The Internal EMS Auditor course has been developed to meet the increasing demand for employees with auditing knowledge within business and industry.
The course content has been structured so as to meet the principles of auditor training needs specified in ISO 19011; therefore it will be of particular use to those individuals responsible for the effectiveness and continual improvement of their organisations EMS.
For those organisations planning to certify or register their EMS against a formal EMS standard, training of in-house employees offers potential benefits. The European Accreditation of Certification (EAC) have made it clear in their guidelines that external auditors will place a greater amount of reliance on internal audit findings based on a number of considerations, including effectiveness and auditability of the EMS, and whether the internal auditors have completed training and audit principles and processes.
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