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5-Day ISO Lead Auditor Class – September 11-15, Mandeville, LA

ISO Lead Auditor – 5-Day Course taught by Quality Management International, Inc. (QMII)

September 11-15 in Mandeville, LA

This course is intended for those persons seeking certification as a Lead Auditor for Subchapter M and the AWO RCP.

TVIB has partnered with QMII in this course designed to help you learn the requirements of ISO 9001 and how to relate the requirements to your business management system. This course gives the tools necessary to conduct and lead process and system audits to determine conformity to ISO 9001. It also provides an understanding of how process-based management systems are responsible for ensuring customer requirements are determined and consistently fulfilled over time. The instructor incorporates three basic principles: audits should benefit both parties; audits focus on process and system effectiveness (beyond mere conformity) with respected to agreed audit criteria; and auditors should use the process approach to audit both documented and undocumented processes to determine system effectiveness.

TVIB has negotiated a discounted rate of $1,256 per person to attend this course (the regular fee for this course is $1,795 per person) This course is not being offered directly through TVIB so the TVIB Member Discount does not apply. Registration will process through QMII directly.

Registration

Should the above direct register link not work please use the following link and be sure to enter the code TVIB9001_SEP17 for a TVIB discount on their regular course fees.

Alternate Registration Link

Registrants can also call the QMII office for any assistance with registration at 888-357-9001. If you do contact QMII directly, be sure to mention TVIB when registering for the course in Mandeville, LA.

TVIB has contracted with the Comfort Suites in Covington, LA to secure a group rate ($89 per night plus tax) for those who may need to make hotel arrangements. The hotel is located approximately 8 miles from the training facility at the following address: Comfort Suites, 30 Louis Prima Drive, Covington, LA 70433, 985-809-1234. Please call the hotel directly at the number listed above and ask for the front desk (NOT central booking) to book your room. You need to ask for the QMII ISO Course discounted rate. You must book your room no later than August 28, 2017 to take advantage of the group rate.

TVIB Reopens Houston Office – Friday 9/1

Although we had intermittent operations throughout Hurricane Harvey, we are officially reopening our main office in Houston on Friday, September 1st.

We are so thankful for all of the prayers, concern and kind words shared throughout this event.  We are happy to report that our Houston staff all came through the storm with no major damage.  Our office never lost utilities and did not suffer any damage.

Our continued thoughts and prayers go out to our industry partners and local communities impacted by the storm. We are very appreciative of our local, state and federal agencies that reacted quickly to address the needs of so many.  A big hats off to our regulatory partners in the maritime industry, the United States Coast Guard for the swift response with local personnel and assets and calling in reinforcements from all over the country and activating Reservists to come in and help support Houston, where we call home. #semperparatus

 

 

Houston Office Closed Due to Inclement Weather

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Our Houston office is closed due to inclement weather in the area from Hurricane Harvey that hit the Texas gulf coast this past Friday.  We have no estimate as to when the office will reopen, but will publish an update once we reopen.  Our Houston staff will have limited/intermittent access to email and voicemail. We will return your calls and emails as quickly as possible.  I would encourage you to reach out to staff located outside of the impacted area for any urgent or time sensitive needs. We have the staff and the resources to ensure there is no interruption to our services.

See below for contact information:

Tava S. Foret – Executive Vice President, Operations
tavaf@thetvib.org
Office: 832.323.2155 – HOUSTON OFFICE

Cindy Hunsaker – Training and CPD Assistant
cindyh@thetvib.org
Office: 832.323.2182

Lauren Jeppson – Vice President, Administration
laurenj@thetvib.org
Office: 832.323.2161

Lee Nelson – Survey Manager
leen@thetvib.org
Office: 832.323.1806

Carishia Parker – Staff Accountant
carishiap@thetvib.org
Office: 832.323.4175 – HOUSTON OFFICE – Limited ability to respond

Chris Parsonage – President
chrisp@thetvib.org
Office: 832.323.2188

Lindsey Simon – Audit Administrator
lindseys@thetvib.org
Office: 832.323.2156 – HOUSTON OFFICE – Limited ability to respond

Accounting: accounting@thetvib.org

Audits: audits@thetvib.org