The practical emphasis of this course and high tutor to delegate ratio provides a great opportunity for individual guidance, support and learning.
This course will help auditors develop relevant skills in judgement, decision making, audit planning, audit non-conformity writing and subsequent close out related to the new IATF 16949:2016.Internal auditing and familiarity with ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949:2009 would be beneficial but not a necessity.

Delegates will receive a copy of the IATF 16949:2016 – Technical Specification.

This course is designed for auditors supporting an organisations internal audit programme and others who have a working knowledge of quality systems within the automotive sector and/or any previous auditing experience.

• Delegates will learn the skills required to become competent in structuring, planning and undertaking internal system audits against IATF 16949.
• Delegates will understand the high level structure of the new standard and its application across other management system standards (Annex SL).
• Delegates will understand how risk management is incorporated into the standard and how this risk based approach should be applied to auditing.

Delegates will learn about Annex SL, the 7 Management principles, risk based thinking. Along with the structure of ISO9001/IATF16949 and a review of IATF16949.

This will provide, audit theory, auditor competence, process approach as well as auditing Customer Specific Requirements (CSR) and internal audit process.

Delegates will receive an IATF16949:2016 Internal (1st party) Auditor Training certificate of attendance underwritten by the UK IATF Oversight Office.