ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

CQI and IRCA Certified EMS ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor Course

CQI and IRCA Registration Course No.: 18127 License No.: 01180136

Overview

• This course meets the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) Criteria, PR315 Course Specification.
• It provides the knowledge and skills required to perform first-, second-, and third-party audits of environmental management systems (EMS) against ISO 14001, following ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021 as applicable.
• Successful completion (within three years prior to applying for certification) satisfies the training requirement for initial CQI and IRCA EMS auditor certification.

Summary of Course Features

• CQI and IRCA (UK) Approved Course
• Accelerated Learning Approach with workshops and case studies
• Workshop-based training with comprehensive course notes and industrial examples
• Emphasizes risk-based thinking, PDCA, and the process approach
• Focus on high-risk processes and their outputs
• Examination-based training with CQI and IRCA certificate of achievement & attendance awarded

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

• Understand the purpose of an EMS, related management system standards, audits, third-party certification, and business benefits of improving EMS performance
• Understand the auditor’s role in planning, conducting, reporting, and following up EMS audits according to ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021

Skills

• Plan, conduct, report, and follow up EMS audits to determine conformity (or otherwise) with ISO 14001, consistent with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021

Who Should Attend

• Delegates familiar with ISO 14001 standards wishing to practice as EMS auditors
• Management representatives, internal auditors, and second-/third-party auditors responsible for value-added EMS audits to support continual improvement

Course Content

Knowledge

• Purpose of an EMS and the business and societal benefits of enhanced environmental performance
• ISO 14001, the PDCA cycle, and EMS requirements
• Differences between first-, second-, and third-party certification audits…
• Auditor’s role in planning, conducting, reporting, and following up EMS audits

Skills (Practiced in simulated or real audit situations)

• Planning the audit
• Conducting the audit
• Auditing EMS requirements
• Generating audit findings
• Reporting the audit
• Following up the audit

Prerequisites

Management System Knowledge

• Understanding of the Plan–Do–Check–Act (PDCA) cycle
• Knowledge of core management system elements and their interrelationships…

Environmental Management System (EMS)

• Understanding the three intended outcomes of an EMS: enhanced environmental performance, fulfillment of compliance obligations, and achieving environmental objectives
• Familiarity with ISO 14001 requirements and commonly used terms and definitions