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You don’t need prior knowledge of auditing, but it will help you to gain maximum value from this course if you have some understanding of ISO 17025. If you are uncertain about your level of knowledge, you can try taking our ISO 17025 quiz. We can help you gain this understanding on our Understanding ISO 17025 training course, which runs just before this internal auditor course, and if you book the 2 together you can enjoy a discount.

We offer this specialised course on a dedicated basis specifically for your organisation. That gives you the opportunity to choose venue – face-to-face or in our Virtual Classroom – and a time and date to suit you. We can also discuss how we can tailor the training to suit your organisation’s needs.

Our aim is to make taking part in our courses as as easy as possible, so that you can focus fully on learning and practising your new skills. The Virtual Classroom is very user-friendly and delegates that have completed training testify to this. Features and functions within the Virtual Classroom will be clearly explained to you.

If you have any concerns about using the technology, please contact us and we will be happy to set up a test call with you.

 

The Core Tools courses are one element of our business improvement training programme, which also covers

  • Lean: reducing waste, cutting costs and increasing customer value
  • Six Sigma: reducing errors, increasing productivity and efficiency, and raising customer satisfaction
  • Root Cause Analysis: identify and addressing causes of process problems
  • EFQM Excellence Model: a framework for assessing organisations for the European Quality Award

This Bywater ISO 45001 Implementation training course includes our Introduction to ISO 45001:2018 training, which is approved by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

Approval from IOSH gives you the confidence that the course meets the Institute’s high standards for quality in content and trainer expertise.

We employ tutors who combine significant practical expertise in the real world with an ability to make complex information easy for delegates to understand.

Past attendees to this course have highlighted the tutor’s willingness to tailor the course content to the business needs of the delegates. In their feedback they also point to the tutor’s ability to illustrate each topic with an entertaining story from their own experience, keeping delegates engaged throughout the course.

As an Approved Training Partner of CQI and IRCA we can offer you training that has been certified by the global body for professional QMS auditors.

We run a full range of scheduled courses both in venues across the UK and in our Virtual Classroom, allowing you the flexibility to choose a training date and place to suit your needs. For organisations with several employees to train, we also offer dedicated training courses.

It is our aim to help you successfully achieve a demonstrably high level of understanding. We do that by employing highly experienced, knowledgeable and engaging tutors to work with you through the training programme.

We are constantly improving our courses based on the feedback we invite from delegates. With over 40 years of experience in training provision, we continue to enjoy high levels of customer satisfaction.

We run the ISO 45001 Auditor Migration training course in our Virtual Classroom. This online course is delivered as live training, enabling delegates from around the world to work together in discussion groups and interact with tutors. Alternatively, if you have a number of employees requiring training, we can run a dedicated course at a venue and time of your choice.

We have enjoyed the company of delegates from many organisations within the medical manufacturing industry, including those involved in products such as ventilators and wound protection.

As one delegate reported: ‘It was very useful to learn about the gold standard from many different industries and where we sit with regards to other companies within medical devices, and to learn of all the ways that we can improve.’

Yes, every delegate receives a training course folder that they can use to make notes during the course, and then keep as a useful reference in the work environment.

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