IATF 16949:2016 Lead Auditor

The aim of this five day course is to provide a greater understanding on leading audits for Quality Management Systems and is designed to teach individuals to fully reflect the concepts and requirements of IATF 16949:2016 in their approach for internal and external auditing.

Participants will:

• Have the essential knowledge and skills related to the process of auditing quality management systems
• Outline the fundamentals of auditing practice and the role of an auditor
• Apply the requirements and principles of ISO 9001 and identify the relationship between ISO 9001 and the additional requirements of IATF 16949.
• Demonstrate the process for determining the effectiveness of the company’s management system in achieving the declared business quality objectives
• Have the skills to plan, conduct, report and follow-up a quality management system audit to establish conformity with ISO 9001 and the IATF 16949 requirements

• Introduction to Quality Management System Auditing
• Requirements of ISO 9001 and IATF 16949:2016 Standards
• Annex SL Framework
• Business Process Management
• Business Management Systems
• The role of an Internal Auditor
• Management System Standards – IATF 16949:2016
• Annex SL Framework
• Introduction to Auditing
• Managing the Audit Programme
• Audit Planning & Preparation
• Performing an Audit
• Audit Reporting & Follow Up
• Recommendation & Action Plans

This programme uses a mixture of group discussions, pro-forma examples, information input sessions along with practical application to fully involve participants.