CQI IRCA ISO 9001:2015 (QMS) Lead Auditor course in Islamabad
ISO 9001 Quality Management SystemsLead Auditor
The QMS Lead Auditor course has been designed to help you prepare:
· On-site audits
· Develop checklists
· Audit processes
· Gather and evaluate evidence
· Write reports and relate your findings to policy and objectives.
ISO 9001 quality management allows you to continuallymonitor quality across all operations, whatever you industry ororganization size. And effective quality management is achievedwhen the system’s performance is also monitored, or audited.To do this well, an understanding of the entire ISO 9000 seriesempowers you to understand all principles and processes thatcan improve infrastructure, customer services and more. You’lllearn all of this on our lead auditor course, making you anindependent quality management expert
Why do you need it?
Audits are critical to continuallyimproving your ISO 9001 qualitymanagement system. As your businessgrows and evolves, so must the wayyou manage quality – not only tomaintain compliance, but alsoeffectiveness. Independent and thirdparty audits allow ISO 9001 expertsto assess all areas of your businessand measure how they contributeto your quality management system.Their findings will help you identify gaps in performance and ways toclose these so you can continuallyimprove the way you work.
How will you get benefit?
An ISO 9001 quality managementsystem helps you become a consistentcompetitor in your market place.And by auditing this system tomaintain compliance, you can alsomaintain your competitive strength– staying up-to-date with the latestISO 9001 requirements. You willcontinue to operate in a way thatcuts costs, increases revenue andimproves operational performance.Your staff will also remain confidentthat they can meet the ISO 9001standard, and your customers willtrust the quality of your servicesmore and more.
What will you learn?
This five-day course will not onlyconsolidate your knowledge of ISO 9001,it will also help you understand therequirements from an auditor’s pointof view – including links with otherstandardized approaches to qualitymanagement such as ISO 9000and ISO 9004. You’ll get to gripswith the eight key principles of qualitymanagement, learning what it takesto plan, conduct and report on anaudit. And you’ll become.
Who this course is for:
· Individuals interested in conducting internal/external audits
· Management representatives
· Quality Assurance Managers
· Quality Control Managers
· Quality Auditors
· Anyone in quality management field
· Quality Managers and other quality function employees
· Employees actively engaged in developing and implement a QMS
· Employees leading the effort of upgrading the QMS from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015
· Management system consultants
· People involved with quality management in their companies
· Quality engineers
· QA/QC specialists
· Quality professionals looking to become certified as QMS auditors or implementers
· Quality analysts
· Beginners in the field of quality management and QMS auditing
Requirements
· Basic understanding of the processes to audit
· Some previous knowledge of quality management system and ISO 9001 standard is expected.
· Familiarity with management systems is useful
· Knowledge of the previous versions of ISO 9001 helps
· Industry knowledge and basic understanding of quality management systems
The structure of the course includes 3 parts:
First Part
The first part is introductive; It discusses concepts like “quality” and quality management system, it presents the most relevant standards in the ISO 9000 series, a short history of ISO 9001 and it also covers two very important concepts for understanding a quality management system – process approach and risk-based thinking;
Second Part
The second part of the course is
· A detailed presentation of all clauses and sub-clauses in ISO 9001:2015
· It follows the structure of the standard so we will be discussing about the context of the organization
· The scope of the QMS
· About leadership and the involvement of the top management in the QMS
· About the quality policy, roles, responsibilities and authorities
· About risks and opportunities
· Quality objectives and plans for their achievement
· About the resources needed for the QMS, including infrastructure, environment for the operation of processes, competent people or organizational knowledge, about the documentation that supports the QMS and its control, about the process that the organization should follow for the design and development of its products and services, about customer communication, purchasing and the control of processes, products and services obtained from external providers, about identification and traceability, the control of goods property of customers and external providers, about preservation requirements, about post delivery activities and the management of non-conforming outputs, about the requirements for monitoring customer satisfaction about internal audits of the QMS, about the management review, the management of nonconformities in the QMS or the continual improvement of the management system.
- the third and last part of my course is about management system auditing in general – it discusses subjects such as the principles of auditing and the different types of management system audits, audits scope, objectives and criteria, conducting a QMS audit, audit plan and report or how nonconformities and opportunities for improvement should be managed.
Here is a summary of the topics covered in this course.
· Basics of auditing
· Quality definitions based on ISO 9000
· How to plan and prepare for an audit?
· Conducting the audit opening and closing meetings
· How to conduct an audit?
· Audit questioning and data collection tips and techniques
· How to classify audit findings?
· How to produce an effective report and follow up with the auditee to close the audit?
Description
This course explains all the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 discussing the intent of each sub-clause of the standard, offering solutions that can be used for the implementation of a quality management system along with examples and, of course, providing guidance on how to audit a quality management system - be it internal or external audit.
After going through all the course you will have a perfect understanding of all the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. You will be able to conduct or participate in the implementation or the assessment of a Quality Management System.
Awarding Body
CQI and IRCA stands for Chartered Quality Institute and The International Register of Certificated Auditors. Organisations around the world recognise the value of using management systems to control business risk and contribute value.
While CQI members deliver excellence in business, IRCA members are recognised as the gold standard in management systems auditing.
Mode of study
• Online Training (Through Zoom)
• Recorded Training Lectures
Materials Provided
Course participants will receive:
• Study outline
• Workbooks and practice problems
• Suggested resources and study aids
• Past Papers
• Guidance on areas where you need additional preparation