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- Why train with Bywater (4)
Before and during the course FAQs
As an established and certified training provider, we offer a training path for those who are interested in auditing. We provide lead auditor and internal auditor courses against a wide range of standards, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 27001. We can also help you extend your knowledge into areas such as business improvement and leadership.
You can choose to train at one of our venues across the UK, or join us in our Virtual Classroom. Whether face-to-face or online, we focus on live, interactive training, to give you the best opportunity to learn through working with our experienced tutors through discussions, workshops and case studies.
This course is available on a dedicated basis for individual organisations. We can deliver the training at your premises, at a venue of your choice, or online in our Virtual Classroom. Dedicated training means that the course content and practical examples can reflect the needs of the customer’s operations.
All Bywater training courses focus on delegate participation, as we believe this is the best way to learn new skills and how to apply them in practice. We encourage you to join in with the exercises and discussions, and ask questions of the tutor. This approach enables you to explore the benefits, challenges and constraints of remote auditing within your own organisation.
We offer this training as a dedicated course for your organisation. That means you can choose the date and venue to suit your team. The course can be run onsite or at an offsite venue in the UK, or in our global interactive Virtual Classroom.
The updated version of ISO 17025 reflects changes in the laboratory environment. This includes developments in IT, evolving terminology, and the latest version of ISO 9001. Employing the latest approach and techniques enables organisations to improve the testing, sampling and calibration in the laboratory to achieve better, more reliable results.
If you have already completed lead auditor training in another discipline, then you will meet the training requirements for registration as a CQI and IRCA OH&SMS auditor upon successful completion of this course. You will receive a certificate which provides evidence of your enhanced skill set.
The 3-day course is also equivalent to 24 hours of CPD.
Yes. Whether procurement is within your job role or you are joining the course to get a better understanding of how procurement works in your organisation, Bywater will send you a certificate of attendance once you have completed this 1-day course.
Yes, you will receive a certificate of attainment after completing this course to demonstrate that you have gained new knowledge around OH&S management systems. It is also equivalent to 7 hours CPD.
You are expected to have some knowledge of the requirements of ISO 27001 to make the most of this training course.
If you have little or no knowledge in this field, you may like to attend our 1-day Introduction to ISO 27001 training course first. If you book the 2 courses together you will be eligible for a £100 discount.
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Lead Auditor Courses
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