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ISO 14001 Lead Auditor: environmental management
Your environmental commitments need a framework to become monitored actions. Base your audits on ISO 14001 to structure investigations, assess evidence and substantiate conclusions. Make your findings useful to audited managers and improvement decisions.
- Duration
- 4.5 days 31 hours
- Code
- ISO14001LA Code
- Certification
- ISO 14001: Environmental management systems Certification
Accredited training for the ISO 14001: Environmental management systems certification.
Presentation
This intensive 5-day course develops the expertise needed to audit an environmental management system (EMS) in accordance with ISO 14001:2015.
By the end of this Lead Auditor course, you will be able to apply the skills and capabilities needed to conduct audits using widely recognised audit principles, procedures and techniques.
Auditing assesses EMS effectiveness to identify risks and their potential impacts, and determine whether the EMS meets ISO 14001 requirements.
During the course, you will develop the knowledge and skills to conduct internal and external audits under ISO 19011, as well as certification processes under ISO 17021.
Download the ISO 14001 LA guide
Objectives
- Develop the expertise to conduct an internal audit following ISO 19011 guidelines.
- Develop the expertise to conduct certification audits following ISO 19011 guidelines and ISO 17021 specifications.
- Demonstrate the expertise and capabilities to lead an EMS audit team.
- Assure buyers, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders that you have addressed standard requirements and compliance obligations.
Program
Day 1: introduction to environmental management and ISO 14001
- Course objectives and structure.
- Standards and regulatory framework.
- Certification process.
- Fundamental environmental management concepts and principles.
- Environmental management systems.
Day 2: audit principles, preparation and initiation
- Audit principles and audit programme management.
- Determining EMS effectiveness based on evidence.
- Risk-based auditing.
- Preparing audit activities.
- Document review.
Day 3: on-site audit activities
- Conducting the opening meeting.
- Communication during the audit.
- Collecting and verifying information.
- Developing audit findings.
- Preparing audit conclusions.
Day 4: closing and following up an ISO 14001 audit
- Conducting the closing meeting.
- Preparing and distributing the audit report.
- Monitoring the audit programme.
- Conducting audit follow-up.
- Auditor competence and evaluation.
- Course conclusion.
Day 5: certification examination revision
Audience
This course is intended for:
- internal auditors;
- auditors seeking to conduct and lead EMS certification audits;
- project managers and consultants seeking to master the EMS audit process;
- people responsible for environmental compliance in an organisation;
- environmental management team members;
- environmental management advisers;
- experts preparing for environmental auditing roles.
Prerequisites
ISO 14001 Foundation certification or basic knowledge of ISO 14001 is recommended.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
Course highlights
The certification examination is included in the course fee. If you do not pass, you may retake it within 12 months at no additional charge.
Dates and sessions
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No upcoming sessions are currently available.
