SA8000 Advanced Auditor Course 2010

Day 1 – Defining Advanced Auditor Competencies

09:00 - 09:30 Session 1 - Course Introduction and Overview
• Introductions, Course Logistics, and Course Objectives
• Group Exercise #1 – Course Objectives
09:30 – 10:30 Session 2 – Components of Auditor Competencies: The ASK Approach
• Fundamentals of Auditor Attitude, Skills and Knowledge
• Group Exercise #2 – “Advanced Auditor Competencies”
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:30 Session 3 – Becoming an Advanced Auditor: Enhancing Auditor
Competencies
• Applying the ASK approach in Advanced Auditing
• Group Exercise #3 – “Applying the ASK Approach to Audit Case
Scenarios”
• Issues from the Field: Advanced Auditor Attitude and Skills Building
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 Session 3 (continued)
• Group Exercise #4 – “Issues from the Field”
14:00 - 16:00 Session 4 – SA8000 Revision 2008
• Overview of Revision process
• Group Exercise #5 – “Standard Revision – What was Changed and
Why?”
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 - 16:45 Session 5 – The Role and Responsibilities of the Lead Auditor
• Lead Auditor Roles and Responsibilities
16:45 – 17:00 Day 1 Review and Homework Assignment for Day 2

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 SA8000 Advanced Auditor Course 2010
Day 2 – Simulated Audit of Mock Company – Joy Textiles
09:00 - 09:15 Day 1 Review and Day 2 Overview
09:15 – 09:45 Session 6 – Overview of the Audit Process
• Review of the Audit Process, ISO 19011 and Stage 1/Stage 2
• Group Exercise #6 – “The Audit Process: Overview”
09:45 – 11:15 Session 7 – The Audit Process: Conducting the Document Review”
• Introduction to the Simulated Audit
• Group Exercise #7 – “Simulated Audit: Document Review”
11:15 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:30 Session 8 – The Audit Process: Preparing the Audit Plan
• Key Considerations for the Audit Plan
• Group Exercise #8 – “Simulated Audit: Preparing the Audit Plan”
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:45 Session 9 – The Audit Process: Conducting the Audit – Collecting and
Verifying Information
• Key Considerations for Obtaining Objective Evidence
Group Exercise #9 – “Simulated Audit: On-site Audit: Record Review”
14:45 – 15:15 Group Exercise #10 – “Writing NCRs – 3 Case Studies”
15:15 - 15:30 Break
15:30 – 17:30 Session 9 (continued)
• The Art of the Interview
• Group Exercise #11 – “simulated Audit: On-Site Audit: Worker
Interviews”
17:30 – 17:45 Day 2 Review and Homework Assignment for Day 3

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Course Agenda
 SA8000 Advanced Auditor Course 2010
Day 3 – Simulated Audit of Mock Company – Joy Textiles (continued);
Course Review; Final Exam

09:00 - 09:15 Day 2 Review and Day 3 Overview

09:15 – 10:45 Session 10 – The Audit Process: Conducting the Audit – Generating
Audit Findings; Preparing the Audit Findings
• Key Considerations for Generating Audit Findings; Non-
conformances and NCRs
• Group Exercise #12 – “Simulated Audit: Writing NCRs – Joy
Textiles”
• Group Exercise #13 – “Simulated Audit: Preparing the Audit
Conclusions”
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:45 Session 11 – The Audit Process: Conducting the Audit – Conducting
the Closing Meeting
• Key Considerations for the Closing Meeting
• Group Exercise # 14 – “Simulated Audit: Conducting the Closing
Meeting”
11:45 – 12:30 Session 12 - Course Review & Exam Preparation
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 Session 12 (continued Exam Preparation)
14:00 – 16:30 Final Exam
16:30 Course end

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