
Objective
*This intensive 5-day course is certified by
the Governing Board of the International Register of Certificated Auditors
(IRCA Cert. No. A17020).
Delegates successfully completing this course
satisfy the formal training requirement for individuals seeking certification
under the IRCA QMS Auditor Certification Scheme.
On successful completion the delegate will know
the ISO 9000 Series, ISO / IEC 17025:2005, be trained Auditors, be competent to audit their
own organization, subcontractors and suppliers as Auditors or Lead Auditors,
be able to prepare for audits and understand the economic advantages of
Quality Management Systems.
Interactive learning techniques are used to
maximize delegate participation, including workshops designed to broaden the
knowledge of system and audit applications.
Persons who should attend this course include:
- Managers introducing
Quality Management Systems,
- Personnel who audit within their
organization and those of their suppliers,
- Management consultants who need to know more
about ISO 9000 and ISO / IEC 17025:2005, and
- Persons wishing to pursue a career as third
party IRCA QMS 2000 Auditors and Lead Auditors.
Overview
The 5-day Auditor / Lead Auditor Training
Course offered by Ashbrooke has been developed to progress the delegate
through a series of modules, each containing a day's activities of
presentation and participation; after which each successful delegate will have
earned his/her training qualification for certification as an IRCA QMS 2000 Auditor /
Lead Auditor.
Developing good communication skills is
encouraged early and is reinforced throughout the course as it is essential
for an Auditor / Lead Auditor to hold well developed written and verbal
communication skills. This is achieved with verbal and written evaluation
activities, open forum presentation format and active delegate participation
throughout the course.
The course examines these issues by opening
with standardization and the evolution of ISO 9000 and ISO / IEC 17025. This is followed by
reviewing:
- ISO 19011:2002
- Quality management
principles,
- ISO / IEC 17025 principles,
- ISO 9001:2000,
- ISO / IEC 17025:2005,
- Traceability chain for accredited
laboratories,
- Quality Management System documentation,
- Planning and conducting audits,
- Process mapping,
- Audit teams,
- Communication with the auditee,
- Interviews,
- Writing audit reports,
- Quality audit meetings.
Plus, over 80% of the course timing is
dedicated to syndicate activities designed to examine and explore the
disciplines of planning and conducting QMS audits.
This course
contains 4 Questionnaires, 10 Workshops, plus several additional skills
development activities.