International Register of Certificated Auditors
(IRCA)Qualifications and Training Course Selector.

This course is for those requiring an introduction to the ISO 9001 family of standards, especially those involved in the design, implementation and management of a quality management system (QMS). Successful completion of this course is a requirement for certification as an Internal Auditor on IRCA's QMS Scheme.

The ISO 9001 lead auditor training course is aimed at senior quality managers who want to provide 3rd party quality audits or lead a team of quality auditors within an organisation.  It is also essential for anyone who wishes to register themselves as a lead auditor with the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) and the International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA).

The approval body of this course IRCA, require that all delegates attending this course have the following prior knowledge:

• The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle
• The relationship between quality management and customer satisfaction
• Commonly used quality management terms and definitions
• The 7 Quality Principles as given in ISO 9000
• The process approach used in quality management
• The Model of a Process Based Quality Management System
• The structure and content of ISO 9001 and Annex SL
• The individual clause requirements of ISO 9001

IRCA’s guidance on this prior knowledge is that “an absence of the prior knowledge is likely to result in a delegate of average ability failing to achieve the necessary standard for successful completion of the IRCA examination”.

The CQI IRCA approved ISO 9001 internal QMS auditor course is aimed at anyone working in a quality management role who has a responsibility for auditing against ISO 9001 within an organisation.  The course is particularly suitable for quality managers and quality engineers who are new to ISO 9001 as well as those who want to refresh their knowledge against the latest version of the ISO 9001 standard which was updated in September 2015.  

The course is accredited by the CQI & IRCA and upon completion candidates will receive a certificate that is recognised internationally.

To get the most out of this course IRCA recommend the following prior knowledge:

• The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle
• A basic knowledge of the concepts of quality management
• The relationship between quality management and customer satisfaction
• The 7 Quality Management Principles
• Quality management terms and definitions
• The content and structure of ISO 9001