Virtual
Face-to-FaceMastering Audits in the Laboratory
Take your auditing to the next level using best-practice principles in ISO 19011 – Guidelines for auditing management systems.
Pre-Requisites
Recommended Experience
3 days
Duration
Virtual, Face-to-Face
Delivery Mode
$2360.00 (incl. GST)
Cost
Overview
This course:
- develops the knowledge and skills required for experienced, senior and lead auditors to plan, conduct and report effective audits
- develops understanding of the audit process into practical application and is designed to take experienced auditors to the next level using practical activities and opportunities for individual coaching in specific areas to build awareness, confidence and capability
- provides the framework for audit programmes that meet international quality management standards; covers the audit process and documentation in detail and explores audit activities and responsibilities related to the senior/lead auditor role.
Outcomes
Identify audit requirements in relevant Standards (such as ISO/IEC 17025 or ISO 15189).
Describe senior and lead auditor roles.
Explain the stages in the audit process.
Plan, organise and prepare for audits.
Conduct documentation reviews.
Use different auditing techniques to gather information and evidence.
Lead and collaborate with the audit team.
Facilitate audit meetings.
Identify, record and classify nonconformities.
Communicate and report audit findings.
Follow-up audit actions.
Audience
This course is ideal for individuals who:
- are experienced or senior auditors
- are responsible for their facility’s audit programme
- have existing knowledge about the audit process
- are experienced in planning and/or conducting audits at their facility
- currently lead audit teams or may lead audit teams in the future.
This course is suitable for participants who have attended previous introductory training in auditing such as NATA’s ‘The Art of Internal Auditing’ course.
Delivery
Course activities:
- Course content is delivered using engaging learning activities that include individual and group work; activities for developing understanding and practicing skills; and opportunities to evaluate understanding as the course progresses.
- This course includes documentation review, checklist development, report writing and performance of simulated audit meetings.
- Participants are welcome to bring a laptop or tablet to complete activities using Microsoft Word templates provided via email at the start of the course.
- There is optional post-training online theory assessment to evaluate understanding of the course content.
- There is also optional video recording of practical activities during the course to provide an opportunity for participants to review their own performance.
- Videos are recorded using the participant’s own phone and are not shown to anyone else in the class, including the trainer.
Learning through individual and group activities and discussions
Activities and scenarios that apply to real life practice
Opportunities to evaluate understanding as the course progresses
Training is delivered from 9:00 am – 5.00 pm.
- Virtual training is scheduled in AEST.
- Face-to-face training is at local time.
Locations.
- We schedule public courses in all capital cities.
- Regional and in-house training at your preferred location are available upon request.
Dates & Booking
Mastering Audits in the Laboratory
“I now feel better equipped and confident when conducting, or providing advice on preparing, conducting, and reporting on audits for labs… I can take the knowledge from the training and apply it in the specific lab setting.”
Joanne Letchford, Integrated Quality Laboratory Service
