ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor
The ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor course offered by OXQUAL develops professional competence in auditing inspection bodies and conformity-assessment operations against ISO/IEC 17020 requirements. The programme covers impartiality, competence, audit planning, evidence g...
About this qualification
The ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Certified Lead Auditor course offered by OXQUAL develops professional competence in auditing inspection bodies and conformity-assessment operations against ISO/IEC 17020 requirements. The programme covers impartiality, competence, audit planning, evidence gathering and corrective-action management.
Career-focused
Develop relevant skills and knowledge that can support your next professional step.
What you'll cover
Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:
- ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Fundamentals
- Inspection-Body Requirements
- Structural Requirements
- Resource Requirements
- Process Requirements
- Management-System Requirements
- Impartiality
- Confidentiality
- Inspector Competence
- ISO 19011 Audit Principles
- Audit Planning
- On-Site Inspection-Body Audits
- Evidence Collection
- Non-Conformity Reporting
- Corrective Actions
- Audit Reporting
- Continual Improvement
Who it's designed for
This OXQUAL programme is suitable for:
- Inspection-Body Managers
- Auditors
- Compliance Professionals
- Conformity-Assessment Personnel
- Inspection-System Consultants
What you'll gain
Successful completion of this OXQUAL programme can help learners to:
- Develop ISO/IEC 17020 auditing competence.
- Strengthen impartiality and confidentiality awareness.
- Improve competence-evaluation knowledge.
- Develop audit-planning skills.
- Improve non-conformity reporting.
- Support continual improvement of inspection operations.
How this qualification is assessed
The assessment pattern for this OXQUAL programme is outlined below.
- Assessment Type: Written examination, audit simulation and project.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, essay-style questions, applied audit scenarios and project submission.
- Total Questions: 100 theory questions plus 1 audit simulation and 1 project submission.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 6–7 days (45–50 hours total).
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