CQI and IRCA CERTIFIED ISO 14001:2026 EMS LEAD AUDITOR TRAINING

CQI and IRCA certified ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor (EMS) Training Course (Course ID:18127)

Malaysia: HRDF grant claimable.

Overview:

• The aim of this course is to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills required to perform first, second and third-party audits of environmental management systems against ISO 14001, in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021, as applicable
• This course is designed for delegates who have prior knowledge of environmental management principles and concepts, and the requirements of ISO 14001. Learning objective and enabling objective require delegates to apply and extend this prior knowledge in the context of performing a management system audit. CQI and IRCA will accept training courses that include some coverage of the specific environmental management related clauses of ISO 14001, sufficient to enable delegates to refresh their prior knowledge.
• This course does require delegates to audit an environmental management system against the requirements of ISO 14001, including the ability to identify audit evidence to establish conformity or nonconformity
• Course examination questions could relate to any requirement of ISO 14001 and the expected prior knowledge

MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN ISO 14001:2026

• Clearer documented information requirements
• Tighter scrutiny of the environmental implications of the supply chain
• Wider application of environmental conditions affecting the organisation
• Clearer senior management accountancy for environmental performance
•  More proactive and strategic approaches to environmental performance
• Changing the delivery format or method
•  Rewriting substantial portions of the content
• Making material changes to the ordering or overall structure of the course
• Replacing or substantially redesigning learning assets (for example, slide decks, course notes, or
  learning activities such as case studies)

COURSE CONTENT:

ENABLING OBJECTIVES

With reference to the environmental management system model for ISO 14001.

• Explain that an Environmental Management System includes the interrelationship between the context of the organisation (clause 4), leadership (clause 5), planning (clause 6), support (clause 7), operation (clause 8), performance evaluation (clause 9) and improvement (clause 10).
• Explain the scope of the term “compliance obligations”, which refers not only to legal requirements, but also to other requirements, such as those of interested parties, which the organisation has to or chooses to comply with, and which include ISO 14001 requirements.
• Explain the purpose of and differences between first-party, second-party and third-party certification audit of management systems, including the role of the auditor in evaluating an auditee’s capability to achieve the intended outcomes of its EMS.
• Explain the benefits of third-party accredited certification of environmental management systems for organisations and their relevant interested parties
• Determining audit objectives, the purpose and significance of the audit scope and audit the criteria
• Resourcing the audit, the importance of audit team competency and the selection of audit team members, particularly in relation to knowledge of the relevant management system discipline, industry sector, legal requirements, technical understanding and their training, and experience as auditors
• Identifying the auditing methods, used for on-site and remote audits, and those auditing activities requiring human interaction and no human interaction.
• The purpose of a stage 1 audit includes performing a review of documented information and the determination of the feasibility of an audit. Describe a typical stage 1 audit process and outputs
• Conducting on-site auditing activities, including preparing documented information for audit, conducting audit meetings, collecting and verifying information, compiling audit evidence, generating audit findings, determining audit conclusions and preparing, approving and distributing the audit report, and conducting the audit follow-up.

SKILLS (PRACTISED THROUGH TASKS IN SIMULATED, AUDIT SITUATIONS)

Skills are to be practiced and tested through tasks and in real, or simulated, audit situations
such as when planning the audit, conducting the audit, auditing environmental management system
requirements, generating audit findings, reporting the audit and following up the audit.

Prerequisites:

• Students are expected to have the following prior knowledge:

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle
• The core elements of a management system and the interrelationship between top management responsibility, policy, objectives, planning, implementation, measurement, review and continuous improvement.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

• The three intended outcomes of an environmental management system (see ISO 14001) namely enhancement of environmental performance, fulfilment of compliance obligations and achievement of environmental objectives.

ISO 14001

•  Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 14001 and the commonly used environmental management terms and definitions , as given in ISO 14001, which may be gained by completing an IRCA Certified EMS Foundation Training course or the equivalent.

Examination:

An examination will be administered by CQI and IRCA via SARAS system. The examination would cover the topics covered in the course and would last one hour forty-five minutes. All the examination would be managed and results provided by CQI and IRCA.

Delegates Qualification:

All delegates who have successful passed the above courses have the opportunity to register as EMS lead auditor with the CQI and IRCA. (Note: See *)

Course tutor

CQI and IRCA Reg. Lead Auditor and approved Lead Tutors / Tutors who are highly qualified and professional graduates, experience in the field of QA, Environmental Management and familiar with local and international environmental regulations.

Who should attend:

Management Representatives, internal auditors, 2nd party & 3rd party auditors, trainers and consultants who are
responsible to provide “value added” EMS audit to enable Continual Improvement.

Notes:

* For more information about auditor registration criteria, please visit CQI and IRCA website or send an email to : training@quality.org.

^ Malaysia – Participants are eligible to apply for HRDF grant subject to HRDF approval. Participants are advised to obtain approval before training.