Internal Auditor Training
Course Name: Principles of Internal Auditing
Duration:
1 day
Suitable for:
Staff members who hold responsibility for food safety, management, supervisors, QA and those wishing to improve inspection skills to conduct audits of internal management systems.
Benefits:
Build customer confidence that your internal audits are valid by showing they were carried out by competent staff with relevant training.
Course Content
- What is an internal quality audit?
- Audit types
- Structured approach to internal auditing
- Systems of quality management
- Auditors requirements and conduct
- Preparing for the audit
- The check list
- Good and bad reporting
- Benefits and limitations of check lists
- Making the arrangements for the audit
- The opening meeting
- Auditor interview skills
- Attitude, environment and materials
- Types of questions to ask and interview skills when dealing with staff
- Non-verbal communications during audit interviews
- Carrying out the audit
- Collecting evidence
- The audit trail
- Examining records and documentation
- Gathering objective evidence
- Covert observations and intervention
- Non-conformity scoring
- Audit analysis
- Non-conformity and corrective action reporting
- The closing meeting purpose, agenda and agreement of corrective actions
- Audit rating systems and final audit reporting
- Team awareness and monitoring improvement
- Following up corrective actions and root cause analysis
- Verification of corrective actions and audit close out
Assessment:
Various practical exercises are undertaken throughout the day to ensure participation and full understanding.
Qualification:
Successful candidates will receive the HAND IN HAND® Attendance Certificate in the Principles of Internal Auditing.