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ISO 22483 Lead Auditor

The ISO 22483 Lead Auditor Course provides comprehensive training in the ISO 22483:2020 standard and essential 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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ISO 22483 Lead Auditor

The ISO 22483 Hotels Service Management System Lead Auditor Course provides comprehensive training in the ISO 22483:2020  standard and all its requirements from the Lead auditor’s point of view, as well as basic skills necessary to Lead  audit activities. It’s a practical-oriented training that should be considered “a must” for every ISO 22483:2020  Lead  auditor. The interactive training program, complete with quizzes, will provide the necessary technical knowledge and understanding of all ISO 22483:2020  requirements to implement the requirement of the standard and  complete ISO 22483:2020  audit . This ISO Lead auditor training should be taken by  individual with interest in conducting internal as well as third part audits according ISO 22483:2020 standards.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will learn how to:

 WHO NEEDS THIS COURSE?
• Persons responsible for conducting Lead an external audits according to ISO 22483:2020  requirements
• HSE Managers, Environmental Manager/ Coordinators

COURSE CONTENT

Background and Development of ISO 22483:2020 

Definition of ISO 22483:2020

Major Changes in ISO 22483:2020

Benefits of ISO 22483:2020

Types Of Audits

Why Management System Audits are needed

Requirements of the ISO 22483:2020 Standard

Interpretations of Key Terms

Elements of a Hotels Service System

The ISO 22483:2020 Standard

Eight Principles of Hotels Service Management

Continual Improvement Cycle

Hotels Service Management Process Model

Hotels Service System Requirements

The Documentation Requirements of ISO 22483:2020

Management Responsibility

Resource Management

Product Realization

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

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

Principles of Auditing according to ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17021: 2015

Fundamentals of Lead Auditing

Decide how to Audit

Managing audit programme

Reviewing application

Determining audit duration

Planning audit

Conducting opening meeting

Collecting audit evidences

Managing conflict in an audit

Reaching audit conclusion

Conducting closing meeting

Writing Audit report

Conducting audit follow

Validating corrective actions

Certification Decision

Reviewing audit report

Making certification decision

Continuous improvement

Surveillance audit

Extension of scope

Withdrawal or cancellation of certification

Recertification audit

Self-Study Material, Exam and Certification 

Online Training, Material, Exam and Certification 

Classroom Training Location Here (Fee to be decided by delivery partners)

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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