IATF 16949:2016 Lead Auditor with Supplier Auditor Recertification

What will I learn?

• Awareness of the 3rd party certification requirements (achieving and maintaining) according to IATF Rules 6th edition and ISO/IEC 17021-1.
• Understanding of IATF Rules 6th edition requirements that can be used, in conjunction with ISO 19011 guidelines, to improve your internal audit program and your supplier audit program.
• How to apply the automotive process approach for planning QMS audits at all organizational levels: top management, process owners, and personnel working in operations and supporting processes.
• How to evaluate the effective implementation of ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 requirements.
• How to evaluate the effective implementation of the automotive core tools and customer-specific requirements.
• How to describe audit findings and audit results.
• How to evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of corrective actions to address QMS nonconformities.
• How to apply interviewing techniques and communication skills during an audit simulation.

Who should attend?

This course is intended for individuals that were previously certified through the AIAG Lead Auditor or Supplier Auditor Certification courses and are looking for recertification following the expiration of their three-year certificate.

Agenda

• Overview of the certification process according to ISO/IEC 17021-1 and IATF 16949 Rules 6th edition
• Developing and updating the QMS audit program
• Three pillars for audit planning: risk to the customer, performance trends, and criticality of the processes
• Developing audit plans
• Preparing for an individual audit
• Basic Understanding of the Automotive Process Approach: agility, understanding the current QMS, customer risk and performance orientation, PDCA cycles, and automotive process approach
• Conducting the audit at the Top Management level
• Conducting the audit with Process Owners

• Conducting audit trails in operations and supporting processes
• Reporting audit findings and results
• Evaluating the acceptability of corrective actions
• Audit simulation exercise
• Lead Auditor and Supplier Auditor exam structure and practice exercises

Requirements

Prerequisites

For current IATF Lead Auditors with expired or soon-to-expire certification, this course requires prior completion of an AIAG Lead and/or Supplier Auditor course. Recertification includes instructor evaluation and a written exam on IATF 16949:2016 and audit application.

Successful Completion

Two elements are involved in the successful completion of this course:

The continual evaluation of the student's attitudes, auditing capability, performance as team members when role playing, and communication skills (performed independently by all instructors involved with the class).

A written examination that covers the content of IATF 16949:2016 and the application of audit principles and practices based on IATF 16949:2016.

Certificates

Earn two certificates upon a successful appraisal that are valid for three years.

• An AIAG IATF 16949:2016 Lead Auditor Training certificate
• An AIAG IATF 16949:2016 Supplier Auditor Certification certificate for first and second-party assessments.