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ISO 22000 Lead Auditor

Register for the ISO 22000 Lead Auditor course to enhance your auditing skills and knowledge for effective internal audits.

  • Practical, standards-based professional learning
  • Assessment and verifiable Cognicert certification
  • Flexible online, self-study and organisational delivery

Entry, exam and access at a glance

Prerequisites

Three years of professional experience, including two years at management level.

Exam and resits

100 questions in one hour. Pass mark: 70%. Your payment includes two exam attempts. A third or later attempt costs £100 per resit.

Cognicert reports an 87% pass rate.

Self-study access

Lifetime access for the enrolled learner. Access is personal and cannot be shared.

Overview
Register here Cognicert Limited www.cognicert.com Lead Auditor Course
Objectives
The “ISO 22000:2018 Internal Auditor” course provides comprehensive training in the ISO 22000:2018 standard and all its requirements from the auditor’s point of view, as well as basic skills necessary to complete an internal audit. It’s a practical-oriented training that should be considered “a must” for every ISO 22000:2018 auditor. This intensive course is specifically designed to train corporate staff to serve as internal ISO 22000:2005 auditors (as required by ISO 22000:2018 ). The interactive training program, complete with quizzes, will provide the necessary technical knowledge and understanding of all ISO 22000:2018 requirements to implement the requirement of the standard and complete internal ISO 22000:2018 audit of your company. This ISO auditor training should be taken by each employee appointed as internal ISO 22000:2018 auditor to:
  • Learn how to audit each and every ISO 22000:2018 requirements
  • Learn basic auditing skills;
  • Implement methods to comply with the ISO 22000:2018 requirements.
  • Auditing process and techniques
  • Auditor’s skills and techniques
  • To examine the requirements of ISO 22000:2018 from an Internal Auditor Perspective
  • Auditing reports process, corrective action and follow-up
  • Learn how to plan and conduct an internal ISO 22000:2018 audit, and how to report audit results;
  • Learn how to effectively use root cause analysis as part of the ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety procedure on corrective action
 
Benefits
of ISO 22000:2018 Types Of Audits Why Management System Audits are needed Lesson 2: Introduction to the Requirements of the ISO 22000:2018 Standard Interpretations of Key Terms Elements of a Food Safety System The ISO 22000:2018 Standard Eight Principles of Food Safety Management Continual Improvement Cycle Food Safety Management Process Model Food Safety System Requirements The Documentation Requirements of ISO 22000:2018 Management Responsibility Resource Management Product Realization Measurement, Analysis and Improvement  Lesson 3: The Process Management Approach Process Management Approach The Planning Phase Establish Process Measurements Analyze the Process Design or Redesign the Process Process Mapping Lesson 4: 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 Lesson 5: 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 Lesson 6: How to Deal with External Auditors – A Basic Guide for Internal Auditors What is an External Food Safety Audit? What should an Employee expect during an Audit? How should Employees interact with Auditors? Lesson 7: ISO 19011:2018 and 17021:2018 Fundamentals of Internal Auditing Decide how to Audit Principles of Auditing Managing an Audit Programme Preparation & Planning Of Audits Preparation Of checklist Lesson 8: ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17021:2018 Audit Activities Identification of Non-Conformities [N/C’s]. Documenting the Audit (Audit Report) Conducting Audit Follow-Up Practical Auditing Exercise Competence and Evaluation of Auditors. Lesson 9: Creating a Corrective Action Plan Who participates? What is Root Cause Analysis? When (and when not) to use Root Cause Analysis The Root Cause Analysis Process How to construct a Root Cause Analysis Checklist Examples of how a well-run Root Cause Analysis Process works Corrective and Preventive Actions
Audience
• Persons responsible for conducting internal and external audits according to ISO 22000:2018 requirements • Persons involved in the Food Safety management systems ISO 22000:2018
Content
Lesson 1: Background and Development of ISO 22000:2018 Definition of ISO 22000:2018 History of Food Safety Management System Major Changes in ISO 22000:2018 The Food Safety Management Principles
Delivery
  • Case Study
  • Individual Exercises
  • Role Play
  • Group Exercises
  • Group Presentation
  • Examination
  • Assessment and Qualification Learning is assessed through:
    • 4 hours open examination. Passing the exams qualifies the candidate for Cognicert ISO 22000 Lead Auditor (CPD Certificate)
    • Practical experience of 25 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert ISO 22000 Lead Auditor (Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
    • Practical experience of 50 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert ISO 22000 Lead Auditor (Lead Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
  • Self-Study Material, Exam and Certification  Online Training, Material, Exam and Certification  Classroom Training Location Here (Fee to be decided by delivery partners)
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    Duration

    5 days

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    Prices are per learner before any applicable UK VAT. A live-online intake costs more after its standard deadline because the published late fee is added. Self-study is priced separately and has no late-intake fee.

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