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2003 IQCA audit completed

September 2003

In Australia the IQCA scheme plays a significant role in determining the quality of data collection in the market research industry.

A team of six quality assurance auditors has just completed the audit program for 2003. This year 107 companies were accredited in 130 locations across Australia. These auditors have both market research knowledge and experience within the wider quality assurance industry. .

Participating IQCA companies can be accredited in six different categories of interviewing practice: .

• Door to Door Interviewing
• Central Location Interviewing
• Business Interviewing – face to face (by fieldforce only)
• Telephone Interviewing
• Audits and Observational Studies
• Recruitment for Qualitative Research

IQCA offers accreditation for companies with a field team in any of the six categories of interviewing practice. The accreditation is conferred on a particular location where the company operates and refers to a particular category of interviewing practice.

The annual IQCA audit assures buyers that IQCA accredited suppliers are able to provide quality fieldwork carried out in accordance with best industry practice.

For a complete list of IQCA accredited suppliers