LEAD AUDITOR TRAINING

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ABOUT THE COURSE

In the modern world, Business Continuity is the key to the sustenance and growth for any organisation. With an effective Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) based on ISO 22301:2019, organisations can build resilience and capability to support and run critical processes and activities without disruptions. Health & safety issues, natural calamities, cyber-attacks are few of the many unforeseen incidents that affect organisations and may lead to heavy losses of people and property. BCMS protects organisations from long term risks and is one the most critical components of the recovery strategy. To support your organisation in implementing an effective ISO 22301 BCMS, TÜV SÜD is pleased to offer ISO 22301 Lead Auditor training based on ISO 22301:2019. This comprehensive five-day ISO 22301 training comprises of case studies, training and role-plays to ensure that participants thoroughly understand the role of an auditor / lead auditor and acquire the expertise needed to perform effective audits.

YOUR BENEFITS

• Understand the purpose and key elements of business continuity management roles and skill required by an auditor / lead auditor the auditing concepts and principles
• Review the structure and requirements of ISO 22301:2019
• Planning, conducting and reporting audits in accordance with ISO 19011:2018
• Learn to apply PDCA Approach while auditing ISO 22301
• Gain/ enhance auditing skills to become a certified Auditor/Lead Auditor

COURSE OUTLINE

Topics to be covered in this course include:

• BCMS concepts and ISO 22301 standard
• Auditing principles
• Roles and responsibility of auditors
• Planning an audit
• Conducting an audit
• Reporting audit results
• Corrective actions
• Examination

who should attend?

• Business Continuity, Information Security, Risk professionals, IT and Operations managers or consultants who seek to master the Business continuity Management System audit process
• Internal or External Business continuity Management System Auditors
• Operations core group members responsible for establishing, implementing, maintaining, auditing and improving Business Continuity Management Systems
• Experts who have a role to play in the implementation of Business Continuity Management System

TRAINING DURATION

5 Days

Prerequisites

Participants are expected to have prior knowledge on:

• Management systems - Understand the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle
• Business Continuity Management (Principle & Concept)
• Awareness of the need for Business Continuity and components of Business Continuity
• Responsibilities for Business Continuity using the results of Business Impact Analysis and Risk Assessments to determine appropriate Business Continuity strategies and incident response structure
• Continual re-assessment of information security and making of modifications as appropriate
  ISO/IEC 22301

Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 22301 (with ISO 22313) and the commonly used Business Continuity Management terms and definitions, as given in ISO 22300
*Relevant proofs to be submitted

This course is not for filling gaps in the knowledge about the standard; but for enhancing the knowledge about the same with regards to audit context.

EXAM DETAILS

Participants will be assessed throughout the course for punctuality, presentation skills, interactive approach, involvement, role-play, daily tests etc. and finally through a written examination at the end of the course. The examination is ‘closed book’ and only a copy of the standard ISO 22301:2019 is permissible.
The passing criteria: 70%.

CERTIFICATION

TÜV SÜD is an Approved Training Partner of CQI IRCA fulfills all compliances of the course PR363: BCMS ISO 22301:2019 Lead Auditor  

Participants who will score 70% and above in both the continuous assessment and written examination will be issued an CQI (Charted Quality Institute) & IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors) registered certificate on successful completion of the course
Participants who successfully complete the ISO 22301 lead auditor course will also be presented with the CQI-IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors) registered ‘Certificate of Achievement’ once TÜV SÜD is awarded with the accreditation from CQI IRCA
Participants who are not able to qualify for the passing certificate, will be issued a certificate of attendance from TÜV SÜD