ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor (TPECS)

The 4-day, competency-based BSI ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor course teaches the principles and practices of effective environmental management systems (EMS) and process audits in accordance with the ISO 14000 series of standards and ISO 19011 Guidelines for auditing quality and/or environmental management systems.

An experienced instructor explains the provisions of ISO 14001:2015 in detail, providing a foundation of understanding of quality management principles and including auditing the requirements of the standard.

Students learn through group exercises and in-depth discussions.This course includes the following three competency units from Exemplar Global TPECS, the results of which are certified by Exemplar Global:

• EM (Environmental Management) Module - Environmental management systems
• AU Module (Audit) - Audit of management systems
• TL (Team Leading) Module - Leading management systems audit teams

Participants who successfully complete this course receive a Certificate of Competence for each of the Exemplar Global competency units listed above.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding environmental legislation
• Understanding the role and responsibilities of the auditor
• Apply the definitions, concepts and guidelines of ISO 19011
• Recognize the principles, practices and types of audits
• Conduct all stages of an internal audit
• Prepare and present effective reports
• Understanding the Exemplar Global Certification Program
• Understand the role of audit process objectives, scope and criteria
• How to plan audits
• Lead the selection of an audit team
• Understand the responsibilities of the lead auditor within the team
• Identify aspects and impacts
• Recognize the principles and approach of risk assessment
• Managing an audit program
• Launch the audit and conduct opening meetings
• Understanding the Auditor's Responsibilities
• Conduct on-site activities
• Communicating effectively during the audit
• Produce audit results
• Prepare audit findings
• Conduct closing meetings and report on audit results
• Conduct audit follow-up
• Understanding the registration process

Who Is This Training For?

• Individuals wishing to conduct first, second or third party audits
• Environmental management officers
• Quality managers
• Health, environmental or safety management managers
• Members of the cross-functional team responsible for project implementation

Prerequisites

We suggest reviewing ISO 14001:2015 before attending this course.

In addition, we strongly recommend that inexperienced students attend BSI's online training course ISO 14001:2015 Essentials before attending this classroom training, and we suggest having prior experience in internal auditing.

Language

The course is offered in French