QMS Lead Auditor

Course Contents:

• The ISO 9000 principles of quality management
• Essential definitions to help you interpret and audit ISO 9001 requirements
• To analyse ISO 9001 clauses and suggest examples of evidence that would show conformance with these requirements
• The roles and responsibilities of an auditor and lead auditor
• To plan and conduct an interview with top management and evaluate an organisation’s quality policy and objectives
• To prepare an on-site audit plan that establishes effective audit trails across processes and between members of an audit team
• How to audit processes for conformance and effectiveness, including any specific quality objectives
• To prepare thoroughly for audit and produce process based checklists
• To gather objective evidence through observation, interviewing and reviewing documentation
• How to evaluate objective evidence and correctly identify conformance and non-conformance with requirements
• To report findings accurately against requirements of ISO 9001, write and grade non-conformity reports and evaluate proposals for corrective action
• How to relate your audit findings to the policy and objectives of the organisation and present your overall evaluation to top management