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ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Course – 4 Day Instructor Led Training
Enroll in our 4 Day ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Course (Leading Management System Audits) – Instructor led online training.
Course Instructor
Course Information
Estimated Time
4 Day
Categories
QMS
QMS COURSE PROGRAM
Forward
CL. 5
CL 6/7.2.3
CL. 5 Part 2
CL. 6
5
Overall TL Exercise
6
Examination
Introduction
CL. 1 Scope
CL. 2 Normative References
CL. 3 Terms and conditions
CL. 4 Principles of Auditing
CL. 5 Managing an Audit Program
CL. 6 Performing an Audit
Audit Plan Sample
ISO 19011:2018 Overall AU Exercise 1
CL. 6 Performing and Audit Continued
CL. 7 Determining Auditor Competence
ISO 19011:2011 Overall AU Exercise 2
Examination
CL. 8 Operations
CL. 9 Performance Evaluation
CL. 10 Improvements
Examinations
Introduction
CL. 1 Scope
CL. 2 Normative References
CL. 3 Terms and conditions
CL. 4 Context of the Organization
CL. 5 Leadership
CL. 6 Planning
CL. 7 Support
Our 4-day ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Course provides comprehensive training on auditing quality management systems in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 standards. Designed for professionals aiming to become certified lead auditors, this instructor-led training ensures a practical, hands-on learning experience.“4 Day ISO 9001 Lead Auditor” is a competency-based four day course that focuses on the role of an auditor in leading teams for an audit of a management system using ISO 19011:2018 Standard Guidelines to evaluate the level of conformance of organizational QMS processes against the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard. The course builds upon the knowledge gained from “3 day Internal Auditor” course and augments the understanding and intent of guidelines of the ISO 19011:2018 Standard related to leading audit teams. It explains the roles, responsibilities, functions and accountabilities of a lead auditor – from audit initiation stage through the audit follow-up stage – with the use of real life case studies applicable to various business and industry sectors. The auditing approach can be applied for leading internal audits, supplier audits, customer-initiated audits and accreditation/certification audits. This course covers competencies QM (2 day quality management requirements), AU (1 day auditing) and TL (1 day Team Lead), which can be taken consecutively or simultaneously.
Our 4-day ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Course provides comprehensive training on auditing quality management systems in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 standards. Designed for professionals aiming to become certified lead auditors, this instructor-led training ensures a practical, hands-on learning experience. This ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Course is ideal for professionals responsible for auditing and implementing quality management systems (QMS).
Learning Objectives for ISO 9001:2015 Leading Management System Audits
- Understand how to establish audit objectives/scope and criteria in various business/industry sectors;
- Understand the formation of an audit team based on competence, independence and applicable legal requirements;
- Select applicable audit methods – including on-site and remote;
- Understand how to develop an individual/overall risk-based audit plan/schedule;
- Understand and lead communications with the audit team throughout the audit;
- Learn the purpose, value and methodology of leading effective opening and closing meetings;
- Understand organizing and directing team members for effective and efficient audit outcomes against schedule, criteria and objectives; Understand how to lead teams to reach consensus on audit findings;
- Understand the preparation and completion of an audit report that is completely objective;
- Understand the process of leading follow-ups aimed at findings of non-conformance that could include corrective action requests, OFI, verification of actions or security of information; and,
- Understand the compliance with various applicable regulations, legal requirements and industry codes of practice in relation to management system conformance
Who Should Take This Course?
- Anyone entering an environmental management-related career
- Environmental Managers, Coordinators and Consultants
- Senior Management personnel who direct and control organizations
- Human Resources/Training professionals
- Engineers, technicians and technologists
- Supervisors, Foremen and Lead Hands
- Laboratory, Testing and Inspection professionals
- Reliability and Statisticians
- Anyone seeking advanced knowledge of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard
- Auditors seeking accreditation to become external auditors employed by QMS registrars
- Internal auditors seeking to advance knowledge of ISO 9001 Standard requirements
Participant competencies are evaluated using value-driven with combination of multiple questions, short/long answer questions, scenarios and examinations on Days 2, 3 and 4. Participants who successfully demonstrate competence during this course will receive a Certificate of Attainment covering the following Exemplar Global knowledge competency units:
- Exemplar Global – QM: Quality Management Systems (RTP)
- Exemplar Global – AU: Management Systems Auditing
- Exemplar Global – TL: Leading Management Systems Audit Teams
Participants not deemed competent are issued Certificates of Attendance and provided the opportunity to retake the mandatory competencies previously missed.
Participants receive a package that consists of ISO 9001:2015 Standard-related interpretation materials, process models for each sub-clause, relevant auditing scenarios, practical case studies and other value-added supporting materials.
- A computer running windows 8 or windows 10 or macOS X with macOS 10.9 or later.
- Windows (Internet browsers): Edge 12+, Firefox 27+, Chrome 30+
- Mac (Internet browsers): Firefox 27+, Chrome 30+
- An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE)
- Speakers, a microphone and webcam (required for Zoom or Microsoft Teams usage and for examination)
Jack Sekhon, course instructor, holds, is a member of or has the following experience:
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering
- Registered Professional Engineer P. Eng (Chemical)
- Member of the Fellow Engineers Canada (F.E.C)
- First Class Power Engineer
- Canadian Certified HACCP Professional (CCHP)
- RABQSA QMS/EMS/OHSMS Lead Auditor
- Former BSI QMS/EMS/OHSMS Lead Auditor
- JSA Inc. QMS/EMS/OHSMS/IATF 16949/FSMS/BCMS Trainer
- Former QMI/SAI Global QMS/EMS/ OHSMS Lead Auditor
- Former CSA QMS/EMS/OHSMS Trainer
- Former BSI QMS/EMS/OHSMS Trainer
- Qualified Six Sigma/Lean Practitioner
- 25 years of experience in QMS/EMS/OHSMS consulting
- 15 years of experience in OHS and environmental compliance evaluation
- 3 years of consulting experience in ISO 17025, ISO 13485, and ISO 22000