API Specification Q1 Practitioner (10th Edition) - Virtual Learning
Course Methodology
This training course is delivered through expert-led instruction combining structured technical presentations, guided discussions, practical interpretation of API Q1 clauses, and industry-based examples. Participants will develop progressive understanding through interactive learning approaches focused on implementation, compliance, and audit preparedness. The training course emphasizes real-world application of API Q1 requirements within manufacturing and process-industry environments.
Course Objectives
At the end of this API Specification Q1 Practitioner (10th Edition) training course, you will learn to:
- Understand API Q1 compliance requirements clearly
- Apply risk-based quality management principles
- Develop effective product realization controls
- Analyse supplier and purchasing system obligations
- Implement audit-ready monitoring and improvement processes
Target Audience
This training course is designed for professionals involved in quality management, manufacturing control, supplier oversight, and compliance activities within the petroleum, gas, and process industries. It is particularly valuable for individuals supporting API Q1 implementation, audit preparation, and continuous improvement across operational and production environments.
This Gulf Rowad API Specification Q1 Practitioner (10th Edition) training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control personnel
- Internal and external quality system auditors
- Manufacturing and production supervision staff
- Supplier evaluation and procurement professionals
- Laboratory, inspection, and testing personnel
Target Competencies
Organisational Impact
Organizations sending employees to this training course will gain strengthened capability to implement and sustain API Q1-based quality systems through:
- Improved compliance with API Monogram Program expectations
- Stronger control of manufacturing and product realization processes
- Enhanced risk management and contingency planning practices
- More effective supplier qualification and purchasing oversight
- Reliable calibration and control of inspection/testing equipment
- Increased competitiveness within petroleum and gas supply chains
Personal Impact
Participants attending this training course will enhance their professional competence and career growth through:
- Clear understanding of API Q1 requirements and terminology
- Practical ability to support QMS implementation and audits
- Improved skills in risk identification and quality planning
- Stronger capability in supplier evaluation and procurement controls
- Confidence in managing nonconformities and corrective actions
- Expertise in TMMDE calibration and measurement traceability
Course Outline
API Q1 Framework and Quality Management System Foundations
- Industry drivers and purpose of API Specification Q1
- Alignment with ISO 9001, ISO 29001, and Monogram licensing
- Normative references, definitions, and key terminology
- Quality policy, objectives, and QMS planning requirements
- Management responsibility, authority, and communication
- Organizational resources, competence, and knowledge management
- Documentation, procedure control, and system structure
- Record control and regulatory compliance expectations
Product Realization and Risk-Based Requirements
- Contract review and customer requirement determination
- Planning and control of product realization processes
- API Q1 risk management framework and expectations
- Risk assessment impacts on product quality and delivery
- Contingency planning for critical manufacturing activities
- Control of changes affecting product conformity
- Design and development planning, inputs, and outputs
- Verification, validation, approval, and design change control
Purchasing and Supply Chain Compliance
- Purchasing controls and supplier qualification requirements
- Management of critical purchases and customer-specified suppliers
- Supplier monitoring, re-evaluation, and outsourcing oversight
- Purchasing documentation and specification requirements
- Verification of purchased products and external services
- Quality planning, process control, and validation requirements
- Identification, traceability, and inspection/test status control
- Preservation of product and management of externally owned property
Product Release, TMMDE, and Nonconformity Management
- Maintenance of equipment affecting product conformity
- Product release requirements and acceptance criteria
- Testing, Measuring, Monitoring and Detection Equipment (TMMDE) control
- Calibration management and measurement traceability requirements
- Documentation and records for monitoring equipment systems
- Control of nonconforming product during and after realization
- Customer notification, concessions, and post-delivery controls
- Management of Change (MOC) application and documentation
Monitoring, Improvement, and Monogram Program Requirements
- Monitoring and measurement of QMS effectiveness
- Customer satisfaction evaluation and performance indicators
- Internal audit planning, execution, closure, and reporting
- Data analysis and evaluation of quality system performance
- Corrective action, root cause investigation, and improvement
- Management review requirements, inputs, outputs, and records
- API Monogram control, marking, and removal conditions
- Final implementation guidance and audit readiness planning
2026 Schedule & Fees
| Date | City | Language | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
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