What does IRCA certification mean?
This course satisfies the training requirements for anyone that wishes to register to any grade of the IRCA’s QMS Auditor Scheme. The IRCA is the lead body worldwide for recognising management systems auditing courses. That means that virtually any employer anywhere in the world will recognise your achievement. In addition, as the IRCA is a sub-division of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), successful completion of the course also gives you access to CQI membership at Practitioner (PCQI) Grade.
You will learn how to plan, conduct, report and follow up the results of audits. You will learn how an auditor would expect to see the internal audit tool used as an integral component in the continual improvement process, and appreciate the important relationships between auditing, operational efficiency and improvement planning. The course will introduce you to “Plan – Do – Check – Act” methodology and help you to understand how this fundamental cornerstone of continual improvement should be inextricably linked to operational effectiveness. The course will also introduce you to a range of different auditing situations and equip you with the ability to apply the right skills to the right context. This will include audits of internal procedures, audits to establish conformance to external standards and customer requirements, procedural audits, process audits and full systems audits including multi-site situations. You will also learn what differentiates the “lead auditor” from audit team members and the additional skill set and disciplines required by the audit team leader.