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ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor

The PIMS ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor course develops practical competence in auditing inspection bodies and conformity-assessment activities against ISO/IEC 17020 requirements.The programme covers...

Training Area HiQual UK
Category ISO Management Systems
Learning Flexible
Provider PIMS
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Program Overview

The PIMS ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor course develops practical competence in auditing inspection bodies and conformity-assessment activities against ISO/IEC 17020 requirements.

The programme covers structural, resource, process and management-system requirements together with impartiality, confidentiality, inspector competence, audit planning, evidence collection and corrective-action management.

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What You'll Learn

  1. ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Fundamentals
  2. Inspection-Body Requirements
  3. Structural Requirements
  4. Resource Requirements
  5. Process Requirements
  6. Management-System Requirements
  7. Impartiality
  8. Confidentiality
  9. Inspector Competence
  10. ISO 19011 Audit Principles
  11. Audit Planning
  12. On-Site Inspection-Body Audits
  13. Evidence Collection
  14. Non-Conformity Reporting
  15. Corrective Actions
  16. Audit Reporting
  17. Continual Improvement
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Who Should Attend?

Who should attend ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor

This PIMS ISO/IEC 17020 Lead Auditor course is suitable for Inspection-Body Managers, Auditors, Compliance Professionals, Conformity-Assessment Personnel and Inspection-System Consultants.

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Key Benefits

After completing the programme, learners should be better prepared to:

  • Develop ISO/IEC 17020 auditing competence
  • Strengthen impartiality and confidentiality awareness
  • Improve competence-evaluation knowledge
  • Develop audit-planning skills
  • Improve non-conformity reporting
  • Support continual improvement of inspection operations
ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor program benefits
ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor assessment
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Assessment & Evaluation

  • Assessment Type: Written examination, audit simulation and project.
  • Format: Multiple-choice questions, essay-style questions, applied audit scenarios and project submission.
  • Total Questions: 100 theory questions plus 1 audit simulation and 1 project submission.
  • Passing Score: 70%.
  • Duration: 6–7 days (45–50 hours total).
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