OVERVIEW
This CQI-IRCA Certified ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System) Lead Auditor Training course is designed and developed to meet the Course Criteria PR 315, approved by CQI-IRCA, and delivered by Approved Tutors.
PRE-REQUISITE
All participants are expected to have the following prior knowledge based on FD113 ISO 14001:2015 Foundation (EMS) course. In addition, delegates should also know on:
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | ISO 14001 |
| The intended outcomes of an environmental management system are:
| Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 14001 and the commonly used environmental management terms and definitions, as given in ISO 14001, may be gained by completing a CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 14001:2015 Foundation (EMS) training course or the equivalent. |
If you have any evidence to demonstrate that you have the prior knowledge as stated above (such as an ISO 14001:2015 Foundation Course Certificate or Awareness Training Attendance Certificate or Equivalent), please contact the Course Administrator for a waiver from taking the pre-course evaluation.
If you don’t have any such evidence to demonstrate that you have prior knowledge, then you must take and pass the pre-course evaluation.
COURSE DETAILS
COURSE DURATION | LANGUAGE | CERTIFICATE |
DAY COURSE: 5 Days * 9 Hours (Sunday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) | English *Please notify us if an interpretation is required. | CQI | IRCA *Validity: No Expiry (Except when standards are updated) |
EVENING COURSE: 10 Days * 5 Hours (Saturday to Wednesday, 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM) | ||
WEEKEND COURSE: 5 Fridays * 9 hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) |
Learners are requested to choose a convenient schedule for them as attendance for all the sessions is mandatory.
COURSE ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
All the Learners will be continuously assessed throughout the course based on attendance, participation, performance in the classroom exercises, Homework, audit roleplays, etc, and the Final Assessment with 40 MCQ on the CQI | IRCA Online Proctoring Portal.
Successful Learners will be issued with a Certificate of Achievement for CQI | IRCA Certified ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System) Lead Auditor Training Course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course aims to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills required to perform first, second, and third-party audits of Environmental Management systems against ISO 14001, following ISO 19011, and ISO/IEC 17021, as applicable. All references in this document to ISO standards refer to the current versions unless otherwise stated.
Delegates who complete this CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor (EMS) Training Course (within five years before making an application to become a certificated auditor) will satisfy the training requirements for initial certification as an IRCA EMS auditor.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, on completion, successful delegates will have the:
KNOWLEDGE | SKILLS |
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COURSE TOPICS
- Course Introduction
- Introduction to EMS and Environmental Standards
- Introduction to Auditing
- Audit process
- Audit activities: Stage 1 Audit
- Audit activities: Stage 2
- Audit activities: – Conducting an Onsite Audit
- Audit activities –Audit Reporting & Closing the audit
- Closing the Course & Final Assessment Guidance