V18B_25- Essentials of Quality System Auditing (Based on ISO 19011)

Welcome to Essentials of Quality System Auditing (Based on ISO 19011)! Internal Quality Management System audits are required for those organizations that have a quality system registered to any of the international quality management standards such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS 9100, ISO 13485. This course is for anyone in engineering, technical, quality, leadership or management positions who may be involved in the internal audit process, or who need more clarity about the internal audits that are done in your organization. It can be especially beneficial to those who are responsible for quality, quality management and process improvement in the automotive, aerospace, medical device or other manufacturing or transportation industries. Essentials of Quality System Auditing provides insights and practical examples of the auditing process. It is based on the international Quality Management System (QMS) auditing standard, ISO 19011. This course will help you fulfill the requirements to be an internal QMS auditor in your company. When combined with the Tips for Auditing course and the courses on understanding ISO 9001, IATF 16949 or AS 9100 you may fulfill all or most of the requirements to be an internal QMS auditor for your company. In any case this course will provide you with information to help you be more effective in your technical, quality or management role. This course covers: Auditing Essentials & Principles Auditor Competencies Process Auditing Auditing Techniques Audit Findings & Conclusions Pre-Requisite: None. However, an understanding of ISO 9001:2015 (AU course V16N) or one of the other quality management standards would be helpful. The instructor for Essentials of Quality System Auditing, Davis Woodruff, has over three decades of real world experience with clients on 3 continents and in 35 states. He uses a practical approach based on experience, research and education. He has been providing guidance and assistance to companies implementing ISO 9001 quality systems since the original standard was approved in 1987. He is a member of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) 176 which assists in formulating the U.S. position to the International Organization for Standards (ISO) on the ISO 9000 family of standards.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Know auditing principles from ISO 19011
• Be able to plan and conduct internal QMS audits
• Relate auditing to your QMS
• Know how to find what you need to know as an auditor
• Improve the effectiveness of process audits
• Be able to identify continual improvement opportunities