ISO 17024 Lead Assessor

Plan and conduct assessments of certification of persons, evaluate evidence and follow up findings on certification schemes, examination processes and impartial decisions.

Work through certification schemes, examination processes and impartial decisions and connect them to the responsibilities of your audit or assessment role. The detailed programme explains the methods and activities covered.

• Understand to audit each and every ISO 17024: 2012 requirements
• Learn basic auditing skills;
• Implement methods to comply with the ISO 17024:2012
• Audit process and techniques
• Improve assessor’s skills and techniques
• Examine the requirements of ISO 17024 from an Internal Assessor Perspective
• Write Audit reports process and follow up corrective actions
• Plan and conduct an ISO 17024 audit, and how to report audit results;
• Effectively use root cause analysis as part of the ISO 17024 Management procedure on corrective action

Background and Development of ISO 17024:2012  

Definition of ISO 17024:2012

Major Changes in ISO 17024:2012

Benefits of ISO 17024:2012

Types of Assessments

Why Management System Assessments are needed

ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014 Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons

Introduction to the Requirements of the ISO 17024:2012   Standard

Interpretations of Key Terms

Elements of a Management System

The ISO 17024:2012   Standard

Continual Improvement Cycle

Management Process Model

Management System Requirements

The Documentation Requirements of ISO 17024:2012

Management Responsibility

Resource Management

Measurement, Analysis and Improvement

The Process Management Approach

Process Management Approach

The Planning Phase

Establish Process Measurements

Analyze the Process

Design or Redesign the Process

Process Mapping

Introduction to Document Control

Elements of Documents

Process Approach to Documentation

Identifying Documents and their Owners

Types of Documents

Master Document List

Document Control

Revisions and Maintenance

Tips for Document Writers

Introduction to Management Review

Making Management Review relevant to Management

What will be reviewed?

Establishing the Objectives

Planning the Management Review

Output of Management Review

ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17011:2017

Fundamentals of Internal Auditing

Decide how to Audit

Principles of Auditing

Managing an Audit Programme

Preparation & Planning Of Assessments
Preparation Of checklist

Lesson 8: ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17011:2017

Audit Activities

ISO 17023:2013 Audit duration

External assessment processes and criteria

Identification of Non-Conformities [N/C’s].

Documenting the Audit (Audit Report)

Conducting Audit Follow-Up

Practical Auditing Exercise

Competence and Evaluation of Assessors.

Creating a Corrective Action Plan

The Root Cause Analysis Process

How to construct a Root Cause Analysis Checklist

Corrective and Preventive Actions

• Case Study
• Individual Exercises
• Role Play
• Group Exercises
• Group Presentation
• Examination

• Assessment and Qualification
  Learning is assessed through:
• one-hour examination. Passing the exams qualifies the candidate for Cognicert ISO 17024 Lead Assessor (CPD Certificate)
• Practical experience of 25 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert ISO 17024 Lead Assessor (Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
• Practical experience of 50 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert ISO 17024 Lead Assessor (Lead Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate

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