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ISO 17024 Lead Assessor

Cognicert ISO 17024 Lead Assessor Course provides comprehensive training for ISO 17024 auditing skills.

2026 TRAINING DATES19–23 January 2026 · 6–10 April 2026 · 6–10 July 2026 · 5–9 October 2026
ONLINE TRAINING£1,200
SELF-STUDY£500
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Cognicert ISO 17024 Lead Assessor Course

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Lead Assessor Course

 COURSE OBJECTIVES
The “ISO 17024:2012   Lead Assessor” course provides comprehensive training for participants to be able to:

WHO NEEDS THIS COURSE?
• Persons responsible for conducting internal assessment according to ISO 17024:2012   requirements
• Persons involved in the accreditation of Management systems ISO 17024:2012

 COURSE CONTENT

Background and Development of ISO 17024:2012  

Definition of ISO 17024:2012

Major Changes in ISO 17024:2012

Benefits of ISO 17024:2012

Types of Assessments

Why Management System Assessments are needed

ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014 Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons

Introduction to the Requirements of the ISO 17024:2012   Standard

Interpretations of Key Terms

Elements of a Management System

The ISO 17024:2012   Standard

Continual Improvement Cycle

Management Process Model

Management System Requirements

The Documentation Requirements of ISO 17024:2012

Management Responsibility

Resource Management

Measurement, Analysis and Improvement

The Process Management Approach

Process Management Approach

The Planning Phase

Establish Process Measurements

Analyze the Process

Design or Redesign the Process

Process Mapping

Introduction to Document Control

Elements of Documents

Process Approach to Documentation

Identifying Documents and their Owners

Types of Documents

Master Document List

Document Control

Revisions and Maintenance

Tips for Document Writers

Introduction to Management Review

Making Management Review relevant to Management

What will be reviewed?

Establishing the Objectives

Planning the Management Review

Output of Management Review

ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17011:2017

Fundamentals of Internal Auditing

Decide how to Audit

Principles of Auditing

Managing an Audit Programme

Preparation & Planning Of Assessments
Preparation Of checklist

Lesson 8: ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17011:2017

Audit Activities

ISO 17023:2013 Audit duration

External assessment processes and criteria

Identification of Non-Conformities [N/C’s].

Documenting the Audit (Audit Report)

Conducting Audit Follow-Up

Practical Auditing Exercise

Competence and Evaluation of Assessors.

Creating a Corrective Action Plan

The Root Cause Analysis Process

How to construct a Root Cause Analysis Checklist

Corrective and Preventive Actions

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2026 COURSE CALENDAR

Training, exam and application dates

Fees include the items specified in the Cognicert 2026 training calendar. Late applications incur £50.

TRAINING DATESEXAMAPPLICATION DEADLINELATE APPLICATIONONLINE FEESELF-STUDY FEEENROL
19–23 January 202623 January 202630 December 20255 January 2026£1,200£500Enrol
6–10 April 202610 April 202616 March 202623 March 2026£1,200£500Enrol
6–10 July 202610 July 202615 June 202622 June 2026£1,200£500Enrol
5–9 October 20269 October 202614 September 202621 September 2026£1,200£500Enrol

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