ISO 14001 Internal Auditor Training

In the dynamic industrial environment where customer demands are increasing at an astounding pace, and with stricter laws and regulations being imposed, there is a growing necessity to progressively assess current organizational practices to ensure compliance and improve performance.

Key Benefits

Determine the status quo where actual and/or potential non-compliances exist;
Initiate the necessary corrective actions to address non-compliances and maintain compliance with applicable Standard(s), customer, and/or legal requirements;
Maintain businesses with customers.

Prerequisites

ISO 14001 Awareness & Requirements Training.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this training, participants will learn:

Explanation on the reasons for establishing, documenting, implementing and maintaining an internal audit system, drawing requirements of the ISO 14001;
Definitions of jargons typically used by auditors, along with the differentiation on the types of audits associated with ISO 14001;
Highlights on the roles and responsibilities of internal auditors, and reinforces with the competence requirements;
Integrate Risk-Based internal audit concepts into the current Internal Audit practices to promote the value of the Risk-Based Internal Audit.
The Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology for planning, conducting, reporting and following-up with internal audits, performed against the ISO 14001, emphasizing on the evidences to provide demonstration of compliance to this Standard.
“Live Audit” to enhance the theoretical knowledge imparted, where a workshop is subsequently held for the internal auditors to present their audit findings.

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

Internal auditors who need to conduct audits based on ISO 14001 standards.
Quality and environmental professionals responsible for internal audit programs.
Individuals seeking to gain practical auditing skills to assess and enhance their organization’s EMS implementation.
Team leaders and supervisors involved in the EMS processes.

Course Content

Participants will learn about:

Introduction to ISO 14001 & Auditing, including awareness of ISO 14001 requirements for internal audits, key definitions used by auditors, differentiating types of audits, and the benefits of internal auditing.
Standards Qualification of Internal Auditors, explaining the characteristics, roles, and responsibilities of auditors and audit team leaders, and the competence requirements for various types of auditors as defined by applicable standards.
Audit Planning, defining the responsibilities and activities for planning internal audits at macro and micro levels, emphasizing the Process Approach, and using workshops and assignments to design Process Maps, Audit Plans, and Audit Checklists.
Audit Execution, imparting knowledge, skills, and techniques for conducting audits, including opening meetings, sampling personnel and records, interview sessions, observation of operations, recording audit notes, auditor team meetings, and a practical “live audit” session if feasible.
Audit Reporting, Analysis & Follow-Up, explaining approaches to reporting audit findings, classifying findings, conducting auditor team meetings, preparing internal audit reports, role-playing closing meetings, investigating root causes, initiating corrective actions, and analyzing audit trends for planning verification of corrective actions.

Training Summary

Level

Auditing

Participant

Max 20

Training Method

Physical

Language

English / Malay

ISO 14001 Internal Auditor Training