AS9100:2016 Lead Auditor Training (REV D) (Probitas)
Learn how to conduct audits in the aerospace industry. This course teaches you to understand the clauses that comprise a quality system and learn how to assess compliance with AS9100 from the industry experts.
Learn how to assess compliance with AS9100 from the industry experts. This interactive course fulfills the AS9100 requirements for quality management systems. Discussions and workshops reinforce key topics including documentation audits, auditor interpretations, opening and closing meetings, checklists, listening and questioning techniques, and nonconformance reports.
This course is offered in cooperation with AQS Management Systems, a Probitas Authentication Certified course provider and meets the training requirements for individual auditor certification.
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Course Data
- CEU Hours: 4.4
- Length: 44 Hours
- ASQ RU: 4.4
- Audience: Practitioner
- Provider: ASQ - ILT
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the elements that comprise an Aerospace quality management system.
- Discuss the relationships among AS9100 and ISO standards.
- Understand the audit evidence necessary to comply with AS 9100 requirements.
- Using ISO 19011, understand pre-auditing, auditing, and post-auditing follow-up activities.
- Know how to plan audit activities, develop checklists, and perform pre-assessment visits.
- Know how to conduct opening and closing meetings tailored to the aerospace industry.
- Be able to collect audit evidence, handle confrontations, and improve listening and questioning techniques.
Who Should Attend:
Professionals involved in implementing/auditing QMS for aerospace, or leading a supplier QA effort should attend this training.
- Introduction and opening remarks
- Quality system aims and objectives
- Overview of auditee
- Types of audits
- Auditing as a management tool
- Who is an auditor?
- Auditor registration (IATCA)
- SAE auditor requirements
- Overview of AS9100
- Workshop #1 — Interpretation of AS9100
- Quality system documentation
- Workshop #2 — AS9100 compared with quality manual and procedures
- The audit cycle and ISO 19011
- Pre-audit activities
- Initiating the audit
- Documentation review
- Preparation notification
- Opening meeting
- Workshop #3 — Opening meeting and checklists
- Performing opening meeting
- Conducting the audit
- Auditing practices (Psychology)
- Rating of nonconformities
- Nonconformity reports
- Workshop #4 — Preparing nonconformity reports
- Workshop #5 — Performing the audit
- Workshop #6 — Auditing case study
- Workshop #7 — Closing meeting
- Conduct closing meeting
- Discussion of closing meeting
- Process auditing
- Report writing
- Review of lead auditor training course
- Individual Activity — Preparation of final report (Report to be submitted for grade)
- Follow-up and corrective action
- Workshop #8 — Corrective action report/presentations
- Examination
Learn how to conduct audits in the aerospace industry. This course teaches you to understand the clauses that comprise a quality system and learn how to assess compliance with AS9100 from the industry experts.
This course is offered in cooperation with AQS Management Systems, an Probitas Authentication Certified course provider and meets the training requirements for individual auditor certification.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the requirements that comprise an Aerospace quality management system.
- Understand the audit evidence necessary to comply with AS9100 requirements.
- Using ISO 19011, understand pre-auditing, auditing, and post-auditing follow-up activities.
- Know how to plan audit activities, develop checklists, and perform pre-assessment visits.
- Know how to conduct opening and closing meetings tailored to the aerospace industry.
- Be able to collect audit evidence, handle confrontations, and improve listening and questioning techniques.
- Identify the attributes of a process-based audit
- Identify audit questions that result in evidence
- Identify nonconformities in audit scenarios
- Understand terminology and definitions as they apply to the AS9100 auditing process
- Identify the knowledge and skills associated with certification audits
- Identify audit principles
- Identify roles and responsibilities of auditors
- Identify the personal attributes of an auditor
- Identify the attributes of an Audit Plan, an Audit Checklist, Opening Meetings during Internal Audits, Audit Interviews, Audit Evidence (conformities & nonconformities), Internal Audit Report, Internal Audit Closing Meetings
Who Should Attend
Professionals involved in implementing/auditing QMS for aerospace, or leading a supplier QA effort should attend this training.
Course Length
44 hours
Format
Interactive, workshops, face-to-face time with instructor
Materials
Student manual
Additional Notes
Due to stringent international standards guidelines, a maximum course enrollment is strictly enforced. If you are told you are on the waiting list or have registered and have not received a confirmation letter prior to the course, contact ASQ immediately to verify your status before you make travel arrangements.
- If you need to cancel, we will refund your paid registration fee as noted below.
- Requests for cancellations/transfers received at least 5 business days before the start of the course receive a full refund/transfer.
- Requests received within 5 business days of the course starting incur a $150 processing fee.
- After the course starts, there are no refunds or transfers.
- Registrants who fail to attend without advance notice are liable for the entire course fee.
- If you cannot find a substitute, we can transfer your course fees to another ASQ course of your choice.
- You must successfully complete the entire course or program before IACET CEUs and a Certificate of Completion can be awarded.
Enrollment Details

An instructor-led traditional classroom experience. Classroom-based instruction involves the highest level of instructor/student interaction. We offer classroom style training in two formats. See public and on-site.
April 20, 2020 - April 24, 2020 | Tucson ILT0433 | AZ | US | AQS Solutions | English | Early Bird Ends March 15, 2020 List: $1899 Member: $1699 Regular List: $2189 Member: $1959 | |
August 24, 2020 - August 28, 2020 | Saint Louis ILT0490 | MO | US | AQS Solutions | English | Early Bird Ends July 19, 2020 List: $1899 Member: $1699 Regular List: $2189 Member: $1959 | |
November 16, 2020 - November 20, 2020 | San Diego ILT0462 | CA | US | AQS Solutions | English | Early Bird Ends October 11, 2020 List: $1899 Member: $1699 Regular List: $2189 Member: $1959 |

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