ISO 14001:2026 Lead Auditor
Gain the knowledge and practical skills needed to interpret ISO 14001:2026 requirements, assess environmental management system conformance, and effectively plan, conduct, lead, and report on EMS audits. This course prepares participants to evaluate environmental performance, identify risks and opportunities, gather objective evidence, and confidently perform first-, second-, and third-party audits using internationally recognized auditing principles and best practices.
Understand the requirements of ISO 14001:2026 to be able to conduct a successful audit. The course includes hands-on workshops to prepare participants for real-life auditing situations including establishing and leading an audit team, conducting audits, completing reports and managing the audit process.
This course is being offered in cooperation with DEKRA AQS, an Exemplar Global certified provider.
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Course Data
- CEU Hours: 0
- Length: 33 Hours
- ASQ RU: 3.3
- Audience: Professional, Practitioner
- Provider: ASQ
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS)-Requirements standard and development process
- Identify ISO 9000: 2026 EMS terms
- Describe the intent and requirements of ISO 14001:2026
- Determine the evidence needed to demonstrate conformity to ISO 14001:2026
- Apply the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) methodology
- Identify aspects and impacts
- Apply the principles, processes, and methods of auditing
- Demonstrate the activities involved in preparing for an audit
- Determine an effective audit in the context of the auditee’s organizational situation
- Apply effective audit skills and practice personal behaviors necessary for an effective and efficient conduct of a management system audit
- Establish and plan the activities of an audit team
- Manage the audit process
- Prepare the audit report and perform an audit follow-up
Prerequisites:
All attendees are required to bring their own copy of the ISO 14001:2026 Environmental Management Systems – Requirements. Copies will not be provided for you.Who Should Attend:
Those responsible for planning and scheduling an internal audit program for ISO 14001:2026 and those who must perform audits to ISO 14001:2026, environmental, suppliers, managers, or anyone interested in conducting first-party, second-party, or third-party audits.
Day One
- Introduction to environmental management systems (EMS)
- ISO 14001 family of documents
- Analyze ISO 14001 standard
- Aspects and impacts
- Apply ISO 14001 standard
- Risks and opportunities
- ISO 14001:2026 auditing specifics
- Types of audits
- Audit approaches
- Audit objectives, scope, and criteria
- Auditor competence
- Auditor principles and methods
- Audit program
- Audit roles and responsibilities
- Audit techniques
- Gather information
- Audit cycle
- Team leader roles and responsibilities
- Conflict management
- Select audit team
- Prepare for an audit
- Plan the audit
- Conduct an audit
- Opening meetings
- Gather information
- Closing meetings
- Prepare audit report
- Audit follow-up
Registration Email
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- High-speed internet connection
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WebEx – Virtual Course: Advance Preparation and Student Information
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- 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
A web-based, live, classroom-like instructor led experience allowing attendees to interact without traveling. Course includes online access to materials for a limited time and up to three hard copy prints. Some courses include an electronic book – see course description for details.
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Course Times (CST): 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
4 Days Monday,October Tuesday, October Wednesday, October Thursday, October A certificate of completion will be issued by ASQ’s partner organization, DEKRA, which delivers this course. To earn the certificate, attendance at all live virtual sessions is required. Please note that sessions will not be recorded, so full participation is necessary.
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