IRCA QMS ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training

• 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 certification

• 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 non-conformance with requirements
• to report findings accurately against requirements of ISO 9001, write and grade non-conformity 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

• 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.

• OH&S and EMS Auditor/Lead Auditor conversion courses
• Tutored Audits (coached live audit at your company)
• See our Business Improvement courses

• 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