In a continuously changing environment, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) standard helps your organization to improve its environmental performance and achieve sustainability.
Understand and apply the principles of ISO 14001:2015 in order to audit and improve your company’s EMS with our Lead Auditor ISO 14001 training course.
This course, designed by LiberoAssurance Training team, focuses on the main aspects and practices of EMS audits. During the course participants will become able to build their knowledge around ISO 14001:2015 EMS and the methods to conduct effectively an EnMS audit.
Aims & Objectives
- Identify the key requirements and benefits of ISO 14001:2015
- Understand environmental management and drive continual improvement
- Take steps to ensure that environmental management is at the heart of your organization
- Attract and retain customers by meeting their current and future needs better
- Identify the aims and benefits of an ISO 14001:2015 audit
- Interpret ISO 14001:2015 requirements for audit application
- Plan, conduct and follow-up auditing activities that add real value
- Grasp the application of risk-based thinking, leadership and process management
- Access the latest auditor techniques and identify appropriate use
- Build stakeholder confidence by managing processes in line with the latest requirements
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this course you will be able to:
- Learn the importance and benefits of an ISO 14001:2015 EMS
- Understand the key requirements, terms and definitions of ISO 14001:2015 and its structure
- Grasp the main concepts such as risk-based thinking, process approach, Plan-Do-Check-Act
- Conduct effective audits in any auditing situation
- Establish and plan the activities of an audit team
- Communicate effectively with the auditee and audit client
- Organise and direct audit team members
- Prepare and complete the audit report
Who should attend?
- Personnel involved in environmental management
- Management representatives
- Appointed auditors
- EMS consultants
- Those who wish to understand ISO 14001 and its application
- Anyone involved in the planning, implementing, maintaining, supervising, or auditing of an ISO 14001:2015 EMS
- Anyone interest in environmental management systems
Prerequisite skills & knowledge: None required
Available in-house/distant learning? Yes
Created by: LiberoAssurance Continuous Professional Development Training Centre Level 1 - Accredited by Univab
Part A Contents: ISO 14001:2015 Awareness
General
- Introduction
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
Context of organisation
- Understanding the organisation and its context
- Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
- Determining the scope of the environmental management system
- Environmental management system
Leadership
- Leadership and commitment
- Environmental Policy
- Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
Planning
- Actions to address risks and opportunities
- Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them
Support
- Resources
- Competence
- Awareness
- Communication
- Documented information
Operation
- Operational and planning control
- Emergency preparedness and response
Performance evaluation
- Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
- Internal audit
- Management review
Improvement
- General
- Nonconformity and corrective action
- Continual Improvement
Part B Contents: ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor
The audit
- What is an audit?
- Why Audit?
- Audit Types
Audit steps
- Audit Plan
- Developing Checklists
- Opening Meeting
- Conducting the Audit
- Closing Meeting
- Audit Report
- Audit Follow-up Activities
Audit programme
- Establishing the audit programme objectives
- Identifying and evaluating audit programme risks and opportunities
- Process flow for the management of an audit programme (Ref ISO 19011)
- Managing an audit programme
- Audit programme Implementation
- Process of collecting and verifying information
- Monitoring audit programme
- Improving audit programme
Accreditation & Certification
- Accreditation & Certification Bodies
- Certification Process
Auditor's Performance
- Auditor’s Quality
- The Auditors conduct
- Auditor’s Code Conduct
- Auditor Characteristics
- Auditor's personal behavior
- Auditee’s conduct
- Selecting the audit team members
- Skills of audit team leaders
- How to evaluate an Auditor
- Maintaining and improving auditor competence
Psychological factors during an audit
- Attitudes and relationships
- Obstacles and communication
- Space and Time issues
- Body language
- Cultural factors
- Principles of Listening
- Questions & questioning
Audit tips and techniques
- Tips to trained auditor
- Question Technique
- Competence of the audit programme manager
Exam & Certification
- Exam for ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor
- ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor Certificate
Teaching Methods
- Detailed seminar presentations (available for download)
- Terms and definitions
- Enrolment duration: 90 days (starting from date of purchase)
- No.of Slides : 185
Resources
Reading lists and resources available in presentations
Study time allocation
- Private study hours: 22
- Trainer contact hours: Availability and competence of instructors upon request
Credits
- CPD Points: 22
- ECTS/ECVET Points: 0.7
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Assessment methods
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Hours
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% contribution to final mark
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% Minimum passing grade
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Exam for ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor
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1
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100
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60
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Outcomes/Certificates
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On successful completion of the course assessment, participants will be issued with a ‘Certificate of Success’
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