The principles and methods of internal auditing which can be applied to any ISO standard.

What you'll learn
- To understand the roles and responsibilities of an auditor
- To understand the principles and methods of auditing
- To understand how to evaluate audit findings
- To understand audit scope
- To understand a risk based approach to auditing
- To understand how to initiate an audit

Requirements
- No obligatory pre-requisites, although delegates will benefit from having access to a copy of the ISO 19011 standard (though not essential).
- Prior knowledge of how an organization functions in an operational sense will help when considering practical implications of the auditing methods & principles, though not essential.

Description
Delivered by Simon Myers, who has over25 years' experiencein auditing organizations against the ISO standard, this course is designed to help you understand the nature of auditing better and how to internally audit your own organization. It includes:

The roles and responsibilities of an internal auditor.

How to conduct the audits - principles and methods behind auditing.

How to evaluate your findings to make a correct judgement, be it a nonconformity or otherwise.

Practical exercises are included in the course to test your knowledge as you progress.

This course is designed for a range of people / entities:

Fororganizations / individualswho are considering being ISO certified, this course will help you to understand the processes behind an ISO audit and how to evaluate your own organization's compliance.

Fororganizations / individualswho are already ISO certified and want to move the internal audit process from a consultant to in-house, this course will arm you with all the knowledge required regardless of the standard(s) you are involved in.

Foranyonecurious about auditing in general, this course is a good starting point as it has excellentbroad, foundationalprinciples which will help you, whether you are looking to be an internal, or even external, auditor, no matter the discipline / standards involved.

Indeed, the benefits of this course are bothpersonal and organizational. Personally, your knowledge on this topic is greatly enhanced, opening upnew personal opportunities. Organizationally, the knowledge you introduce will enhance the auditing process at the organization, helping you to achieve and maintain ISO certification, which helps you toattract and retain customers.

We look forward to having you on the course!

Who this course is for:
- For organizations / individuals who are considering being ISO certified, this course will help you to understand the processes behind an ISO audit and how to evaluate your own organization's compliance.
- For organizations / individuals who are already ISO certified and want to move the internal audit process from a consultant to in-house, this course will arm you with all the knowledge required regardless of the standard(s) you are involved in.
- For anyone curious about auditing in general, this course is a good starting point as it has excellent broad, foundational principles which will help you, whether you are looking to be an internal, or even external, auditor, no matter the discipline / standards involved.
- For quality managers looking to improve their internal auditing knowledge
- For environmental managers looking to improve their internal auditing knowledge
- For H&S managers looking to improve their internal auditing knowledge
- For operational managers looking to improve their internal auditing knowledge
- For compliance managers looking to improve their internal auditing knowledge
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