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Basics of Internal Auditing and a Practice Audit (2 days)

Practical, hands-on preparation to work as an internal auditor, covering every stage of the audit process

This two-day training gives you the basic skills to work as an internal auditor, tailored to your organization’s needs. You’ll learn what the auditor’s role actually means in practice, and how to carry out internal audits in a planned, effective way — so the end result is reliable information that supports management and the development of your operations.

You’ll get familiar with the key principles and best practices of internal auditing, as well as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements from an internal-audit perspective. You’ll come away with a clear overall picture of every stage of the audit process: planning, execution, reporting, development, and continuous improvement.

The training combines theory, discussion, and hands-on exercises. You’ll carry out a practice audit and get feedback on both how you ran it and how you reported it.

What you’ll get from this course

  • As a new auditor, you’ll gain the basic skills to plan, carry out, report on, and follow up internal audits.
  • As an experienced auditor, you’ll learn how to deepen and sharpen the way you run internal audits.
  • You’ll understand what internal auditing means for assuring the business.
  • You’ll see how internal audits contribute to leading and developing the organization, and to improving efficiency and productivity.
  • You’ll learn the key elements of internal audits for quality, environmental, and safety management systems.
  • You’ll learn internal-auditing best practices, and get to put them to the test in a hands-on practice audit.

Who’s it for?

  • This training is for organizations of any size that carry out internal audits.
  • This is an organization-specific, custom-order training.

Learning methods

  • This is a two-day course combining theory, discussion, practical examples and exercises, plus organization-specific deep-dive discussion.
  • Participants plan and carry out a practice audit, and get feedback on both how they ran it and how they reported it.
  • The training includes a rich set of materials — models, tools, and templates to support internal auditing.

Explore the course content below

Sample schedule and content

09:00 Opening of the course
  • Introductions
  • Program and objectives for the day
Internal audits and ISO standards
  • Tekstiä
The internal audit “mindset”
  • Tekstiä
The audit program
  • Tekstiä
Stages of the audit process: Planning
  • Tekstiä
11:30 Lunch break

12:30 Stages of the audit process: Execution
  • Tekstiä
What makes a good auditor?

ISO 9001 and 14001 audit questions
  • Tekstiä
Assignment and group preparation for the practice audit
  • Participants choose the subject of their practice audit and gather material to bring to Day 2
  • Participants can get email support for their practice audit as needed
16:00 End of course day


Would you like an organization-specific quote?

All of our courses are also available on an organization-specific basis. The content can be tailored exactly to your development needs, and delivered for anything from a small group up to your whole staff.

Get in touch with Tiina directly, or request a quote!

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