Introduction
This course is designed for individuals involved in maintaining environmental management systems through internal auditing. It also provides practical insight into the business benefit of implementing an EMS.
Delivered by tutors who are experts in management systems auditing and experienced in training, the course helps delegates interpret ISO 14001:2026 in the context of internal auditing and support continual improvement.
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for:
- Individuals responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining an EMS within an organisation
- Those who need the knowledge and skills necessary to interpret the ISO 14001 standard in the context of internal auditing.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you will understand:
- The business benefits of implementing an EMS and the background to ISO 14001 and EMAS
- The purpose, intent and key requirements of ISO 14001:2026
- How internal EMS audits contribute to your management system.
- The role and responsibilities of an Internal EMS Auditor
- How to plan audits by developing effective audit checklists
- How to verify that current practice in your organisation conforms with defined requirements
- How to improve the stability and robustness of management systems
- How to gather objective evidence through observation, interviewing and sampling of documentation
- How to report the findings accurately • What corrective action is and who takes responsibility
- How to follow up and verify the effectiveness of corrective action taken.
What you need to prepare
Before attending this course, you need:
- A basic understanding of environmental issues before attending this course would be advantageous, but not essential
- To have conducted internal audits in any of the following disciplines: quality management, health and safety and/or environment would equally be advantageous, but not essential
- Ideally you will have attended our Introduction to ISO 14001 training.
Whats included?
- Training course materials
- Lunch and refreshments for public attendees only
- Certificate of attendance.
Course Duration
Classroom/VILT: 2 days.
Bended: 8 hours of online learning, divided into 10 eLearning modules that can be completed over a period of up to ten days, followed by 1 full day of in-person classroom training or virtual instructor-led training (VILT).
Training from LRQA
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