Overview
5 Day ISO 9001/45001 Lead Auditor Course” is a competency-based five-day course that focuses on the role of an auditor in leading teams for an audit of an integrated management system using ISO 19011:2018 Standard Guidelines to evaluate the level of conformance of organizational IMS processes against the requirements of the ISO 9001/45001 Standards related to quality management and occupational health & safety management. The course builds upon the knowledge gained from “4-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/OH (3-day IMS requirements), AU (1 day auditing) and TL (1 day Team Lead), which can be taken consecutively or simultaneously.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how to establish IMS (ISO 9001/45001) 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 integrated management system conformance
Who Should Take This Course?
- Anyone entering quality/occupational health & safety management-related career
- Quality/OHS 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 ISO 9001/45001 Standard
- Auditors seeking accreditation to become external auditors employed by QMS/OHS registrars
- Internal auditors seeking to advance knowledge of ISO 9001/45001 Standard requirements
Certification
Participants who successfully demonstrate competence during this course will receive a Certificate of Attainment covering the following Exemplar Global knowledge competency units:
- Exemplar Global – IM (QM/OH): Integrated Management System Requirements (RTP)
- Exemplar Global – AU: Management Systems Auditing (RTP)
- Exemplar Global – TL: Leading Teams (RTP)
Participants not deemed competent are issued Certificates of Attendance and given the opportunity to retake the mandatory competencies previously missed.
Participants Handouts
Participants receive a package that consists of interpretation of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 Standards related materials supported by process approach examples, scenarios and case studies and other value-added reference materials.
System Requirements
- 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)
Course Instructor
