ISO 9001 Certified Lead Auditor

The ISO 9001 Lead Auditor training allows you to acquire the necessary expertise to perform Quality Management System (QMS) audits by applying recognized audit principles, procedures, and techniques. You will learn to plan and conduct internal and external audits, in compliance with ISO 19011 and the ISO/IEC 17021-1 certification process.

Specific objectives:

• Understand the operation of an ISO 9001 compliant QMS
• Explain the correlation between ISO 9001, ISO 9004, and other standards
• Understand the role of an auditor: planning, directing, and monitoring audits according to ISO 19011

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• Code: ISO 9001 LA
• Duration: 5 days
• Schedule: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
• Location: 4-star hotel, Tunis

• Auditors wishing to perform and lead QMS certification audits
• Managers or consultants wishing to master the QMS audit process

• Course materials
• 40% demonstration
• 40% theory
• 20% practical exercises

• Day 1 : Introduction to QMS and ISO 9001
  • Objectives and training structure
  • Normative and regulatory frameworks
  • Certification process
  • Fundamental principles of quality management
  • Quality Management System (QMS)
• Day 2 : Principles, preparation, and audit initiation
  • Fundamental audit principles and concepts
  • Evidence-based and risk-based audit approach
  • Audit initiation
  • Audit Stage 1
  • Preparation for Audit Stage 2 (on-site audit)
• Day 3 : On-site audit activities
  • Audit Stage 2
  • Communication during the audit
  • Audit procedures
  • Writing audit test plans
  • Writing audit findings and non-conformity reports
• Day 4 : Audit closure
  • Audit documentation and quality review
  • Audit closure
  • Evaluation of action plans by the auditor
  • Beyond the initial audit: managing an internal audit program
  • Auditor competence, evaluation, and training closure
• Day 5 : Certification exam