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ISO 9001:2026 Internal Auditor Course

An ideal entry-level auditing course, updated for ISO 9001:2026, the new edition of the quality management system standard published in September 2026. This highly interactive and engaging two-day course is for anyone who wants to use internal audit as a tool for continual business improvement. It introduces auditing for conformance, risk and process effectiveness, and gives you the skills and techniques to produce incisive, reliable and value-adding audit reports. The course has a strong bias towards process auditing and continual improvement, for those who see auditing as part of a cohesive overall quality strategy.

  • 2 days
  • Classroom
  • Lillyhall, Workington, or in-house
  • Course code ISO - IN AUD
£600.00per delegate
Dates on request, or delivered at your site
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What's new in ISO 9001:2026

Organisations certified to ISO 9001:2015 have until September 2029 to transition, and internal audit is how they prove they are ready. The course shows you what to check for each change:

  • Quality culture and ethical behaviour (5.1.1, 7.3 and 7.1.4)
  • Risks and opportunities, now separate requirements (6.1.2 and 6.1.3)
  • The new clause 6.3 Planning of changes
  • Climate change when determining the organisation's context (4.1 and 4.2)
  • The internal audit programme (9.2.2) and trends in management review (9.3.2)

Duration

2 days at Responsive Training Services, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria. In-house delivery is also available.

Who should attend?

Anyone who will carry out internal audits of a quality management system, including quality and operations staff, supervisors and managers. A basic understanding of quality management systems is expected.

Course content

The techniques and disciplines of:

  • Audit planning, including building and using checklists
  • Performing the audit, including interviews, following document trails, process auditing and procedural auditing
  • Audit report writing and feedback techniques
  • Following up audit results and using them to drive continual improvement

The course also introduces the cornerstones of quality management:

  • The Principles of Quality Management
  • The Plan, Do, Check, Act methodology
  • The process approach and the structure of ISO 9001:2026

Recently completed

  • ✓ 9–10 June 2026

Delivered by Responsive Training Services, part of Test Inspect Group. All bookings are subject to our booking and cancellation terms. Questions? Call 01946 372220.