Who Should Attend
Quality managers, internal auditors, consultants and anyone pursuing auditor registration.
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QMS) Lead Auditor
Become a qualified QMS lead auditor: plan, conduct, report and follow up a full ISO 9001:2015 management system audit.
Duration5 days (40 hours)
LevelLead Auditor
AccreditationISO 19011 / ISO 17021 aligned
LanguageEnglish / Arabic
DeliveryClassroom · In-house · Virtual
Course Overview
The lead auditor course is the recognised entry point to auditing careers and to internal audit programmes that regulators and clients will accept. Around half the course is workshop time — audit planning, checklist writing, opening meetings, nonconformity grading and role-played interviews.
What You Will Be Able to Do
- Interpret the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 clause by clause
- Plan an audit programme and prepare an audit plan and checklists
- Conduct opening meetings, interviews and evidence sampling
- Grade and write defensible nonconformity statements
- Report findings and evaluate corrective action effectiveness
Course Content
- Quality management principles and the process approach
- ISO 9001:2015 requirements, clauses 4 to 10
- Risk-based thinking and the PDCA cycle
- Audit types, principles and the ISO 19011 guidelines
- Audit programme, planning and document review
- Conducting the audit: interviews, sampling, observation
- Nonconformities, grading and report writing
- Closing meeting, corrective action and follow-up audit
Programmes in This Category
Each of the following can be booked individually or combined into a progression pathway for a whole cohort.
| Programme | Typical Duration | Enquire |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 Awareness | 1 day | Request dates |
| ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor | 2 days | Request dates |
| ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor | 5 days | Request dates |
| ISO 9001 Documentation & Implementation | 3 days | Request dates |
Certification
Lead Auditor certificate on passing the written examination and continuous assessment.
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