Course Description

Core tools are a key component of the IATF scheme; auditing them is a core competency required for all auditors in the automotive supply chain. Whether you are a lead auditor, an internal auditor for your facility, or a supplier auditor responsible for assessing companies in your supply chain, effectively auditing the core tools associated with organizations is key to being a good auditor. This discussion of competency frequently comes with questions…. Questions like:

• What is competency? How do I know I am technically competent?
• How I improve my competency around auditing core tools without digging down to the level of a practitioner
• How can I supplement my knowledge to focus on the more in-depth auditing practices around core tools?

This course answers these questions for individuals who have existing IATF knowledge and are actively auditing within their organizations. This course is 3 days of audit-focused activity around the six core tools in the automotive space, with the depth of each tool entered around what you need to know to audit. Within this course, we have each tool covered with topics like:

• Fundamentals of the tool- What do you need to know about it to audit
• Examples and bulleted lists of traits for “good” and “bad” examples of tools, so you know what to look for
• Case studies around the connections between tools so that you can follow the flow of tools in order of depth
• Interactive group work to allow you to bounce ideas and experience off other auditors that have different experiences than you

In short, this course answers the question of “what’s next” in your auditing career by focusing not on the practice of creating the tools but instead on the auditing of the core tools.

Course Details

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Learning Objectives

• Understand the six core tools utilized in the automotive industry
• Identify best practices related to the auditing of the core tools
• Evaluate an organization’s application of core tools in the context of their Quality management system 
• Apply the techniques taught in the course into an actual audit application

Who Should Attend

• Auditors in your organization need some additional core tools training to perform audits
• Individuals that are involved in the audit process want to understand how the core tools are audited
• Audit teams looking for a refresher or best practices for auditing the core tools in their internal audits

Agenda

The daily schedule is given below, so you know what tools are covered each day

Day1

• APQP / PPAP
• DFMEA

Day 2

• PFMEA
• Control plan

Day 3

• MSA
• SPC

Each tool is dealt with in depth including

• Education- What the tool is and what it is trying to do
• Key points for the tool for auditors relating to the tool
• Common pitfalls and shortcomings commonly found in the industry for the tools
• Connection of the tool with audit trails
• Interconnection with other tools in the core tools series
• Closure

Certificate

Participation in group activities during the class and attendance throughout the duration of the course allows the participant to collect a Plexus International Certificate of Completion.