Advanced Aviation Lead Auditor
Course content
This course is designed to supplement the standard range of auditor training courses, including ISO 9001 based Lead Auditor training, and sets out to enhance the skills of those managing and undertaking audits in the aviation industry, in particular focusing on team leadership skills. It is provided in support of the Management Systems and Compliance Monitoring requirements of current and future European Legislation relating to the aviation industry, and the desire of organizations to obtain the maximum benefit from auditing in the pro-active pursuit of safety & organizational improvement.
The course is both practical and highly participative and promotes auditing practices that have become the benchmark in the industry. Attendees who sit and pass the formal examination will be issued with a certificate in recognition of their achievement. An examination is offered on day 5.
This five day training programme, specifically designed to enhance the competence of aviation industry auditors and audit managers, addresses the following key subjects:
- EU regulatory Management System & compliance monitoring principles
- The requirements for management systems & compliance monitoring
- Key principles of process design, management & improvement - Improving Audit Programme Management
- Auditing in relation to process based management systems
- Developing Audit programmes utilising a Risk based audit strategy
- Auditing as an integral part of supplier management
- Key principles of supplier capability evaluation & safety oversight - Improving Team Leadership skills
- Effective Assessment and Audit Planning
- Audit team selection
- Audit management skills
- Relative roles & responsibilities of Auditors & Lead Auditors
- Managing Audit Entry & Exit meetings
- Ensuring effective Auditor Team Meetings
- Evaluating and quantifying audit results
- Audit report writing - Improving the audit process and avoiding superficial auditing
- Developing and improving auditor competence
- Advanced audit planning, the development and use of Audit Check Lists
- Handling the complexities of SMS audits
- Advanced techniques for verification of compliance
- Auditing for process effectiveness
- Auditing in relation to prescriptive & non prescriptive requirements
- Objective recording and reporting of audit results - Improving the pro-active response to audit findings
- Managing the Remedial & Corrective Action processes
- Tools & techniques for Root Cause Analysis
- Improving the effectiveness of Audit close out, follow up and on-going surveillance
Course prerequisites
Designed as an advanced auditor training course for those who have had some practical experience of auditing in an aviation environment. It is also a suitable aviation industry alternative, or follow-on course, for those who have previously attended auditor training courses, including ISO 9001 based Lead Auditor training.
Participants are kindly requested to bring a laptop to the course to access course material which will only be provided in electronic format.
Scheduled dates
None, request by mail