QMS Lead Auditor
The QMS lead auditor course is ideal for experienced auditors and quality professionals who are looking to add 3rd party auditing to their skillset whilst gaining an industry recognised qualification. This 5 day course covers everything you need to know to become a CQI and IRCA approved QMS lead auditor.
Duration: 5 Days
Course Times: 8.30am – 5.30pm
Availability: Public or in-house
Who should attend?
The QMS lead auditor course is for experienced auditors and quality professionals looking to take the next step in their careers. You will need to successfully complete this course if you’re looking to audit suppliers for your current company or become a freelance trainer or consultant in the future as it is an essential step in becoming a registered lead auditor with the CQI and IRCA.
What You'll Learn
By the end of this course students can expect to have gained an understanding of;
- How to plan, prepare and carry out 3rd party audits.
- How to manage your audit schedule.
- Setting your audit objectives
- How to develop an audit checklist.
- How to develop a checklist to get the most out of the audit.
- Leading the audit process and effective interview techniques.
- Holding closing meetings and writing audit reports.
Course Content
The following topics will be covered during the course.
- Planning and preparing for your audit.
- Your responsibilities as an auditor.
- Setting audit objectives and audit schedules.
- Checklist development.
- Interviewing skills.
- Document review.
- The closing meeting.
- Writing audit reports.
Pre-course Requirements
The approval body of this course CQI IRCA, require that all delegates attending this course have the following prior knowledge:
- The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle
- The relationship between quality management and customer satisfaction
- Commonly used quality management terms and definitions
- The 7 Quality 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 and Annex SL
- The individual clause requirements of ISO 9001.
CQI IRCA’s guidance on this prior knowledge is that “an absence of the prior knowledge is likely to result in a delegate of average ability failing to achieve the necessary standard for successful completion of the IRCA examination”.
What's included?
We provide everything you need so you can concentrate on learning.
- Workbooks, pens and any necessary training handouts.
- Buffet lunch and refreshments served throughout the day.
- A certificate of achievement, certified by the CQI and IRCA that can be used as evidence of your training.
Course Schedule
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Bring it in-house
Why In-House?
While there’s nothing wrong with open courses there are some occasions when it makes more sense to bring the training onsite.
- Lower cost per delegate with in-house training gives you more value and a greater return on your investment.
- Eliminate the travel, accomodation and food costs that come with sending employees on open courses.
- In-house training gives you the opportunity to have the course tailored to suit your specific requirements.
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