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The ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor Training course is a intensive and formal course
provided by accredited Registrars and training organizations. It teaches course
participants to perform ISO 9001 quality management system audits from different
perspectives and how to build an effective Quality Management System.
- Those that want to pursue a career as a professional third party auditor, conducting
certification audits for Registrars or Certification Bodies.
- Consultants that want to hone their knowledge and improve the quality of their
services
- Quality Management and Auditing personnel of larger organizations that perform
internal and supplier audits.
- Other professionals in related fields wishing to diversify their credentials.
- You should have a good understanding of the ISO 9001:2008 standard, even though
it is covered in-depth in the course.
- You should have some prior exposure to auditing.
- You should have some experience in a managerial or supervisory role in an
organization
- You should have at least a high school certificate and preferably a degree.
- The ISO 9000 Lead Auditor training has 40 hours of in-class time spread over 5
days. This is not counting time you spend after class reviewing each days material.
- Roughly half that time is devoted to theory covering the ISO 9001 standard and
auditing concepts, principles and practice as per the ISO 19011:2002 Auditing
Guidelines for quality and environmental management systems.
- The remaining time is directed towards in-class case studies, audit role-playing,
team exercises, practice exams and open discussions.
- The course typically ends with a two hour written exam covering a variety of
questions from multiple choice, true/false, short and long essay and case situations.
Most course providers will use some combination of the following evaluation
techniques:
What Can One Expect To Learn From The ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor
Training Course?
Does Taking And Passing This Course Make Me An ISO 9001:2008 Lead
Auditor?
Taking and passing this course (both exam and other evaluation requirements) is just
the first step. Other requirements to become a formally recognized Lead Auditor
includes applying to an Auditor Certification Body like RAB/QSA or IRCA for Lead
Auditor certification and meeting their specific requirements for: