About this course
ISO 9001:2026 Revision
The revised BS EN ISO 9001:2026 places greater emphasis on leadership, governance, culture and sustained organizational performance.
Course Overview
This FIVE-DAY course provides an understanding and knowledge of auditing quality management systems to third party standards.
The objective of an audit is not fault finding, but to identify opportunities for improvement. You learn to build on the skills of how to plan, structure and conduct an effective audit and to evaluate and communicate the findings. The course is designed to follow the stages in a live audit, including simulated audit interviews and role play closing meetings.
This highly participative course is a practically based series of sessions using tutorials, case studies, interactive workshops and open forum discussions culminating with an examination. The practical emphasis of the course and the high tutor to attendee contact hours provide a unique opportunity for a substantial degree of individual guidance and training. A detailed file of reference information is available to keep.
What you will learn
- Background and overview of the ISO 9000 family of Standards
- An introduction to auditing and implementing an audit system and the auditor's role in the process
- Management's role in reviewing the effectiveness of the overall quality system
- Planning and managing a process based audit:
- resources and timing
- use of checklists
- selection of audit teams
- Conducting the audit - skills, techniques and auditor competence:
- evaluating the significance of audit findings
- communicating and presenting audit reports
- Nonconformities and quality improvement as a result of corrective actions
- Management of the third party assessment and certification process
Recent reviews
The course had been cancelled and then I had to re-apply. I am confused as your email to participants contained the statement below in quotation marks. However, in discussion at the training venue, we found that 3 out of the 4 participants had requested this training to be held online…The course had been cancelled and then I had to re-apply. I am confused as your email to participants contained the statement below in quotation marks. However, in discussion at the training venue, we found that 3 out of the 4 participants had requested this training to be held online and their requests were refused. "We continue to deliver training as a virtual option using either Zoom or MS Teams, but we are finding clients have been asking us to deliver in person at their premises as well. The option is yours. Our open courses will continue to be offered virtually until such time as we establish people are comfortable with being back in the classroom environment - which is what has happened with the Lead Auditor course mentioned above".Read more
A very worth while course one which I will be recommending for a few other members of my team to attend. Excellent hand outs and presentation skills
I found the course very helpful and exactly what I was hoping it would be in terms of content, delivery and facility. It met all exceptions. I would like to highlight, in particular, Kristian Hill, course tutor. He was an excellent presenter and delivered this course outstanding well. His explanation…I found the course very helpful and exactly what I was hoping it would be in terms of content, delivery and facility. It met all exceptions. I would like to highlight, in particular, Kristian Hill, course tutor. He was an excellent presenter and delivered this course outstanding well. His explanation and further knowledge around the 'scope' of the course deliverables was exceptional.Read more