This course is comprehensive training in lead auditor techniques, methodology, practices, and skills. It was designed and developed by a team who created and managed an accredited registrar. They know what training is best for lead auditors.
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The course contains a solid body of quality management systems (QMS) auditing knowledge, accumulated from seven years of QMS audits.
On successful completion of this course and post course assessment, participants will receive a Certificate of Attainment for the following internationally recognized competency units:
- EXEMPLAR GLOBAL-QM (Quality Management Systems)
- EXEMPLAR GLOBAL-AU (Management Systems Auditing)
- EXEMPLAR GLOBAL-TL (Leading Management System Audit Teams)
The modules above are certified under the EXEMPLAR GLOBAL Training Provider Examination Certification Scheme for quality management system auditors and will enable successful participants to apply to EXEMPLAR GLOBAL for certification as a provisional auditor.
Highlights of the session include:
- “Hands-on” training with over 15 class exercises
- Quality management systems as required by ISO 9001
- ISO 9001 requirements and intent
- QMS historical perspective and regulations
- QMS audit process
- Evaluating system effectiveness
- Evaluation of conformance
- Audit reporting
- Simulated audit or live audit
Outcome:
- An understanding of the ISO 9001 standard’s requirements and intent
- A certificate of accomplishment ( conditional on passing examination)
- An understanding of the lead auditors responsibilities
- How to create and execute an audit plan
- An understanding of questioning techniques and communications
- How to make an auditee feel at ease
- How to determine the effectiveness of a quality management system
- How to document nonconformances
Who Should Attend:
- ISO 9001 Auditors
- ISO 9001 Implementers
- Quality Program Managers
Manufacturing Outlook for Augusta GA
The manufacturing outlook for Augusta, Georgia, in 2025 is cautiously optimistic, driven by regional strengths and ongoing investments. The University of Georgia’s 2025 Economic Outlook highlights a statewide economic slowdown (2.4% GDP growth), but Augusta benefits from unique drivers. The U.S. Army Cyber Command at Fort Eisenhower and the Georgia Cyber Center bolster high-tech manufacturing, particularly in cybersecurity and IT components. Recent economic development, including Aurubis’s $800 million copper recycling facility (230 jobs) and Syensqo’s polymer plant (100 jobs), signals robust growth in advanced manufacturing. GF Casting Solutions’ $184 million investment adds 350 jobs in lightweight auto and aerospace parts. Despite national challenges like supply chain issues and a 25% recession risk, Augusta’s logistics edge—via the Port of Savannah—and a skilled workforce from initiatives like Georgia Quick Start position it well. Manufacturing should see steady gains, outpacing slower sectors like retail, per UGA’s Selig Center forecast.