IRCA Internal Quality Management Systems (QMS) Auditor
Further your auditing skills and achieve the standard of the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) for internal auditors.
What you will learn
At the end of this practical course, delegates will be able to:
- Describe the responsibilities of internal auditors, and their role in maintaining and improving management systems
- Explain the purpose and structure of ISO 9001:2008
- Plan and prepare for an internal audit
- Gather objective evidence through observation, interview and sampling of documents and records
- Write factual audit reports that help to improve the effectiveness of the management system
- Suggest ways in which the effectiveness of corrective action might be verified
The course
- Concepts of auditing
- An overview of ISO 9001:2008
- The human aspects of auditing
- Performing an audit
- Planning and preparing for an audit, including audit objectives
- Reporting findings and raising nonconformities
- Follow up action
- A case study enables delegates to participate in group exercises and gain practical experience of all aspects of the internal audit process.
- The course runs from 9.00am to 5.30pm on day one and from 9.00am to 5.15pm on day two.
- Delegates must attend for the full duration of the course.
Who should attend?
- Managers and staff who are, or about to become, members of the organisation’s audit team. ISO 9001 requires that staff are trained and competent
- Anyone wishing to achieve a recognised formal qualification in internal quality auditing.