ISO 14001:2015 awareness and internal auditor training programme

Archived training programme from 2015–2016. Standard editions, fees, offers and schedules, where stated, are retained from the original programme. Use the service request box to discuss current training needs.

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