Internal Auditors Training (ISO 9001, 45001, 14001, 22000, 27001 )

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ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor

Course Overview

This highly interactive two-day training programme is designed for those people who require a sound understanding of the techniques and principles of quality auditing. It also covers the role of the internal auditor in the development and improvement of an effective quality management system.

Internal auditing is changing and it is no longer enough that internal audits check conformance, but auditors now need to be able to audit processes with emphasis on risk and performance improvement.  Delegates will learn that they play a key role in the development and improvement of working practices across the organisation. Delegates will also learn how to apply the 7 quality management principles.

Course Benefits

By attending and completing this course, successful delegates will:

  • Benefit from a highly interactive course with extensive use of team-based exercises which is both challenging and stimulating
  • Gain the technical skills and knowledge required to plan, conduct and report internal quality audits
  • Have a key understanding of management systems and the processes involved

Course Objectives

  • To teach delegates the importance and purpose of an effective QMS
  • To give an understanding of the role and responsibilities of an auditor in planning, conducting, reporting and following up on a QMS audit to comply with standard ISO 9001:2015.
  • To be able to produce audit reports that will help to improve the effectiveness of the QMS
  • To enable delegates to understand how to use the results of internal audits to help drive improvements

Course Content

  • Structure of an internal audit
  • Key activities in the audit process
  • Business process auditing
  • Effective auditing techniques and good audit practice
  • Preparation for an audit and producing an effective audit checklist
  • Gathering evidence during an audit (interviewing, observation & document review)
  • Evaluation of the evidence obtained during an audit
  • Writing non-conformance reports
  • Agreeing corrective actions and verifying their effectiveness

Duration

Day 1   09.00 – 17:00

Day 2   09.00 – 17:00

Who should attend

This training programme is specifically designed for delegates with an interest in the quality auditing process, including principles and techniques involved with QMS. The course will also be relevant for those who are involved in internal auditing of quality management systems, whose processes and procedures will be audited.

It is essential that delegates have a sound understanding of the requirements of ISO 9001 – if not, then it is recommended that delegates complete our one day ISO 9001:2015 Foundation course before attending this course.

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ISO 45001 Internal Auditor

Introduction

This two-day course offers practical guidance on how to conduct and plan internal audits, develop effective checklists and gather objective evidence to evaluate audit findings and determine conformity, nonconformity and effectiveness against the requirements of ISO 45001.

Successful completion of this course based on the six-stage auditing approach ensures the skills needed to meet the standard requirements.

Who should attend?

Anyone looking to be an internal OH&S management systems auditor.

What will you learn?

  • An overview of the OH&S management system standard ISO 45001
  • Selected techniques used for assessment and management of OH&S hazards and associated risks
  • The roles and responsibilities of an internal OH&S management systems auditor
  • Audit planning
  • How to carry out audits using Lloyd’s Register’s 6 stage approach
  • How to gather objective evidence through observation, interviewing and sampling of documents
  • How to evaluate audit findings and determine conformity, nonconformity and effectiveness
  • How to report findings accurately
  • What a corrective action is and who is responsible for implementing the action
  • How to follow up and verify the effectiveness of corrective action.

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ISO 27001:2013 Internal Auditor Training Course

Course Overview

ISO 27001 Internal Auditor training will provide delegates with the skills needed to perform internal audits within an organisation using an ISO 27001 Information Security Management System. Delegates will learn how to plan, perform, and produce reports on an audit of an ISMS. They will be introduced to a variety of techniques that will allow them to carry out such audits effectively from start to finish, for the purpose of enhancing output. Therefore, completing this ISO 27001 training course will greatly boost auditing abilities, which will result in the better implementation of security principles and strategies

How will I benefit?

  • Recognize areas your Certification Body (CB) will be generally looking for to comply with generic internal auditing requirements in management system standards. This will include the meanings and intention of certification criteria and associated theories, methodologies, techniques or tools
  • Appropriately trained auditors will bring added value to the internal audit process
  • Your business will remain compliant to the international Standard for Information Security Management Systems
  • Skills development for your internal auditors; as well as the main core knowledge requirements

 Course Outline

This ISO training course will cover the following modules:

Introduction

  • The 27001 standard
  • 27001 mission
  • 27001 high-level methodology
  • 27001 focus
  • Common interrelationships
  • Review and monitor
  • Improvement and maintenance
  • Clauses of ISO 27001

Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and the ISO 27001 Standards Family

  • What is an ISMS?
  • Creating project plan according to ISMS ISO 27001
  • Establishing management and governance frameworks
  • ISMS principles
  • ISMS benefits
  • Scope of ISMS in an organisation
  • Introduction to management systems
  • Process approach
  • Fundamentals
  • The PDCA cycle

Interaction with ISO 27005

  • What is ISO 27005
  • ISO 27001 vs ISO 27005
  • Quantifying the business impact
  • Impact severity

Introduction to Auditing

  • Defining auditing
  • Types of audit
  • Techniques and principles
  • Phases of audit

Performing ISO 27001 Audits

  • Preparing audit reports
  • Analysing data
  • Auditing procedures
  • Reviewing documents and reports
  • Validating reports
  • Designing and merging findings
  • Classifying findings
  • Planning, organising, and prioritising
  • Factors that affect the reliability of audit findings

Internal Auditor

  • Roles and responsibilities of an internal auditor
  • Record review activities
  • Internal auditor checklist
  • Communication between departments
  • Drafting reports and test plans

Risk Management

  • Analysing and evaluating risks
  • Managing risk approaches

Risk Assessment and the Statement of Applicability (SOA)

  • Risk assessment summary
  • Conducting risk assessments
  • Risk assessment methodology
  • Risk assessment implementation
  • Risk treatment plan
  • Risk treatment implementation
  • ISMS risk assessment report
  • The Statement of Applicability (SOA)
  • Threats and vulnerabilities

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ISO 14001:2015 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTERNAL AUDITOR 

ABOUT THE COURSE

This course helps participants to understand the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) requirements and learn how to audit your organization based on these requirements. 

Duration: 2 – day course

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN FROM THE COURSE?

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Prepare, conduct and follow-up on ISO 14001:2015 audit activities
    • Gain the skills to assess an organization’s capability to manage its environmental management system
    • Write factual audit reports

Topics to be covered in this course include:

Awareness

  • ISO 14001 History
    • High Level Structure
    • Introduction to ISO 14001:2015
    • Key changes in ISO 14001:2015
    • Overview of the ISO 14001:2015
    • Comparison between ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 14001:2015
    • Conversion Process and Timeline

Audit Process

  • Initiating an audit
    • Document Review
    • Audit Plan
    • Audit Work Documents
    • Opening Meeting
    • Execute the audit
    • Documenting Non-conformities
    • Closing Meeting
    • Audit Report
    • Audit Follow-up

WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE?

This course is specially designed for:
  • Management Representative
    • EMS or EHS Manager
    • ISO 14001 EMS Steering Committee members
    • Lead & Internal EMS auditors
    • Personnel responsible for legal requirements updating, environmental management monitoring, and ISO 14001 conformance
Prerequisite: None

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ISO 22000 FSMS INTERNAL AUDITOR TRAINING

ABOUT THE COURSE

Food Safety Management Systems Internal Auditor Course provides basic training for potential FSMS Internal Auditors with the knowledge and skills to prepare, conduct, report and follow up FSMS internal audits.

Through tutor-led discussions, exercises, workshops and role-plays, students will gain sufficient knowledge and skills in the entire auditing process and get prepared as an FSMS professional.

Duration: 2 – day course

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN FROM THE COURSE?

Topics to be covered in this course include:

  • General introduction
    • Food safety principles, vocabulary and ISO 22000 requirements
    • Document review and audit planning
    • Process auditing and audit skills
    • Writing NC reports and audit reporting
    • Audit follow up

WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE?

This course is specially designed for:

  • Members/supporting personnel of the Food Safety Management Team who have responsibility to audit/implement/improve a FSMS;
    • Personnel who are involved in operation/engineering/site activities who wish to gain maximum benefit from the FSMS implementation; and
    • Any other personnel who wish to advance their career in management systems, irrespective of discipline.

Prerequisite:

Students are expected to have prior knowledge:
  • Management systems: The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle; The core elements of a management system and the interrelationship between top management responsibility, policy, objectives, planning, implementation, measurement, review and continual improvement.
    • Food safety management: 
    A knowledge of the principles of food safety management including prerequisite programmes as specified in ISO/TS 22002 (All parts) and HACCP; The relationship between food safety management and the provision of safe food products to prevent or minimize adverse effects on human health and the proactive improvement of food safety performance; Awareness of common examples of relevant national and local FSMS legislation and requirements.
    • FSSC 22000: 
    Knowledge of the requirements of FSSC 22000 and the commonly used food safety management terms and definitions, as given in FSSC 22000.

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