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Why Auditor Training is very Imperative in the Marketing World?

Since the last few years, there has been a rise in the market for internal auditing. According to the Director of Communications for The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), ISO internal audits market has doubled over the last 10 years. Now considering all these, various ISO 9001 auditing courses are being continuously introduced in the market. G-Certi is ISO Register Certification Body that is efficiently providing auditing services.  Our main objective is to improve the market reliability of our clients with the management system certifications. We are consists on a team of competent auditors, trainers, and subject-matter expert who struggle to assemble and exceed our expectations of customers.

ISO 9001 Auditing……what is it?

ISO auditing courses able a person to become a certified auditor. It qualifies them as a professional that is capable to deal with all the procedures involved in auditing functions, which in turn ensures that the organization they work for is capable of running of its risk management. ISO 9001 auditing certification provides a potential employee the status of guarantee that is deemed essential by employers. It is measured as a mark of trustworthiness and experience.

ISO 9001 Auditing Training Courses

Several courses are now extensively available for ISO 9001 training with the reference of auditing. Courses are expanded over 2, 3 days, or 16, 36 hours. ISO internal auditing courses are consist of the in-depth study of concepts, principles, terminologies, and benefits of a Quality Management System. These courses also teach the skills required to manage and conduct internal, second-party or third-party Quality Management System audits. At the end of the session exam, consisting of varying sorts of questions e.g. multiple-choice, short/long essay questions, is conducted to assess the learning process.

Online ISO Auditing Courses

Online ISO internal auditing courses are also accessible. These online courses have made learning an easy experience as they are conducted keeping in mind the learner’s ease and comfort. The course length depends on whether the learner is new or one who already has past knowledge of internal auditing.

Increasing demand for ISO Internal Audit Training Courses

The demand for ISO 9001 Audit training programs is rising gradually. Companies and organizations are employing internal auditors to decrease the ambiguity and risk involved in running a business in the competitive and irregular economy of today. This is proved by the mount in the pay of auditors all over the world. Research has shown a boost in financial benefits for organizations certified by ISO Auditing. Hence, the market value of internal auditors is ever escalating. Demand is such that universities in European countries are taking into consideration offering more courses in financial and quality management auditing. An end of the session exam is conducted to appraise the learning process.

G-Certi is one of the top growing Certification Bodies in the world, presenting accredited management system certifications and training services in more than 50 countries. If you are searching more about ISO 9001 consultants must visit our website or contact us for further details.

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MINIMUM DOCUMENTED INFORMATION FOR ISO 9001:2015

An Overview of ISO 9001:2015

ISO 9001 is an international standard that specifies the requirements to establish, implement, maintain, and continually improve a Quality Management System (QMS). Organizations implement ISO 9001 to demonstrate their ability to consistently provide products and services that meet and exceed customer requirements. ISO 9001 is a world’s leading quality management standard and has been implemented by over one million organizations in more than 170 countries.

Any organization, regardless of its type, size, the products, and services can implement ISO 9001 to meet the quality requirements of its customers and other interested parties.

What is Documented Information?

As per ISO 9000:2015 (QMS – Fundamentals and Vocabulary), the “documented information” is defined as the information required to be controlled and maintained by an organization and the medium on which it is contained. The example of documented information can be a record, specification, procedure, drawing, report, standard, etc.

The term “document” is defined as information created in order for the organization to operate e.g. procedures, instructions, specifications, guidelines, and criteria, etc. The term “record” is defined as a document that provides evidence of results achieved or activities performed e.g. evidence of training, calibration, corrective action, internal audit, traceability and management review activities, etc. A set of documented information, for example, specifications and records, is frequently called “documentation”.

In the previous version of ISO 9001 standard, the documented information requirement was stated in terms of “Control of Documents and Control of Records” but ISO 9001:2015 uses a standardized term “documented information” to refer both documents and record. This latest version of ISO 9001 uses the term “retain documented information” to describe a record (e.g. retain the results of corrective actions) and “maintain documented information” to describe a document (e.g. maintain the scope of QMS). The document is live information and needs to be updated as required while a record is a history of an event, activity, or action.

Clause 7.5 of ISO 9001:2015 describes the requirements of the documented information. Documented information can be in any format and media and from any source. The medium can be paper, magnetic, electronic or optical computer disc, photograph or master sample, or combination thereof.

What is the minimum documented information required by the ISO 9001:2015?

Every organization has to produce the minimum documented information required by ISO 9001 standard to demonstrate the conformance to the ISO 9001:2015 requirements. All requirements of minimum documented information listed below might not be applicable to every organization and shall be listed as an exclusion in the scope statement e.g. if an organization is not responsible for design and development, the organization is not required to produce evidence of conformance to the Clause 8.3 of ISO 9001:2015.

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How to determine the requirement for ISO 9001 Documentation?

Clause 7.5 of ISO 9001:2015 describes the requirements for documented information. To demonstrate the conformance to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, an organization may need to produce more documents and records than the minimum required by the standard because according to the Clause 7.5, the organization’s quality management system shall include:

  1. documented information required by ISO 9001 (as listed above)
  2. documented information determined by the organization as being necessary for the effectiveness of the QMS e.g. policies, procedures, Instructions, Guidelines, and relevant records other than the minimum required. It is quite common that for an effective QMS, organizations establish procedures for risk management, corrective actions, control of nonconforming output, training, production, maintenance, calibration, control of documented information, and design as applicable.

The extent of documented information for a quality management system may differ from one organization to another due to:

  • the size of the organization and its type of activities, processes, products, and services
  • the complexity of processes and their interactions
  • the competence of persons

The rule of thumb for an organization is to use a risk-based approach to determine the requirement for documented information other than the minimum documented information e.g. an organization may decide that due to lack of documented procedures and work instructions, there might be a risk to product and service conformity. The organizations also establish procedures and relevant records to establish controls to address a nonconformity.

G-Certi provides ISO registration/certification services in Canada and 50 other countries for the number of ISO Standards including but limited to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301, etc. The auditors of G-Certi ensure that your organization is conforming to the requirements of ISO 9001. Please feel free to visit gcerti.ca and contact one of our representatives for a complimentary pre-assessment to ensure that your organization is ready for ISO 9001 registration/certification.

 

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