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ISO 9001:2015 QMS Lead Auditor Course
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ISO 9001:2015 QMS Lead Auditor Course
Instructor:
syedwahabali58@gmail.com
04 April, 2022
Description
ISO 9001 is the internationally recognised requirements standard for quality management systems. It can be used by organisations of any size or sector to establish consistent processes, meet customer and applicable requirements, monitor performance and drive continual improvement.
The Lead Auditor course goes beyond clause awareness. It develops the ability to translate requirements into audit criteria, evaluate objective evidence, identify conformity or nonconformity, communicate findings and lead an audit team through the complete audit cycle.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is suitable for professionals who audit, manage, implement or improve quality management systems, including:
- Quality managers, quality engineers and quality assurance or quality control professionals
- Internal auditors seeking broader audit-team and lead-auditor capability
- Management-system consultants and implementation specialists
- Supplier, vendor and second-party auditors
- Certification-body auditor candidates preparing for a recognised training requirement
- Operations, manufacturing, service, project and process managers
- Compliance, governance and integrated management-system professionals
- Professionals responsible for audit programmes, corrective action and continual improvement
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Learners should normally begin the course with a working understanding of:
- The purpose and benefits of a quality management system
- The seven quality management principles
- The process approach and Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
- Risk-based thinking within a quality management system
- The structure and principal requirements of ISO 9001:2015
- Basic audit concepts, terminology and organisational processes
Pre-course readiness: The approved Training Partner may require pre-course reading, a foundation-level course, an ISO 9001 knowledge check or another readiness activity. Confirm the actual prerequisite process before enrollment.
Course Outline
Main Focus: ISO 9001 purpose, terminology, quality principles, process approach, PDCA and risk-based thinking
Main Focus: Context, interested parties, scope, leadership, policy, roles, planning, risks, opportunities and objectives
Main Focus: Support, competence, communication, documented information, operations, performance evaluation and improvement
Main Focus: Audit principles, programme context, objectives, scope, criteria, team roles, document review and audit planning
Main Focus: Opening meeting, interviewing, observation, sampling, evidence evaluation, findings and nonconformities
Main Focus: Team leadership, audit conclusions, closing meeting, reporting, corrective-action follow-up and examination preparation
What Will You Learn?
After successfully completing the course, learners should be able to:
- Explain the purpose, structure and key requirements of ISO 9001:2015
- Interpret quality management principles, the process approach, PDCA and risk-based thinking
- Explain the role of audits in maintaining and improving a quality management system
- Apply audit terminology, principles and guidance associated with ISO 19011
- Establish audit objectives, scope and criteria and prepare a practical audit plan
- Select and lead an audit team while allocating tasks and managing communication
- Conduct opening meetings, interviews, document reviews, observations and sampling
- Evaluate objective evidence and develop clear, evidence-based audit findings
- Write nonconformity statements that connect evidence, requirements and the nature of the gap
- Conduct closing meetings and communicate conclusions professionally
- Prepare an effective audit report and evaluate corrective-action follow-up
- Recognise competence, confidentiality, impartiality and professional-behaviour expectations
Benefits
For Learners | For Organisations |
Build confidence in interpreting ISO 9001 requirements | Strengthen internal and supplier audit capability |
Develop end-to-end audit planning and leadership skills | Improve the consistency and value of audit programmes |
Practise interviewing, sampling and evidence evaluation | Identify process weaknesses and improvement opportunities earlier |
Improve finding, nonconformity and report writing | Support evidence-based corrective action and continual improvement |
Support progression toward relevant auditor roles | Develop quality professionals who can communicate effectively with leadership |
Assessment Overview
A CQI and IRCA Certified course requires learners to demonstrate knowledge and practical application. The approved Training Partner provides the definitive assessment plan and learner instructions for the registered course.
Assessment Component | Requirement |
Course participation | Attendance, engagement and completion of required learning activities across the approved programme |
Practical evaluation | Audit planning, role plays, case studies, evidence review, finding development and team exercises |
Online examination | The applicable CQI and IRCA computer-marked examination accessed through the official assessment system |
Identity and exam rules | Compliance with current registration, identification, technical, integrity and invigilation requirements |
Successful result | All required course and examination components must be passed before the achievement certificate is issued |
Re-sit arrangements | Any re-sit eligibility, deadline and fee follow the applicable CQI/IRCA and Training Partner rules |
Career Applications
The knowledge and skills developed can support responsibilities such as:
- Quality management system internal auditor or lead internal auditor
- Supplier and second-party quality auditor
- Quality manager, QMS manager or management representative
- Quality assurance, compliance or continual-improvement professional
- Management-system consultant or implementation specialist
- Certification-body auditor candidate, subject to scheme-specific requirements
- Integrated management-system auditor combining quality with other disciplines
$90.00
Course Information
- Lessons: 6
- Duration: 6 Days
- Course level: Beginners
- Study Mode: Online
- Language: English, Arabic & Urdu
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