Customised Regulatory Auditing Techniques Day 1
Course content
The following subjects will be addressed:
- The basis for regulatory oversight - Chicago Convention and EU regulations.
- Obligations of the state and obligations of the regulatory authority.
- How auditing is used as an integral part of regulatory oversight, with reference to the information provided in ICAO document 9734.
- The need for and importance of effective management of the oversight process, with reference to international best practices and case study examples.
- An overview of the Initial Approval process (the two stage approach).
- Initial review of an organisations response to regulatory requirements (document review).
- Auditor competency and development issues.
- Relative responsibilities within the regulatory organisation for oversight management and decision making based on oversight audit results.
- Planning an audit visit.
- The function and responsibilities of regulatory oversight team leaders.
- An introduction to the fundamental principles of auditing including the need for objective based auditing.
- The principle of audit sampling to verify compliance with regulations.
- Audit protocol including the need for Audit Entry / Exit meetings and the role of Audit Guides.
- Regulatory audit reports & records
- Regulatory process for and associated timescales of corrective actions.
Conclusion: This four day course is specifically designed to provide regulators with a sufficient understanding of the principles and practice of auditing to enable them to develop auditing processes to suit the full range of auditing undertaken by an authority in response to the ICAO requirements for an effective state regulatory oversight processes.
Course prerequisites
A background in an aviation regulatory environment. No previous experience of auditing or any regulatory management function is necessary.
Please note that for in-company presentations the course may be provided either as a general auditing techniques course or in versions specific to oversight of Maintenance, Flight Operations, Design & Production organisations, Aerodrome, and Air Traffic Management. Please contact training@jaato.com and specify your wishes to ensure a course customized to your needs.
NOTE: Participants should bring a laptop since some of the course material is provided on USB sticks.
Scheduled dates
None, request by mail