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Internal Quality Auditing for Management Systems

Internal audits are meant to find problems before customers or external auditors do, yet many are reduced to a box ticking walk around the plant. Auditing is treated as a skill: planning against the standard, asking questions that surface real evidence, writing findings that hold up, and following corrective actions to closure.

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What you will be able to do

  • Plan an internal audit programme that covers processes by risk and frequency.
  • Prepare audit checklists drawn from ISO 9001 requirements and company procedures.
  • Conduct opening meetings, evidence gathering and interviews with tact.
  • Distinguish between conformity, nonconformity and opportunities for improvement.
  • Write clear findings supported by objective evidence.
  • Verify corrective actions and report audit results to management.

Course outline

  1. 01Purpose and principles of internal auditing
  2. 02The audit programme and annual schedule
  3. 03Reading requirements from ISO 9001 and procedures
  4. 04Preparing checklists and audit plans
  5. 05Audit conduct, questioning and evidence
  6. 06Grading and recording findings
  7. 07Corrective action, root cause and closure
  8. 08Reporting to management and follow up

Who should attend

Staff nominated as internal auditors, quality officers and supervisors supporting a management system.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Maseru3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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