 9001 Revision

25. Sep 2024

Accredited personal certificate – what’s the point?

19. Aug 2024

Adult education in quality management

14. Aug 2024

5 reasons why customised trainings might be the perfect fit for you

11. Aug 2024

Why Integrated Management Systems create purpose

09. Aug 2024

Update – ISO 9001: Revision not until 2026

News on the revision

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