ISO 9001 2015 Lead Auditor
Course Overview
This intensive, challenging and highly interactive IRCA registered training program is for those people who require an in-depth understanding of the range of auditing techniques and protocols associated with the Lead Auditor role.Course Objectives
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- Lead an audit team
- Audit the quality management system of an organisation to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.
Prerequisites
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- Those attending this course are expected to have knowledge of the following:
• Quality management principles and concepts
• The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle
• The relationship between quality management and customer satisfaction
• Quality management terms and definitions and the 7 Quality Management Principles
• The process approach used in quality management
• Process Based Quality Management Systems
• The structure, content and requirements of ISO 9001
This knowledge can be gained in a number of ways:
• Previous experience and existing knowledge
• Attending an IRCA ISO 9001 Foundation course – or equivalent
• Reading or self-study
If you would like to attend our IRCA registered ISO 9001 Foundation course at a discounted price to help you prepare for this Lead Auditor course please contact us.
- Those attending this course are expected to have knowledge of the following:
Target Audience for this Course
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- This course satisfies the training requirements for those who wish to register with the IRCA's auditor registration scheme. It is also essential for any serious quality practitioner, particularly those with a responsibility to design, implement and manage an audit programme for internal audits, supplier audits and other external audits from customers and/or certification bodies. Other people who have found this course useful in the past have been internal quality auditors who are looking to enhance their quality auditing knowledge and skills, and those looking to achieve formal recognition for the skills and knowledge that they possess.
Course Content
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Key Topics
ISO 9001:2015 – evidence required for conformity
Roles and responsibilities of auditors and lead auditors
Processes and techniques for planning, conducting & reporting audits
Audit follow-up activities and auditing for continual improvement -
What Are The Benefits?
The course is designed not only to help people perform value-adding quality audits, but also to develop delegates’ wider understanding of quality management systems design and implementation. In particular it will help delegates get to grips with those issues of ever-increasing importance, such as risk based thinking, understanding how internal and external issues are managed by an effective management system, customer satisfaction, continual improvement and the management of processes. It will help delegates understand how these critical issues can be embedded into the quality management system of an organisation. Successful completion of the course and the achievement of the 70% pass mark will satisfy the formal training requirements for those wishing to register as an auditor, lead auditor or principal auditor with the IRCA under the QMS 2015 scheme.
Included with this course
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- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues
- Comprehensive course materials and exercises
Public Scheduled Course Dates
Private Training
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Public Dates
Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.22 Sep - 26 Sep 2025Virtual£144517 Nov - 21 Nov 2025Sunderland£1445Private Courses
Private courseFlexible date and locationPlease quote for prices -
ISO 9001 2015 Lead Auditor Course Options
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