The agenda covers QMS and certification context, audit principles and preparation, on-site audit activities, then audit closure and audit program management.
The four-day program is organized around the audit lifecycle. Day 1 introduces QMS fundamentals and the ISO 9001 context, including standards and regulatory frameworks and an overview of the certification process. Day 2 focuses on audit principles, evidence- and risk-based approaches, initiating the audit, stage 1 activities, and preparing the stage 2 on-site audit.Day 3 concentrates on on-site audit activities, communication during the audit, audit procedures, creating audit test plans, and drafting findings and nonconformity reports. Day 4 addresses audit documentation and quality review, closing the audit, evaluation of action plans, activities beyond the initial audit, managing an internal audit programme, and competence evaluation before closing the training.This structure is designed to help participants connect requirements to audit planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up routines.
The agenda is most effective when you treat each day as a set of outputs. By the end of preparation you should be able to outline an audit plan, by the end of on-site work you should be able to document evidence and findings cleanly, and by closure you should be able to evaluate action plans and define follow-up. Those are the deliverables that make audits repeatable.
“Day 3: On-site audit activities.”
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Yes. Exam fees are included, the exam is delivered online, and the stated duration is three hours.
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