Internal Auditing Basics
Internal Auditing Basics

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This one-day workshop is designed to assist organizations get more value out of their internal audit programs. It teaches individuals an audit process that optimizes limited resources while providing value to the organization.

Learn how to plan and conduct audits that help companies uncover problems, identify risks and present opportunities to improve. This course is a great resource for quality managers and technicians, new auditors and individuals who need to brush up on their audit skills. The instruction is applicable to any quality management system (ISO 9001, FDA, automotive, etc.). Those faced with assessing ISO 9001:2008 will find the seminar to be especially valuable. This interactive course, with exercises, covers:
  • Audit fundamentals
  • Planning
  • Tips and techniques for conducting audits
  • Interviewing
  • Reporting
  • Corrective action

In Just 1 Day You’ll Learn
  • Purpose and value of auditing
  • How to develop and audit plan and schedule
  • Auditor traits and responsibilities
  • How to create a checklist
  • Auditing techniques, including:
    • Interviewing
    • Sampling
    • Identifying critical requirements
    • Following an audit trail
  • Tips for writing an effective audit report
  • How to properly write up findings and opportunities for improvement
  • Relationship between internal auditing and corrective action
  • The importance of internal auditing to the management review process

Who Should Attend
• Quality professionals
• Managers and supervisors
• Compliance managers
• Team-leaders
• Internal auditors
• Third-party auditors
• Operations professionals


Dates & Locations
September 29, 2011
DoubleTree Suites
320 North 44th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008-7698
(602) 225-0500
 
This course is also available as an in-house course at your location. Call (530) 342-5480 for more information.


Instructor

Denise Robitaille is the author of numerous books on various quality topics. She is an internationally recognized speaker who brings years of experience in business and industry to her work in the quality profession. Denise is a member of U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 176, the committee responsible for updating the ISO 9000 family of standards. She is also a RABQSA certified lead assessor, an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor, and a fellow of ASQ.

As the principal of Robitaille Associates she has helped numerous companies in diverse fields to achieve ISO 9001 registration and to improve their quality management systems. She has conducted training courses for thousands of individuals on such topics as corrective action, management review, auditing, document control and implementing ISO 9001.

Denise’s books include: The Corrective Action Handbook, The Management Review Handbook, The Preventive Action Handbook, Root Cause Analysis: Basic Tools and Techniques, Document Control and Managing Supplier-Related Processes. She is a regular columnist for The Auditor newsletter and is the author of numerous articles.

Course Fee
$595. Your course fee includes:
  • All course materials
  • Certificate of attendance with 8 hours of credit toward CEUs
  • A one-year subscription to The Auditor newsletter
  • 25% off all Paton Professional materials purchased at the event
  • Continental breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Plus, you'll save $50 per attendee when two or more people from your organization attend.
Course Hours
Registration: 8:00-8:30 a.m.
Course: 8:30-4:30 p.m.
Lunch: The course breaks for lunch (provided) at noon.

Cancellations and Substitutions

You may cancel your registration up to 10 business days before the seminar. Your registration fee will be refunded less a $100 cancellation fee. If you need to cancel less than 10 business days prior to the seminar, you may send a substitute from your organization or transfer your registration fee to another Paton Professional seminar or conference of your choice that is scheduled within the next 12 months of your original event. Please note that if you don't cancel and don't attend, you are still responsible for payment.

Travel/Accommodations

All participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. Note: hotels can experience sold-out periods throughout the year. Participants needing rooms are urged to secure hotel space as soon as possible.

Paton Professional is not responsible for nonrefundable airline tickets, airfare penalties or travel charges incurred by a participant in these courses.

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