What is ISO Certification?

ISO Certification is a quality measure which is required in today’s consumer driven and competitive world. One can definitely have an edge when your organisation is ISO certified. This certification is suited well for every kind of business. Therefore, almost all the organisations are getting themselves certified. After acquiring this certification one will have to follow the guidelines which are stated under the ISO. These guidelines are customer centric and force an organisation to work according to the set guidelines and protocols.

What do you mean by ISO9001:2008?

ISO9000 is an internationally recognised quality management system. ISO 9000:2008 is a document listing all the guidelines an organisation must follow to obtain a certification by the same name. There are various documents present under the ISO 9000 family of standards but ISO9001:2008 is the only one which requires certification. 2008 in ISO9001:2008 implies that the latest modification was done in the year 2008. Earlier standards like ISO9001:2000, ISO 9002 and ISO 9003 have become obsolete.

What is the ISO Family?

The ISO family of standards is exactly the same all around the globe though each country has their own entity to oversee these standards and is also called by different names.
The documents of the ISO 9000 series were drafted by the iact Global InternationalOrganisation for Standardization as globally accepted documents for quality management systems. It is now common in the business world with more than one million registrations spread over 178 countries. The term ISO9000 refers to a set of process standards and not product standards for quality management. They were first introduces as ISO9000:1987 and have been revised regularly. The most recent one is ISO9001:2008. This ISO series is universal and is applicable to every industry type weather manufacturing or service organization.

How to become the Quality Management System Auditor/Lead Auditor (ISO 9001:2008)?

One can easily become a Quality Management System Auditor or Lead Auditor in the course of 5 days. You will get to learn the principles and practices of effective quality management system audits compliant with ISO 9001 and ISO 19011. Experienced tutors will guide you from the Initiation of the audit to the process of following up on the audit. 

Who should attend?

·         Quality professionals interested in conducting first-party, second-party, and/or third-party audits

·         Management Representatives

·         Quality Directors

·         Managers

·         Consultants

What are the Pre-requisites to become Lead Auditor?

One should have the interest towards quality approach, is the basic criteria. The experienced professionals will be able to understand the concept better. However, even the fresher’s can also undergo this iact global training to become theauditor.
However, prior to joining of the course, one should have some knowledge about the following quality management principles and concepts-

·         The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle

·         The relationship between quality management and customer satisfaction

·         Commonly used quality management terms and definitions and the 8 Quality Principles as given in ISO 9000

·         The process approach used in quality management

·         The Model of a Process Based Quality Management System, the structure and content of ISO 9001

·         Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 9001

 

What is the course duration?

It is a five day course if taken as a classroom program. This duration can be stretched if the course is taken online. The details will be made available to you when you log in to sign up for the course.

What is best mode of obtaining this training?

This course can be opted for either as a iact global classroom course or online course. The online course is better if you are a working professional as you will get more time to finish your course and can see the lectures online at any time to suit your schedule. However if you want a more extensive course with a line-up of classroom discussions, workshops, practical role playing or basically an interactive course, the classroom course might better suit your needs.

How will my organisation benefit?

·         You will be able to check whether your company is complying with all the internationally recognised standards and not flouting any norms

·         Your company will have the capability to carry out regular standard checks to improve quality standards as per the ISO 9000 documents

·         Your company will have internal knowledge as to how to carry out a quality management systems audit at a supplier or sub contractor’s place.

 

What will you learn?

·         You will be able to explain what a quality management system is and how it works

·         Acquire an in depth knowledge of the ISO9000 documents

·         Understand how to carry out a quality management system audit

·         Understand the purpose of a third party certification

·         Explain the importance of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow up a Quality Management system audit in accordance with the ISO standards. Along with this you will also learn the skills to carry out the actions mentioned above.