ISO 17020 2012 Requirements for Inspection Bodies - Internal Auditor Course

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- Curriculum

ISO 17020 2012 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection – has been drawn up with the objective of promoting confidence in bodies performing inspection. ISO 17020 2012 standard covers the activities of inspection bodies whose work can include the examination of materials, products, installations, plants, processes, work procedures or services, and the determination of their conformity with requirements and the subsequent reporting of results of these activities to clients and, when required, to authorities. ISO 17020 2012 standard can be used as a requirements document for accreditation or peer assessment or other assessments. ISO 17020 2012 internal auditor course will help you learn how to initiate an audit, prepare and conduct audit activities, compile and distribute audit reports and complete follow-up activities. On successful completion of this course, you will be able to optimize your auditing skills with the internationally recognized ISO 17020 2012 standard and boost your audit capabilities. Also gain confidence in planning and performing an effective audit, as well as reporting and taking corrective action where necessary. ISO 17020 2012 internal auditor training course develops the necessary skills to assess and report on the conformance and implementation of processes based on ISO 17020 2012.
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone involved in the planning, implementing, maintaining, supervising or auditing of an ISO 17020 2012 quality management system
- Those who like to handle the role of an ISO 17020 2012 internal auditor in an organisation
- Employees of any organisation who wish to audit their organisation’s quality management system
- Those involved in second party audits such as vendor audits
- Personnel who wish to pursue career as an ISO 17020 2012 internal auditor
- Expert advisors in quality management
Key Benefits
- Gain the skills to plan, conduct, report and follow up first and second party audits in accordance with ISO 19011
- Learn skills to lead an internal audit team
- Identify the aims and benefits of an ISO 17020 2012 audit
- Interpret ISO 17020 2012 requirements for audit application
- Grasp the application of risk-based thinking, leadership and process management
- Acknowledge the correlation between ISO 17020 2012 standards and other standards and regulatory frameworks
- Learn the latest techniques in ISO 17020 2012 internal auditing
- Consolidate your expertise with the latest developments and contribute to the continuous improvement of the business
- Fill gaps in your professional knowledge
Learning & Evaluation Method
This is a live and interactive course. Once you purchase the course, our team will contact you to plan the training. No matter where you are located, we schedule the classes based on your convenience and time zone. You can plan to attend the training in sessions of 4 or 8 hr duration, based on how much time you can spend in a day.
Certification
There are increasing numbers of organizations, who prefer candidates those who have completed management system trainings from a recognized institution. Certification demonstrates your commitment to superior professionalism, upholding industry standards, and continued learning. These merits can help boost your professional credibility and prestige within your own network, in your organisation, with your current clients, and when pursuing new business opportunities. After the successful completion of the course and final exam, you will be awarded with a certificate of completion issued by QGlobal. Your credentials will be made available in the global online directory and can be verified by anyone searching with the certificate number. Without doubt we can say that our training courses are well recognized and sought after by organizations across various geographies.
Buy for group Are you planning to buy this course for a group? We have the best prices for you! Select ‘Buy for Group’ option and add to the cart. You will get a discount of 60 – 75% for a group of up to 10 participants. To make a group purchase, create your group name and add individual emails of up to 10 participants. Each participant will get the access to the course materials, exam and the certificate. We will arrange one live-online session for the entire group.
Total: 206 Courses View all
Total: 206 Courses View all
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1Introduction to standards and certification
- Purpose of standardization
- Benefits of certification
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2Introduction to ISO 17020 standards
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3ISO 17020 General requirements
- Impartiality and independence
- Confidentiality
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4ISO 17020 Structural requirements
- Administrative requirements
- Organization and management
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5ISO 17020 Resource requirements
- Personnel
- Facilities and equipment
- Subcontracting
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6ISO 17020 Process requirements
- Inspection methods and procedures
- Handling inspection items and samples
- Inspection records
- Inspection reports and inspection certificates
- Complaints and appeals
- Complaints and appeals process
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7ISO 17020 Management system requirements
- Options
- Management system documentation
- Control of documents
- Control of records
- Management review
- Review inputs
- Review outputs
- Internal audits
- Corrective actions
- Preventive actions
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8Introduction to ISO 19011 2018 Guidelines for auditing management systems
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
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9ISO 19011 Principles of auditing
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10ISO 19011 Managing an audit program
- Establishing audit programme objectives
- Determining and evaluating audit programme risks and opportunities
- Establishing the audit programme
- Roles and responsibilities of the individual(s) managing the audit programme
- Competence of individual(s) managing audit programme
- Establishing extent of audit programme
- Determining audit programme resources
- Implementing audit programme
- Defining the objectives, scope and criteria for an individual audit
- Selecting and determining audit methods
- Selecting audit team members
- Assigning responsibility for an individual audit to the audit team leader
- Managing audit programme results
- Managing and maintaining audit programme records
- Monitoring audit programme
- Reviewing and improving audit programme
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11ISO 19011 Conducting an audit
- Initiating audit
- Establishing contact with auditee
- Determining feasibility of audit
- Preparing audit activities
- Performing review of documented information
- Audit planning
- Assigning work to audit team
- Preparing documented information for audit
- Conducting audit activities
- Assigning roles and responsibilities of guides and observers
- Conducting opening meeting
- Communicating during audit
- Audit information availability and access
- Reviewing documented information while conducting audit
- Collecting and verifying information
- Generating audit findings
- Determining audit conclusions
- Conducting closing meeting
- Preparing and distributing audit report
- Preparing audit report
- Distributing audit report
- Completing audit
- Conducting audit follow-up
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12ISO 19011 Competence and evaluation of auditors
- Determining auditor competence
- Personal behavior
- Knowledge and skills
- Achieving auditor competence
- Achieving audit team leader competence
- Establishing auditor evaluation criteria
- Selecting appropriate auditor evaluation method
- Conducting auditor evaluation
- Maintaining and improving auditor competence
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13ISO 17020 Audit role plays
Auditing clause 4.1 Impartiality and independence
Auditees
Collecting evidence
Document review
Interview
Walk around verification
Audit scenario
Findings