Develop the expertise to audit Environmental Management Systems and verify compliance with ISO 14001.

This course equips professionals with the knowledge and practical auditing skills to plan, conduct, report, and manage ISO 14001 audits using internationally recognized auditing principles and best practices.

  • Why get trained: Learn how to conduct effective EMS audits, interpret ISO 14001 requirements from an auditor’s perspective, apply auditing principles and methods, collect and verify evidence, lead audit teams, draft nonconformity reports, and prepare final audit reports.
  • Why it matters: Certified Lead Auditors can demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to audit environmental management systems based on ISO 14001 requirements.
  • Who should attend: Auditors, managers or consultants, individuals responsible for maintaining ISO 14001 conformity, technical experts preparing for EMS audits, and expert advisors in environmental management.

Develop the practical auditing skills needed to lead ISO 14001 audits and strengthen environmental management across your organization. HRD Corp Claimable.

Overview

As the world is moving faster than ever, technological developments have rapidly evolved and are redefining, among others, the way we live, learn, and teach. This expansive nature of the internet and technology demand new ways of adapting to this new virtual environment for all of us. This new world has given birth to a new form of studying that is both efficient and of global reach: eLearning.

The ISO 14001 Lead Auditor eLearning training course enables you to gain the necessary expertise to audit environmental management systems (EMS) by applying widely recognized audit principles, procedures, and techniques.

Skills Covered

  • Explain the fundamental concepts and principles of an environmental management system (EMS) based on ISO 14001.
  • Interpret the ISO 14001 requirements for an EMS from the perspective of an auditor.
  • Evaluate the EMS conformity to ISO 14001 requirements, in accordance with the fundamental audit concepts and principles.
  • Plan, conduct, and close an ISO 14001 compliance audit, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1 requirements, ISO 19011 guidelines, and other best practices of auditing.
  • Manage an ISO 14001 audit program.

Prerequisites

A fundamental understanding of ISO 14001 and comprehensive knowledge of audit principles.

Target Audience

  • Auditors seeking to conduct and lead EMS audits.
  • Managers or consultants seeking to master the EMS audit process.
  • Individuals responsible for maintaining conformity to the requirements of ISO 14001 in an organization.
  • Technical experts seeking to prepare for EMS audits.
  • Expert advisors in environmental management.

Course Curriculum

Section 1: Training course objectives and structure
Section 2: Standards and regulatory frameworks
Section 3: Certification process
Section 4: Fundamental concepts and principles of environmental management
Section 5: Overview of ISO 14001 requirements
Section 6: Fundamental audit concepts and principles
Section 7: The impact of trends and technology in auditing
Section 8: Evidence-based auditing
Section 9: Risk-based auditing
Section 10: Initiation of the audit process
Section 11: Stage 1 Audit
Section 12: Preparing for stage 2 audit
Section 13: Stage 2 audit
Section 14: Communication during the audit
Section 15: Audit procedures
Section 16: Creating audit test plans
Section 17: Drafting audit findings and nonconformity reports
Section 18: Audit documentation and quality review
Section 19: Closing of the audit
Section 20: Evaluation of action plans by the auditor
Section 21: Beyond the initial audit
Section 22: Managing an internal audit program
Section 23: Closing of the training course

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Exam & Certification

The “PECB Certified ISO 14001 Lead Auditor” exam meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Program (ECP). It covers the following competency domains:

Domain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of an EMS management system
Domain 2: EMS management system requirements
Domain 3: Fundamental audit concepts and principles
Domain 4: Preparing an ISO 14001 audit
Domain 5: Conducting an ISO 14001 audit
Domain 6: Closing an ISO 14001 audit
Domain 7: Managing an ISO 14001 audit program

Training & Certification Guide

  • Certification and examination fees are included in the price of the training course.
  • Participants receive training course materials containing over 400 pages of information, practical examples, exercises, and quizzes.
  • An attestation of course completion worth 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits will be issued to the participants who have attended the training course.
  • Candidates who have completed the training course but failed the exam are eligible to retake the exam once for free within 12 months from the initial date of the exam.

Why train with Trainocate

The PECB ISO 14001 Lead Auditor training course enables you to acquire the necessary competencies to conduct effective environmental management system (EMS) audits by applying widely recognized audit principles, procedures, and techniques.

This training course combines the requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1, the recommendations of ISO 19011, and other best practices of auditing and integrates them into a comprehensive methodology which enables you to effectively plan and conduct ISO 14001 conformity assessment audits.

In addition to providing a solid theoretical foundation, this training course adopts a practical approach by incorporating examples, exercises, and quizzes that help you practice the most important aspects of conformity assessment audits, such as the interpretation of ISO 14001 requirements in the context of an audit, the application of auditing principles and methods, the utilization of approaches to evidence collection and verification, leading an audit team, drafting nonconformity reports, and preparing the final audit report.

After completing the training course, you can sit for the exam. After passing the exam, you can apply for the “PECB Certified ISO 14001 Lead Auditor” credential. The internationally recognized “PECB ISO 14001 Lead Auditor” certificate validates your professional expertise and demonstrates that you have the knowledge and skills to audit environmental management systems that are based on the requirements of ISO 14001.

Our eLearning training courses have been designed to meet the needs of diverse learners who have different learning preferences and/or limited time to attend a training course session.

  • Both the training course and the examination are conducted fully online. Thus, all you need is an electronic device and internet access.
  • The training course is available 24/7, so you can adapt your study pace, time, and location to your schedule.
  • The unlimited access allows you to go back to any section of the training course as needed.
  • Every training course consists of several video sections.
  • This was done with the sole purpose of making the information easy to receive and process.

Simply put, the eLearning training courses are a convenient way to effectively enhance your professional skills.

The ISO 14001 Lead Auditor eLearning training course is delivered on myPECB platform. It becomes available after you log in using your PECB account.

In addition to having the training course content in the video format, you can also access the regular training course materials format, structured in training course days, with the additional files available in an editable format. Depending on the training course, the case study, exercises, and exercises correction key files will also be available.

Quizzes are part of the training course to increase interactivity between attendants and the training material.

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  • Access the materials on myPECB
  • Enter the exam at your most convenient date, time, and location via PECB Exams

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