ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System) Internal Auditor's Course

This course is designed to provide participants with a general understanding of the requirements for auditing the Environmental Management System based on ISO 14001:2004 standard within their organization. It also teaches the participants the benefits of auditing such system, the techniques and skills needed on how to perform the audit, and report/document the audit results.

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of ISO 9001:2008 (QMS).
• Examine and/or discuss the audit requirements of QMS.
• Acquire knowledge and skills on internal auditing, its planning, implementation, documentation and reporting.
• Formulate an Internal Audit Plan and Audit Report.

Learning Level: Intermediate

Duration: 3 day(s)-

INTRODUCTION:

• Brief Background of ISO 14001:2004 standard
• Standard requirements of ISO 14001:2004

EMS INTERNAL AUDIT TRAINING:

• Purposes and types of auditing
• Definition of Auditing Terms
• Process-based Auditing
• Characteristics, behaviors and skills of Auditors
• Phases of Internal Audit: 
  • Audit Preparation: Assigning Auditors, Developing Audit Plan, Gathering working documents, Preparing cehcklist
  • Audit Performance: Opening Meeting, Assessing conformance/nonconformance, Dcoumenting nonconformities and observations, Discussing audit results with audit team, Closing Meeting
  • Audit Reporting and Follow-up: Audit Report Preparation, Determining corrective actions, Monitoring corrective actions