ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Auditor-Lead Auditor Training

Attain the skills to conduct Quality Management Systems audits to ISO 9001:2015 requirements

This 5-day ISO 9001:2015 quality management system auditor course is similar to our best-selling ISO 9001:2008 auditor course, but updated to the new ISO Standard. Like the earlier course, this version provides the knowledge and skills needed to organise and lead a QMS; evaluate and report audit findings; evaluate corrective action effectiveness and carry out follow-up and routine audits.

This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to perform first, second and third party audits of management systems against ISO 9001, in accordance with the guidance provided in ISO 19011 for first and second party audits and requirements in ISO 17021 for third party audits.

This course is certificated by the IRCA Governing Board and satisfies the formal training requirements for individuals seeking registration under IRCA and IATCA Auditor Certification Schemes.

Highlights of the course include:

• Management system - what and why?
• What is an audit and why is it necessary?
• The process approach
• ISO 9001 purpose and requirements
• Plan an audit
• Conduct audit
• Audit reporting and follow up

Who Should Attend:
Anyone intending to perform audits of quality management system, particularly third party (certificated) auditors. Some companies require the successful completion of this course to perform first party and second party audits.

Pre-requisites:
It is strongly recommended that the participants have a basic knowledge of the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, and have performed QMS audits before they attend this course. An attendee should consider attending the ISO 9001 QMS Foundation & Internal Auditor course and completing some audits before attending.

Before attending this course, you should possess the following knowledge:

• Knowledge of the following 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 8 quality 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
• Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 9001.