Time

Topic

08.30

• Benefits to you, welcome and introductions
• Course aims, objectives and structure

KNOWLEDGE

• First, second and third party audits
• Audit process
• Audit objectives, scopes and criteria’s
• Audit resources
• Roles and responsibilities and confidentiality
• Audit methods
• Stage 1 audit
• Stage 2 audit
• Audit plan
• Work documents
• Opening meeting
• Audit evidence
• Effective communication
• Audit findings
• Audit meetings
• Closing meeting
• Audit reports
• Audit follow-Up
•  

17.30

Close day 1

Time

Topic

08.30

• Day 1 review

KNOWLEDGE continued

• Purpose and business benefits of an ISMS
• Terminology
• Plan-Do-Check-Act
• ISMS context
• Role of the auditor
• ISMS documentation

SKILLS

• Initiating the audit
• Document review
• Audit plan
• Work documents
• Opening meeting
• Observations
• Auditing ‘Top management’

18.00

Close day 2

Time

Topic

08.30

• Specimen exam: Sections 1 and 2 review

SKILLS

• Auditing ‘Context’
• Auditing ‘Actions to address risks and opportunities’
• Tutorial on body language
• Audit trails
• Auditing ‘Objectives, resource and competence’
• Auditing ‘Operations and monitoring….’
•  

18.00

Close day 3

Time

Topic

08.30

• Specimen exam: Section 3 review

SKILLS

• Auditing ‘Continual improvement’
• Nonconformities
• Closing meeting
• Audit report
• Audit follow-up
• Specimen exam: Section 4

18.00

Close day 4

Time

Topic

08.15

• Hand in homework – audit report
• The certification and accreditation process, the role of CQI and IRCA, the CQI and IRCA auditor certification requirements and code of conduct
• Final questions/final revision
• Evaluation
• Introduction/readiness to the exam4

10.30

Exam

12.30

End of course