Audit Skills Training Course

This one day SGS Audit Skills training course intends to provide attendees with the fundamental skills of auditing.

Course Content

• Introduction to Audit Definitions
  • Audit definitions, principles and types
• The Audit Process
  • Overview of audits
  • Planning the audit
  • The Audit Team
  • The audit programme
• Preparing for the On-site Audit (Stage 1)
  • Stage 1 initial certification audit: Pre-audit visit
  • Document review
  • The audit plan
  • The “Turtle” diagram
• Conducting the On-site Audit (Stage 2)
  • The Stage 2 audit
  • Collecting and verifying information
  • Opening meeting
  • Roles and responsibilities of the Audit Team and Guides
  • Conducting the audit
• Stage 2 Audit: Review of Findings
  • Audit review meeting
  • Audit findings
  • Corrective Action Request (CAR)
  • Opportunities for improvement
  • Audit conclusion
• Stage 2 Audit: Report and Conclusion – Addressing Corrective Action
  • Presenting the findings
  • Audit reporting
  • Audit completion
  • Corrective action
  • Follow-up and close out
  • Preventive action
  • Management review