ISO 9001:2026 Internal Quality Auditing

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

ISO 9001:2026 Internal Quality Auditing

Course Description

Implementing an internal auditing process can benefit your company in problem solving, targeted decision making, and overall product performance. This two-day course provides learners with the necessary tools and techniques to evaluate their organization’s ability to meet ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management Systems-Requirements while also adding measurable value to the organization.

Course Content

THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF ISO 9001:2026 REQUIREMENTS

  • Connection of ISO 9001:2026 to key business concepts
  • How to increase employee understanding during the audit
  • Types of evidence specifically related to requirements
  • Common misinterpretations and how to avoid them
  • Reviewing ISO requirements exercise

AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE

  • Requirements that can be used during the audit
  • Objective versus subjective evidence
  • Recognizing audit trails that lead to objective evidence
  • Writing audit results that include clear requirements and evidence
  • Audit tools exercise
  • Classifying types of evidence assessment

AUDIT PLANNING

  • The characteristics of an audit schedule
  • Developing an audit plan
  • Examining a sample audit report exercise
  • Dividing an audit into logical phases
  • Logistical considerations
  • Open meeting, closing meeting, and team meeting
  • Practicing an interview exercise

CHECKLISTS

  • The benefits of an audit checklist
  • Raw materials needs for an effective checklist
  • Creating a checklist with company documents
  • Recording evidence on a checklist
  • Different styles of checklists, along with their strengths and weaknesses
  • Preparing a checklist and practicing an interview assessment

DOCUMENTING AUDIT RESULTS

  • Identifying positives
  • Writing nonconformities
  • Identifying findings assessment
  • The role of "observations" in an audit
  • Writing an audit report
  • Audit recordkeeping

AUDIT FOLLOW-UP

  • What constitutes effectiveness?
  • How to verify a corrective action
  • Timing considerations
  • True problem causes versus restatement of symptoms
  • Effective action on causes
  • Sustaining the improvement
  • Following up corrective action exercise
Requirements & Materials

Prerequisites

RECOMMENDED:

It is recommended that this course be taken prior to QUAL 1107Q ISO 9001:2026 Lead Auditor Training

Materials

REQUIRED (Student must provide):

A laptop is required for this course.

Students are responsible for purchasing the ISO 9001:2026 standard prior to attending the course, as it will be needed for exercises and referencing. The standard may be purchased through the American National Standards Inst. (ANSI) (www.ansi.org) and/or American Society for Quality (ASQ) (www.asq.org).  

PROVIDED (Student will receive):

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Who Should Attend

This course is designed for aspiring internal auditors, as well as quality managers and others who will set up internal auditing systems for their companies. The training is also beneficial for individuals who have been designated by their employers as internal auditors, such as production supervisors, operators, and technicians.

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What You Will Learn

  • Auditing tools
  • How to develop an audit plan
  • Follow-up corrective action
  • How to identify which requirements apply to a given set of findings
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How You Will Benefit

  • Recognize problems with your auditing systems and create solutions.
  • Build opportunities for improving your practices.
  • Boost your business’s bottom line.
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TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

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  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
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