Improve Your Workplace Audit and Inspection Skills with Highfield Accredited Training

This one-day audit training course will enable you to carry out audits and inspections confidently. You will learn how to collate and evaluate the findings before presenting the data in report format.

Delivery Method

This course is delivered online by a live instructor using Zoom video conferencing software.

Course Duration

1 Day

What Will You Gain?

By attending this audit training course, you will be able to apply your knowledge relating to the role of an auditor within your business.

In conclusion, you will be able to confidently carry out effective audits and inspections. You will also know how to collect and then analyse the findings and present them in report format.

Who Should Attend?

This audit training course is ideal for anyone working in a role where verification, auditing or inspection takes place. Job roles may include:

• Managers
• Supervisors
• Team Leaders
• Chefs
• Quality Assurance Staff
• Internal or Third-Party Auditors
• Enforcement Officers
• Anyone responsible for verifying HACCP

Therefore, it would also be particularly useful for supervisors undertaking either an internal audit or supplier approval. It will also benefit your business if you are seeking British Retail Consortium (BRC) or SALSA certification.

Industries may include:-

• Food and drink companies
• Hospitals
• Laboratories
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Warehousing and retail

Why Is It Important?

Audits play a critical role in certifying that your business abides by proper practices at all times. They are a crucial component in maintaining standards and certification. Inspections provide transparency and assurance that standards are maintained.

If your business has regular BRC or customer audits, it makes sense to be proactive and regularly conduct internal inspections ahead of official external visits.

Regular internal audits allow you to identify areas of concern and rectify them before any external reviews take place.

In addition, they help to ensure that all paperwork relating to HACCP and other standard operating procedures are present and up-to-date. Audits can help confirm that employees are competent and fully trained.

Key Topics

• The purpose of an audit
  
• The benefits and limitations of audits
  
• How to effectively carry out audits
  
• Terminology and definitions
  
• Different audit approaches and categories
  
• The role of the auditor
  
• Auditor prerequisite skills, knowledge and experience
  
• The audit cycle
  
• Planning and preparation for an audit or inspection
  
• Defining audit scope and frequency
  
• Opening meeting
  
• Communications skills
  
• Data gathering techniques
  
• Interview techniques
  
• Approaches to intervention
  
• How to collect and analyse data
  
• Root cause analysis
  
• The purpose and content of an audit report
  
• Verifying completion

Please note that exam papers are available in Arabic.

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