ISO 9001 Training Course Selector
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Choosing the right course for you
Choosing the correct course can be difficult when there is a wide variety on offer. The following explanations should help you make a decision, however, please contact our training advisors if you need more assistance.
| Course |
Prior knowledge |
Course aims |
Ideal for |
ISO 9001: 2000 Foundation (IRCA approved)
– 1 day |
None required
|
Awareness of the intent and requirements of ISO 9001: 2000
|
> Trainee internal auditors
> Overall staff awareness
> An essential for internal auditor registration with IRCA |
ISO 9001: 2000 Internal Auditing
(IRCA approved)
– 2 days |
A basic understanding of the requirements of ISO 9001: 2000 (the Foundation course or completing a short pre-course exercise)
|
Auditing your organisation for conformance with your own QMS and with ISO 9001: 2000
|
Staff who will be conducting audits of processes & departments within the organisation
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ISO 9000: 2000 Auditor/Lead Auditor
(IRCA approved)
– 5 days |
A basic understanding of ISO 9001: 2000 requirements (and completion of short pre-course exercise)
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Plan, conduct and report audit findings in 1st, 2nd and 3rd party environments
|
> Internal audit team leaders
> Quality managers
> Those conducting supplier audits
> 3rd party (certification body) auditors |
ISO 9001: 2000 Advanced Auditor
– 1 day |
> Basic numeracy skills
> Broad knowledge of business activities |
Identifying opportunities for improvement throughout the quality management system
|
> Quality Managers
> Departmental managers
> Directors/senior managers |
Process Improvement
– 2 days |
> Basic numeracy skills
> Broad knowledge of business activities |
Improving process effectiveness and efficiency throughout all areas of the organisation
|
> Quality Managers
> Departmental managers
> Directors/senior managers
> Process improvement team leaders and team members |
IRCA approved training courses or "standard" training courses?
IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors), a division of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), is the world's largest and best known auditor certification body. An IRCA approved training course has to meet exacting criteria as successful completion of these courses counts as one element towards registration as an IRCA registered auditor.
Very few people who complete IRCA approved courses have any intention of becoming an IRCA registered auditor, they usually select these courses because:
- IRCA approved courses meet high standards of design and presentation
- being trained on the same courses that certification body auditor are trained gives an insight into how they approach audits, which certainly improves confidence when dealing with third party auditors
Many of the training courses to ISO 9001: 2000 offered by Batalas in the public domain are IRCA approved, however, Batalas also offers "standard" or "non-approved" training courses. These training courses have the advantage of being designed and delivered to the same exacting standards of an IRCA approved training course but with the flexibility for tailoring elements of the course to meet individual client's needs. Also, whereas IRCA approved training requires formal assessment of each student, including written examinations, "non-approved" courses have the option to exclude this element of the course.
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