Management System Internal Audit Training

ISO management system internal audit refers to the process of reviewing an organization’s management system to ensure it conforms to the requirements of an ISO standard. ISO standards are a set of international standards developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that provide guidelines and requirements for a wide range of management systems, such as quality management, environmental management, information security management, and many others.

Therefore, an internal audit of an ISO management system involves a systematic, independent, and documented review of the organization’s management system to determine whether it is in compliance with the requirements of the relevant ISO standard. The internal audit process typically involves a review of the organization’s policies, procedures, processes, and records, as well as interviews with key personnel. The objective of the internal audit is to identify any areas of non-conformity with the ISO standard and to provide recommendations for improvement.

Thus, an internal audit is a critical component of an organization’s ISO management system, as it provides independent assurance that the system is effective in achieving the organization’s objectives and in complying with applicable requirements. The internal audit also provides valuable feedback to management on the effectiveness of the management system and identifies areas for improvement.

Related Training
ISO 45001:2018 Interpretation and Implementation Training
ISO 45001:2018 Awareness for Beginners Training
Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC) Training

Training Contents

The training should cover but not be limited to the topics below:

1. Part 1 – Audit Requirements
   • Annex SL, the context of the organization, leadership, managing risks & improvement
   • Fundamentals, principles and terminology
   • Planning and managing top management involvement

2. Part 2 – Auditing ISO Management System
   1. Relationship between internal and external issues, risks, opportunities, and the processes within the management system.
   2. Implications for the auditor and the organization.
   3. New skills are needed to audit against integrated ISO management systems.

3. Part 3 – Auditing ISO Management System – Continued
   1. Moving away from a prescriptive approach to a process approach and the use of checklists in performing audits.
   2. Identifying the types of skills required for interviewing techniques.
   3. Understanding the changes to competencies and comparing them to the current auditor references, experiences, and training.
   4. Requirements for documented information and how this impacts the audit process including the identification of audit evidence.
   5. How to audit those requirements in ISO that are less prescriptive, where audit evidence may be more difficult to obtain.
   6. Methodologies for auditing the new requirement for Risk Management (Risk Based Thinking).
   7. Methodologies for auditing the new requirement for Organizational Knowledge.

Training Duration

1-day training

Training Location

In-house Client’s site.