ISO 14001:2015 awareness and internal auditor training programme

2015–2016 training programme. Contact ITVC for current course dates and fees.

Day one — ISO 14001:2015 awareness and interpretation

Overview of environmental management under ISO 14001:2015

• General awareness of the environment and environmental management systems.
• Overview of the ISO 14000 family of standards.
• The ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system model.
• Major changes from ISO 14001:2004 to ISO 14001:2015: approach, structure, clauses and requirements.

Interpretation and analysis of ISO 14001:2015

Clause 4: Context of the organisation

• 4.1 Understanding the organisation and its context.
• 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties.
• 4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental management system.
• 4.4 The environmental management system.
• Discussion of organisational context and process management.

Clause 5: Leadership

• 5.1 Leadership and commitment.
• 5.2 Environmental policy.
• 5.3 Organisational roles, responsibilities and authorities.
• Discussion of leadership and commitment.

Clause 6: Planning

• 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities.
• 6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them.
• Discussion of risk and objective management.

Clause 7: Support

• 7.1 Resources.
• 7.2 Competence.
• 7.3 Awareness.
• 7.4 Communication.
• 7.5 Documented information.
• Discussion of organisational knowledge and communication.

Clause 8: Operation

• 8.1 Operational planning and control.
• 8.2 Emergency preparedness and response.
• Discussion of operational planning and control.

Clause 9: Performance evaluation

• 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation.
• 9.2 Internal audit.
• 9.3 Management review.
• Discussion of monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation.

Clause 10: Improvement

• 10.1 General.
• 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action.
• 10.3 Continual improvement.

Day two — ISO 14001:2015 internal auditor training

Overview of auditing

Communication during audits

Audit programme planning skills

• Identify the functions and responsibilities of departments.
• Define an audit scope covering all required activities at the specified frequency.
• Identify the ISO 14001:2015 requirements relevant to the audit scope.
• Exercise 1 — Group work: Prepare an audit programme.
• Review the results of Exercise 1.

Audit preparation and checklist development

• Exercise 2 — Group work: Prepare an audit checklist.
• Read the environmental management system requirements and identify the audit topics.
• Identify the key requirements and keywords.
• Identify the evidence needed to demonstrate conformity.
• Develop audit questions.
• Complete the audit checklist.

Auditing practice

• Methods used in internal auditing.
• Sampling methods for environmental management system audits.
• Methods for collecting information.
• Communication methods during audits.
• Skills used while conducting an audit.
• Handling situations arising during an audit.
• Points requiring attention in environmental management system audits.
• Exercise 3 — Group work: Audit situations and practical auditing.
• Identify the relevant standard requirements.
• Compare requirements with the facts observed.
• Determine the auditor’s next actions and conclusion.
• Review the results of Exercise 3.

Audit reporting

• Principles of audit reporting.
• Requirements for a nonconformity report.
• Points requiring attention when reporting environmental management system nonconformities.
• Exercise 4 — Group work: Prepare nonconformity reports.
• Analyse the cases.
• Write a nonconformity report for each case based on the information provided.
• Review the results of Exercise 4.

Competence requirements for internal auditors

Guidance on upgrading from ISO 14001:2004 to ISO 14001:2015

Course wrap-up

Final course assessment