A practical guide to keeping a certified management system alive between audits. Learn what surveillance audits actually sample versus a recertification audit, how to keep registers and records genuinely current, how to run a management review that produces real decisions, how to keep the internal audit schedule moving and corrective actions closed, how to manage change before an auditor finds it first and the factual conditions under which a certificate can be suspended or withdrawn.
~70 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start
What You Will Learn
Explain the three-year certification cycle and what a surveillance audit typically samples compared with a recertification audit
Keep registers, records and evidence current between audits so the system is genuinely ready, not just certificate-day ready
Run a management review that produces real decisions about resourcing, objectives and risk, rather than a box-ticking meeting
Keep the internal audit schedule moving and close out corrective actions so problems don't recur
Manage change to people, sites, plant and processes, and describe the factual conditions under which a certificate can be suspended or withdrawn
Course Content
1. The three-year cycle and what surveillance audits actually sample
2. Keeping registers, records and evidence alive between audits
3. Management review that isn't theatre
4. Running the internal audit schedule and closing corrective actions that stick
5. Managing change, and when certificates get suspended or withdrawn
6. Apply it: getting ready for a surveillance audit
Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
Managers, system owners, IMS coordinators and anyone responsible for keeping a certified quality, environmental or work health and safety management system running well after the certification audit is over.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited professional development course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for your certification body's specific audit program, its accreditation rules or the advice of your own management system practitioner or Lead Auditor.
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Integrated Management Systems Awareness
$39 per person
$39.00
Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
Duration
~70 minutes
Format
100% online, self-paced
Lessons
6
Assessment
10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate
Instant, verifiable
Access period
6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for
Managers, system owners, IMS coordinators and anyone responsible for keeping a certified quality, environmental or work health and safety management system running well after the certification audit is over.
Buying for a team? Set the quantity to the number of people. You’ll receive an enrolment code for each seat.
