ISO 14001:2015 (Lead Auditor)

This highly interactive, intensive and challenging 5-day training programme is designed for those people who require an in-depth understanding of auditing techniques and skills associated with the Lead Auditor role.

Objectives

Through the combination of interactive tutorials, workshops, photo site tour, case studies and simulated audits, the ISO 14001 Lead Auditor training course will enable delegates to:

Apply the requirements and principles of ISO 14001 to the specific processes and needs of your company as well as those of your suppliers

Assess compliance of an organization to meet your company’s own internal or external (for example Certification Body) requirements.

Plan, develop and implement an internal audit process appropriate to your organization and which supports your environmental policy.

Conduct audits to professional criteria with confidence, gathering objective evidence through observation, interviewing, document trails to provide factual audit reports that will facilitate improvements to the EMS.

Who should attend

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to increase their sales performance by:

  • Applying a client-focused approach to develop and expand client relationships, leverage internal resources, and increase your sales results
  • Applying a consistent and repeatable sales process based on winning practices to increase selling efficiency and improve opportunity forecasting
  • Learning a method for evaluating the appropriate stage for each opportunity in the sales process
  • Identifying the appropriate points in the sales process for strategic decision making
  • Further developing dialogue skills in order to uncover the client’s challenging issues and communicate the positive business impact your company’s solutions will have on these issues
  • Defining what different stakeholders value and to tailor how you communicate your company’s value accordingly
  • Expanding existing relationships by reaching new decision makers
  • Utilizing tools that enhance the selling process, strategic decision making, and client dialogues
  • Developing feedback and self-coaching skills in order to ensure ongoing development

Prerequisite

Those attending this course are expected to have prior knowledge of the following:

Environmental Management principles and concepts
The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle
Environmental issues including an appreciation of environmental protection and pollution prevention and control
Environmental management terms and definitions
Appreciation of environmental compliance issues
Environmental management terms and definitions
Typical structures for environmental management systems including process-based systems
Structure, content and requirements of ISO 14001:2015
This knowledge can be gained in a number of ways:
Previous experience and existing knowledge
Attending an ISO 14001 Foundation course or equivalent
Reading or self-study

Content

  • Auditing the requirements of ISO 14001:2015
  • Key focus areas for auditing core environmental processes
  • Overview of auditing for compliance
  • Objectives and types of environmental audits
  • Roles and responsibilities of auditors and of lead auditors
  • Auditor skills & development
  • Processes and techniques for planning, conducting & reporting audits
  • Audit follow-up activities and auditing for continual improvement
  • Effective audit planning, execution and reporting based on current auditing standards
  • Identifying valid findings, non-conformities and corrective action management.

Course Duration and Fee

This is a five-day intensive course and fee covers training course manual and welfare.

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