Course ID: 18083

This is a CQI Approved training course and is designed for you to study the first 3 days of the course online, in your own time and at your own pace prior to the classroom/virtual course. The final 2 days of the course will be conducted as classroom or virtual classroom.

This CQI/IRCA certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor training programme is for learners who require an in-depth understanding of the range of auditing techniques and protocols associated with the Lead Auditor role. The objective of this training course is to enable learners to lead an audit team and audit the quality management system of an organisation to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. Our Lead Auditor course is a natural progression course from ISO 9001 Foundation and ISO 9001 Internal Auditor.

Who Should Attend?

This course satisfies the training requirements for those who wish to register with the IRCA auditor registration scheme. It is also essential for any serious quality practitioner involved in the design, management and implementation of an audit programme for internal, supplier and other external audits from customers and/or certification bodies.

Prerequisites

a) 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 continuous improvement.

b) Quality management

• The fundamental concepts and the seven quality management principles (see ISO 9000):
  1. Customer focus
  2. Leadership
  3. Engagement of people
  4. Process approach
  5. Improvement
  6. Evidence-based decision making
  7. Relationship management

c) ISO 9001

• Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 9001 and the commonly used quality management terms and definitions, as given in ISO 9000, which may be gained by completing an CQI/IRCA Certified QMS Foundation Training course or equivalent.