Before and during the course FAQs

We offer scheduled face-to-face training courses across the UK as well as online, interactive training in our Virtual Classroom.

If you have a number of employees to train, you may like to discuss the potential of dedicated training, which we can provide solely for your organisation at a time and location that works best for you. Please contact us to discuss further.

This course works well on a standalone basis for those who need to understand ISO 45001 at this time. However, it has also been designed to provide the prior knowledge required for our ISO 45001 Internal Auditor and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor training courses.

We therefore offer a discount of £100 if you book this course with our ISO 45001 Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor training courses to help you maximise value from your training.

If you are interested in the wider aspects of risk management in an organisation, you may like to take a look at our training courses relating to ISO 31000, starting with our 1-day Risk Management Fundamentals training course.

We also offer training courses covering a number of Core Tools that can help you to address the challenges of managing risk through problem-solving:

• Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)

Yes, every delegate will receive a training course folder to use alongside the teaching, and make notes as you wish. This is your folder and you can take it away at the end of the course to provide a valuable reminder of all you have learned.

Yes, there are several training courses you may like to look at, all within the area of contract management and procurement, including:

• introductions to contract management and procurement
• practical negotiation skills in procurement and contract management
• category management
• specifications and SLAs
• commercial awareness

For those who want to start learning practical Lean skills straight away, this Lean Practitioner training course is the right course for you.

If you would rather an overview of the role of Lean and how it might be applied within an organisation, you might like to look at our 1-day Lean Basics training course.

In either case, if you have a number of people who would benefit from Lean training, then we do offer dedicated training, which can be arranged just for your organisation at a time and place to suit you.  Do contact us to discuss your needs.

You will need a laptop or desktop computer with camera, headphones and microphone, and a good internet connection to participate in the training. We use Zoom as our communication platform, which is straightforward to set up. We recommend that you test your equipment well before the class so there is less likelihood of problems on the day.

We will send you course notes in advance, which you can use to follow the class, make your own notes, and retain as a valuable reminder as you start to apply your new skills in your work role.

You may also find it useful to have a copy of the standard to hand.

If you would like to extend your skills to audit organisations within your supply chain against ISO 9001:2015, you may like to take a look at our ISO 9001 Lead Auditor training course.

If you would like to be part of the implementation of a QMS, you can benefit from attending the ISO 9001 Implementation training course.

In addition, there are a number of specialist skills that you can acquire that will add value to your internal auditor role. These include Process Mapping, Remote Auditing, Root Cause Analysis, Integrated Management Systems and Six Sigma.

Yes, everyone who attends and participates in this training course will receive a Bywater Certificate of Completion.

Those who pass the accompanying exam will instead receive a Certificate of Achievement.

You will receive a Bywater Certificate of Completion at the end of the course provided you have attended all the sessions.

If you successfully pass the continuing assessment of your participation during the course, you will instead receive a Certificate of Achievement.

Your certificate will be sent to you after the course and will be available for you to share with colleagues, add to your CV, and upload to platforms such as LinkedIn.