Custom ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Training
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Tailored Training for Your Company's Expert Audit Team
This hands-on, intensive course is delivered by an IRCA-certified lead auditor and uses your own processes and documentation to build practical, immediately applicable auditing skills.
Built entirely around your company's processes and documentation
"Learning by doing" with extensive practice audits at your company
Globally recognized Exemplar Global certification included
5 days | Up to 10 participants
Choose between live virtual and on-site training.
USD 7,790
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Develop a unified, expert audit team with a hands-on program tailored to drive improvement within your specific organization.
Tailored to Your Business: Built entirely around your company's processes, documentation, and challenges.
Hands-On: Your team learns by doing, conducting real, supervised audit exercises within your organization to build practical skills.
Expert Interaction: Learn directly from an IRCA-certified lead auditor who provides real-time feedback and adapts the training to your team's pace and needs.
Focus on Value: Learn to drive improvement within your organization through value-driven audit techniques that identify root causes and opportunities.
Includes Exam and Certification: Every participant can earn an Exemplar Global certificate with Competency Units (QM, AU, TL), providing internationally accepted proof of competence.
Practicing auditing at our own company brought this all to life.
Chris Wright / Precision Components
Prepared for Successful Certification: Precision Components trained a team of eight auditors, who then used their new skills to fine-tune the QMS, leading to a certification audit with zero nonconformities.
By successfully completing this course, your team will be able to:
Conduct all phases of your company's internal audits.
Lead your company's audit team, managing resources, dynamics, and communication effectively.
Audit independently, authoritatively navigating complex scenarios.
Apply advanced audit techniques to identify opportunities for improvement and add value to your organization.
This course uses a blend of expert instruction, discussion, and hands-on exercises, all tailored to your company's specific context, processes, and documentation.
Interpreting ISO 9001:2015 requirements from an auditor's perspective within your company's context
The roles and responsibilities of auditors and lead auditors
Audit planning, leadership, and team management
Effective auditing tools and techniques
Reporting nonconformities and leading follow-up activities
Extensive, supervised auditing exercises within your company to develop real-world skills
Our goal is to make the standard come alive within your company's walls. The 'aha' moments during the live audits are what truly build a confident, capable audit team.
Colin Gray / Lead Instructor / 9001Simplified
The course includes an optional online exam to validate your team's audit expertise.
Online Exam for Every Participant: Participants can take the official exam online after the course.
Globally Recognized Credential: Passing the exam earns the Exemplar Global Certificate of Attainment with Competency Units (QM, AU, TL).
Unlimited Free Retakes: Anyone can retake the exam as needed at no extra cost.
Get your team trained and certified in three simple steps.
Choose your preferred start date at checkout:
Live Virtual Training: Can typically begin within 1 week.
On-Site Training: Requires 3 weeks notice.
Worried about timing? You'll get a full refund if we can't agree on a date.
Once scheduled, your instructor will contact you to tailor the course to your QMS and processes, and to confirm all logistics. For virtual training, this includes a quick test of video conferencing.
Your team builds expertise through 5 days of interactive lessons and guided "learning by doing," including extensive live audit exercises at your organization. The optional online exam for certification is taken after the course.
Colin Gray
A well-known speaker, trainer and IRCA Lead Auditor with 30+ years of auditing experience.
Colin brings a wealth of real-world insight from auditing hundreds of companies. His engaging style and deep practical knowledge make him exceptionally effective at developing top-tier audit talent.
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Andrew O'Reilly
A highly-rated instructor and IRCA Lead Auditor who focuses on delivering measurable business value.
Andrew is particularly skilled at translating audit findings into tangible performance gains. His extensive background auditing complex processes in financial, service, and manufacturing industries ensures the training delivers immediate, practical value.
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Simon Keller
A skilled educator and Lead Auditor with 20+ years of auditing experience.
Simon excels at transforming complex audit principles into clear, actionable lessons. His background in education ensures all participants grasp the material and can apply it with confidence.
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Robin Bathurst
A meticulous instructor and IRCA Lead Auditor with 20+ years in regulated industries.
Robin excels at conducting thorough audits in highly regulated environments like medical devices and manufacturing. Her training emphasizes precision, risk reduction, and critical process improvement.
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Included
Five days of tailored instruction for up to 10 participants, Exemplar Global exams and certificates, and course materials. All travel expenses (for the on-site option).
Duration
5 days of training, plus time for the optional online exam.
Client Requirements
For virtual training: stable internet connection and video conferencing capability. For on-site training: a suitable training room with a projector and screen. Access to processes, documentation, and staff for practice audits.
Prerequisites
No prior ISO 9001 and auditing knowledge required. Participants should bring a copy of the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
This Lead Auditor course is more comprehensive and advanced. It includes team leadership, more complex auditing scenarios, and significantly more hands-on practice, making it the premium choice for developing your most skilled auditors.
We tailor the entire experience. Your instructor will use your actual procedures, records, and processes for all exercises and discussions, and focus on the requirements most relevant to your organization.
Your team will conduct multiple, supervised practice audits on real processes within your company, guided by the instructor to build practical skill and confidence.
Live virtual training can typically start within 1 week. On-site training requires 3 weeks' notice to coordinate instructor travel.
The standard course is for up to 10 participants to ensure personalized attention and effective hands-on practice. Please contact us for pricing for larger groups.
On-site is fully immersive at your facility. Live virtual training is live and interactive but through video conferencing. Both formats include the same customized, hands-on audit exercises of your company's processes.
Yes, and there is no extra charge. The exam is an included but optional part of the course. All participants receive a Certificate of Attendance. Those who choose to take and pass the optional exam will also receive the Exemplar Global Certificate of Attainment.
There is no cost or penalty. We offer unlimited free retakes until they pass.
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