Introduction
This five-day Lead Auditor course has been designed to help you prepare on-site audits, develop checklists, audit processes, gather and evaluate evidence, write reports and relate your findings to policy and objectives.
Successful completion increases your credibility, satisfies the formal training requirements stipulated by the CQI & IRCA and enable you to conduct external audits against ISO 9001.
You need this course if...
▪ You want to audit Quality Management Systems against ISO 9001 requirements
▪ You are an Auditor or Quality System Manager and want to add to your credibility with
a widely accepted qualification
▪ You want to satisfy the formal training requirements for IRCA auditor certification
You will learn…
- The purpose of a QMS and the ISO 9000 principles of quality management
▪ Essential definitions to help you interpret and audit ISO 9001 requirements
▪ To analyse ISO 9001 clauses and suggest examples of evidence that would show
conformance with these requirements
▪ The roles and responsibilities of an auditor and lead auditor
▪ To plan and conduct an interview with top management and evaluate an organisation’s
quality policy and objectives
▪ To prepare an on-site audit plan that establishes effective audit trails across processes
and between members of an audit team
▪ How to audit processes for conformance and effectiveness, including any specific
quality objectives
▪ To prepare thoroughly for audit and produce process based checklists
▪ To gather objective evidence through observation, interviewing and reviewing
documentation
▪ How to evaluate objective evidence and correctly identify conformance and nonconformance with requirements
▪ To report findings accurately against requirements of ISO 9001, write and grade nonconformity reports and evaluate proposals for corrective action
▪ How to relate your audit findings to the policy and objectives of the organisation and
present your overall evaluation to top management
You will need …
▪ Knowledge and understanding of ISO 9001 and experience of auditing
▪ Ideally to have attended our ISO 9001 Appreciation and Interpretation course
▪ To understand the basics of how organisations work and the role of top management
▪ To have good knowledge of ISO 9001 and possess knowledge of these quality
management principles and concepts: the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle; the
relationship between quality management and customer satisfaction; commonly used quality management terms and definitions and the seven Quality Management
Principles as given in ISO 9000; the process approach used in quality management; the
Model of a Process Based Quality Management System; the structure and content of
ISO 9001.
▪ Complete approximately 2 hours of pre course work prior to attending the course.
What's included?
- 44 CPD hours
- Training course materials
- Lunch and refreshments for public attendees only
- CQI & IRCA Certificate
Your future development...
- OH&S and EMS Auditor/Lead Auditor conversion courses
- Tutored Audits (coached live audit at your company)
- See our Business Improvement courses.
Course length
▪ Five days
This course is certified by CQI and IRCA and meets the requirements of the CQI and IRCA ISO
9001:2015 QMS Auditor/Lead Auditor course criteria PR328
In-house
If you are looking for a course for four or more people, you may find our in-house option more cost-effective. Contact the team for a quote.
Customised
Work with our training experts to develop a training course or programme specific to your exact requirements.