Aviation Lead Auditor Training Course
Course content
A five day programme specifically designed for the aviation industry and adopting the following format:
Pre-course Exercise / study
Day 1 - Management systems & the requirements of ISO 9001
Day 2 - Assessment / audit process
Day 3 - Audit Planning / Auditing Techniques (including auditing in relation to
the ISO 9001 Process approach)
Day 4 - Practical Auditing
Day 5 - Audit Reporting / Corrective Action Process
IRCA Examination.
Course topics set in an aviation context include:
- Management Systems, regulations & ISO 9001
- Process management & improvement
- Management Systems Certification / approval
- The requirements of ISO 9001
- Auditing techniques for process based management systems
- Auditor competency & Auditor Registration Schemes
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd Party Audit practice
- ISO 19011 Audit Guidelines
- The Assessment Process as used by regulatory & certification organisations
- Managing Audit Entry & Exit meetings
- Effective Assessment and Audit Planning
- Risk based auditing
- Audit team selection
- Audit management skills
- Relative roles & responsibilities of Auditors & Lead Auditors
- Development and use of Audit Check Lists
- Searching for Evidence of compliance
- Auditing for process effectiveness
- Psychology of audit and assessment
- Recording and reporting audit results
- Writing nonconformity statements
- Evaluating Audit & Assessment results
- Audit report writing
- Audit close out, follow up and on-going surveillance
- Etc.
Course prerequisites
A background in an aviation environment. An elementary knowledge of, and experience with, management systems and auditing is necessary, together a basic understanding of the requirements of ISO 9001and how they could apply in an aviation industry context (gained through a mandatory Pre-course assignment).
Scheduled dates
None, request by mail