With more and more organisations worldwide seeking ISO certification, the demand for ISO Lead Auditors is growing, offering excellent career opportunities.
Your first step to boosting your qualifications is to undertake ISO Lead Auditor Training, an opportunity that is available to anyone. There are a variety of courses from which to choose, but I would generally recommend finding an Exemplar Global-certified trainer.
Job With Responsibility
Whereas internal auditors are employed by individual businesses, and report to management, lead auditors work for certification bodies, and must ascertain whether an organisation has satisfied all the necessary criteria to achieve accreditation.
It is a job with responsibility, and requires the student to fully understand the purpose of ISO management systems and how they work. A lead auditor must be able to plan and conduct interviews with management, study and assess an organisation's policies and procedures, gather information, and suggest ways to improve performance.
Understanding ISO 9001
So, for example, to become an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor you would need a thorough understanding of the ISO itself, as well as Quality Management Systems.
The ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor course uses a step by step approach over 5 days, to give the trainee all the skills required to carry out a full external audit.
If you're looking for lead auditor training in Brisbane, SC Training Centre offers a comprehensive 5-day course, with the next one taking place in October.
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The course is in module format, with the first two days providing an introduction to auditing management systems and focusing on the skills required. Days 3 and 4 focus on ISO 9001 itself, and specific issues relating to quality assurance, while day 5 looks at lead auditor requirements and the certification process.
At the end of the course successful trainees receive a Certificate of Attainment and automatically qualify as a Provisional Auditor with Exemplar Global.
