IMS Lead Auditor Training (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001)
Lead third-party certification audits of an integrated quality, environmental and OH&S management system — one Annex SL system, three standards, one audit team and three certification recommendations.
29
Lessons
~16h
Study time
30
Exam questions
70%
Pass mark
QR-verifiable Certificate of Training
Self-paced online, start today
About this course
An integrated management system is not three systems audited on consecutive days. It is one set of processes that must satisfy ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 at the same time, and auditing it well means holding three sets of requirements in mind while interviewing one process owner. This course trains auditors to plan, lead, report and defend an integrated certification audit.
The programme works through the common Annex SL architecture clause by clause, then gives each standard its own module: ISO 9001's customer focus, design and nonconforming outputs; ISO 14001's aspects, life cycle perspective and evaluation of compliance; ISO 45001's worker consultation, hierarchy of controls and contractor control. It is exact about the differences that catch auditors — ISO 9001's applicability mechanism, three definitions of risk, compliance obligations at ISO 14001 6.1.3 against legal and other requirements at ISO 45001 6.1.3. The last three modules cover practice: audit time under IAF MD 11 and MD 5, team competence under ISO 19011:2018 clause 7, Stage 1 and Stage 2 under ISO/IEC 17021-1, integrated sampling, grading findings, and a report carrying three recommendations.
It is written for auditors, IMS managers and consultants in the GCC who already know one of the three standards at internal auditor level. Afterwards you can size an integrated audit, trace one process against three standards in a single pass, write defensible nonconformities against the correct clause, and make three certification recommendations from one body of evidence.
Assessment is a 30-question online examination with a 70% pass mark, leading to a verifiable SKEDMIA certificate. Approximately 16 hours of self-paced study.
- Standards referenced
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 19011:2018, ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, IAF MD 11
- Level
- Lead Auditor
- Subject
- Environment & Energy
- Format
- Self-paced online — the lessons open as soon as you enrol
- Study time
- About 16 hours across 29 lessons
- Assessment
- Final Exam: 30 questions, 70% pass mark
- Exam attempts
- Unlimited, at no extra cost
- Certificate
- Skedmia Certificate of Training, valid for 1 year and verifiable at skedmia.com/verify
- Access
- Lifetime access with a one-time payment
Practise the audit before you do it for real
Reading a clause and auditing against it are different skills. Enrol on this course and you also get 6 months of AuditVerse, our interactive practice platform — you work through ISO audit scenarios, decide what to sample, and see how a finding holds up when it is challenged.
Sign in with the same email address and password you use here. Access runs for 6 months from the day you enrol, and there is nothing to buy or activate.
Open AuditVerseCourse content
10 modules · 29 lessons · about 16h · final exam
01Module 1 — Integration and the Harmonized Structure — How Three Standards Become One Audit3 lessons · 105 min
- What Integration Actually Means — Levels of Integration and Why They Matter35 min
- The Harmonized Structure — One Clause Architecture, Three DisciplinesPreview35 min
- The Certification Framework — ISO/IEC 17021-1, ISO 19011 and the IAF Mandatory Documents35 min
02Module 2 — Context, Leadership and Scope — Clauses 4 and 5 Across Three Standards3 lessons · 105 min
- Clause 4 — Context, Interested Parties and the Management System34 min
- Clause 5 — Leadership, Policy and the ISO 45001 Difference35 min
- Scope and Applicability — ISO 9001 4.3 and Why the Other Two Have No Exclusions35 min
03Module 3 — Planning and Support — Clauses 6 and 7 in an Integrated System3 lessons · 105 min
- Risk and Opportunity — Three Standards, Three Meanings33 min
- Objectives, Planning to Achieve Them and Planning of Change35 min
- Clause 7 — Resources, Competence, Awareness, Communication and Documented Information35 min
04Module 4 — Operation, Performance Evaluation and Improvement — Clauses 8, 9 and 103 lessons · 105 min
- Clause 8 — Operational Planning and Control Across Three Disciplines35 min
- Clause 9 — Monitoring, Internal Audit and Management Review as One Cycle35 min
- Clause 10 — Nonconformity, Corrective Action and Continual Improvement30 min
05Module 5 — Quality-Specific Requirements — Auditing ISO 9001 Inside the IMS3 lessons · 105 min
- Customer Focus, Requirements and Satisfaction — 5.1.2, 8.2 and 9.1.232 min
- Design and Development — 8.3 and the Applicability Question35 min
- Production, Service Provision, Release and Nonconforming Outputs — 8.5 to 8.735 min
06Module 6 — Environment-Specific Requirements — Auditing ISO 14001 Inside the IMS3 lessons · 105 min
- Environmental Aspects, Impacts and the Life Cycle Perspective33 min
- Compliance Obligations and Evaluation of Compliance — 6.1.3 and 9.1.235 min
- Environmental Operational Control, Emergency Preparedness and Performance Evaluation35 min
07Module 7 — OH&S-Specific Requirements — Auditing ISO 45001 Inside the IMS3 lessons · 110 min
- Consultation and Participation of Workers — Clause 5.4 and the Culture Requirements35 min
- Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and the Hierarchy of Controls40 min
- Contractors, Procurement, Management of Change and Incident Investigation35 min
08Module 8 — Planning the Integrated Certification Audit — Time, Team and Stage 13 lessons · 105 min
- Audit Programme, Integration Level and Audit Time — Applying IAF MD 1133 min
- Audit Team Competence and Composition — ISO 19011:2018 Clause 735 min
- Stage 1 — Readiness, Scope Confirmation and Designing Stage 235 min
09Module 9 — Leading the Audit to a Decision — Stage 2, Findings, Reporting and the Certification Cycle3 lessons · 110 min
- Conducting Stage 2 — Integrated Sampling and Leading the Team34 min
- Findings — Grading and Writing a Nonconformity That Cites the Right Standard35 min
- Closing, Reporting, Recommendations and the Continuing Cycle35 min
10Course materials & downloads2 lessons
- IMS Clause Comparison Chart — ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 (PDF)
- Integrated Stage 2 Audit Plan and Nonconformity Template (PDF)
What you earn
A certificate anyone can verify in seconds
Score 70% or better on the final exam and Skedmia issues your Certificate of Training with a unique certificate number. Every certificate carries a QR code that resolves to our public register, so an employer or auditor can confirm it is genuine without contacting anyone. Certificates state a validity of 1 year from issue and can be renewed.
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Before you enrol
How is the course delivered?
Entirely online and self-paced. Once you enrol, the lessons open immediately in your Skedmia account on any device, and you can stop and resume whenever you like.
How do I earn the certificate?
Complete the lessons, then sit the 30-question final exam. Score 70% or more and your Certificate of Training is issued straight away with a unique certificate number and QR code. The PDF downloads from your account.
What happens if I don't pass?
Review the lessons and retake the exam as many times as you need, at no extra cost. Each attempt is marked immediately.
How does an employer verify my certificate?
Every certificate carries a QR code and a certificate number. Scanning the code, or entering the number on our verification page, returns the holder’s name, the course and the issue date. No account is needed.
How can I pay?
By card through our secure Stripe checkout, with access opening instantly. Or by bank transfer: we show our account details and an order reference, you send the receipt, and the course opens once the payment is verified.
Can I enrol a team?
Yes. Organisations enrol staff as a cohort, follow progress on a manager dashboard and receive completion reports formatted for an audit file. See corporate training or send an enquiry.
For organisations
Training a whole team on this course?
Enrol staff as a cohort, follow progress from one dashboard and receive completion reports ready for your audit file.
Free Zone
Free documents for this standard
- ISO 9001:2026 Implementation Guide (English · Arabic)A 50-page bilingual guide to implementing and documenting ISO 9001:2026: what changed, a step-by-step roadmap, a clause walkthrough, an audit checklist and a transition plan.Free
- ISO 9001 Internal Audit ChecklistA clause-by-clause ISO 9001:2015 internal audit checklist, with an audit plan and a nonconformity report form.Free
- IMS Certification Audit Guides: Stage 2 and Surveillance AuditsThree guides to the certification cycle of an integrated ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 system: the Stage 2 audit, the 1st surveillance and the 2nd surveillance.Free
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