Formerly known as Innovation and Quality Circles (IQCs), Team Excellence (TE) comprises individuals working together in teams to enhance innovation and quality within their organisations.
The Singapore Productivity Association (SGPA) is the leading organisation in Singapore for Team Excellence initiatives. These include:
Team Excellence Assessment (TEA)
The Team Excellence Assessment (TEA) is a closed-door assessment event held annually.
Teams from various organisations present their Team Excellence projects to a panel of judges. Through this assessment, they will be awarded either Star, Gold, Silver, Bronze or Certificate of Participation, according to their presentation and project report.
In addition, SGPA also conducts customised TEA events for organisations which prefer to conduct their assessments in-house.
To find out more about the Team Excellence Assessment (TEA), please refer to the TEA Handbook which may be downloaded here: SGPA Team Excellence Assessment Handbook
Register for our next Team Excellence Assessment!
Next Run: Keep a lookout for our next Team Excellence Assessment in 2024!
To register your interest, please click the Register Here button below.
For information on the assessment fees, criteria, awards and presentation guidelines, please refer to the following:
Pricing (from 01 January 2024 onwards)
Team Excellence Assessment (TEA) Criteria & Award
Awards will be given based on the following criteria:
- Star – 90 to 100 points
- Gold – 75 to 89 points
- Silver – 60 to 74 points
- Bronze – 50 to 59 points
- Certificate – 0 to 49 points
Presentation Guidelines
Teams will be given 20 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A
Teams will be assigned a date and time slot for their presentations. They are required to be present 30 minutes before their designated time to await their turn to present.
Team facilitators may participate during the assessors’ clarification session.
Supporters from the team’s own organisation are welcome to be in the room during the presentation. Do keep the supporters to a maximum of 10 pax.
Results & Certificates
Results of the assessment will be made known to the teams 2-4 weeks after the assessment.
Certificates will be awarded and team members’ names will be listed on the certificates. The management representative will be notified when the reports and certificates are ready for collection.
Team Excellence Training Courses
To help organisations which are embarking on Team Excellence (TE) initiatives, SGPA offers two types of in-house training courses:
Team Excellence (TE) Assessment Criteria Course
Course Date for 2024
Please note that a minimum of 10 pax is required for a class to be conducted.
- Run 1 – 11 & 12 July 2024 (Thursday & Friday)
- Run 2 – 01 & 02 August 2024 (Thursday & Friday)
- Run 3 – 17 & 18 October 2024 (Thursday & Friday)
Course Objective:
- Understand how to produce better projects; and
- Gain knowledge applicable to projects
Who Should Attend:
- Organisations and teams active in Quality Control Circle (QCC) projects, or have taken part in Team Excellence Assessment.
Course Outline:
- Understand the importance of using a total and systematic approach to implement TE/IQC in the organisation;
- Understand the key components and dimensions of TE/IQC Assessment Criteria;
- How to apply the TE/IQC Criteria to qualify an project; and
- Making use of written feedback to identify strengths and areas of improvement for TE/IQC projects.
To register your interest, please click the Register Here button below.
Team Excellence (TE) Tools and Techniques Course
Course Objective:
- Equip participants with the knowledge of creativity tools and techniques, to lead and / or participate in Innovation and Quality Circles (IQC) activities; and
- Enable participants to carry out quality improvement projects effectively.
Who Should Attend:
- Team leaders;
- Team members;
- Facilitators
Course Outline:
- Introduction to the concepts of IQC;
- The effective roles of leaders and members in IQC teams;
- Systematic process to carry out IQC projects; and
- Application of IQC tools and techniques in each of the 4 criteria segments in the IQC Assessment Criteria.
To register your interest, please click the Register Here button below.
Note: For more information on upcoming courses, please click here to send us your enquiry.
International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC)
The International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) is an annual event for exchanging ideas and experiences on QC Circle activities or team-based improvement programmes. In recent years, the convention has widened its scope to include presentation of papers and case studies on subjects related to quality and productivity.
Currently, there are 13 members: Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.
Members take turns to organise the annual ICQCC, and Singapore last hosted the event in 2018. The Singapore Productivity Association (SGPA) represents Singapore at the Coordinating Committee Meetings (CCM) held during the convention.
ICQCC 2024 will be taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 11 to 14 November 2024.
Please contact us via secretariat@sgpa.org.sg to find out more!