Overview of the Rules for Achieving and Maintaining IATF Recognition 6th Edition

Course Description

This 1-day course is designed for those individuals in organizations that manage their internal audit program and interface with the 3rd party certification body. This class pairs an exclusive focus on the IATF Rules 6th edition document with an expert in the field for a targeted walkthrough and Q&A so that you are aware of the details and technical aspects of working with the IATF Rules 6th edition document. In this targeted one day we answer some of the most frequently asked questions by audit program managers, such as:  

• What are the requirements from IATF Rules 6th edition that have a direct impact on our QMS?  
• How to plan and conduct QMS audits using the automotive process approach?  
• How to leverage the performance of our internal audit program by using IATF Rules 6th edition requirements?  
• How performance and customer satisfaction affect the audit program and audit duration?   
• How to align internal auditors’ qualifications with 3rd party auditor competence requirements?  
• What is the difference and implications of a corporate scheme versus an individual certificate strategy?  
• How are audit days calculated for my audit?    

Course Details

Learning Objectives

• Awareness of the 3rd party certification requirements (achieving and maintaining) according to IATF Rules 6th edition and ISO/IEC 17021-1.  
• Understand the automotive process approach according to IATF Rules 6th edition and how it can:   
• Improve your internal audit program and your supplier audit program.  
• Support better planning and conduction of QMS audits.  
• Support better description of audit findings and review the effectiveness of corrective actions.  
• Understanding of the decertification process according to IATF Rules 6th edition   
• Understanding the 3rd party eligibility criteria according to IATF Rules 6th edition  
• Understanding of audit program and audit duration requirements according to IATF Rules 6th edition  
• Awareness of IATF Rules 6th edition structure  

Who Should Attend

• Individuals that manage the internal audit program at their facilities    
• Individuals that communicate with their 3rd party QMS certification body  

Agenda

• Overview of the Certification process according to ISO/IEC 17021-1 and IATF Rules 6th edition  
• Rules 6th requirements overview for certified organizations  
• Audit program and eligibility for certification to IATF 16949  
• Audit planning  
• Conducting audits and the automotive process approach  
• Nonconformity, reporting, and the decertification process  
• Awareness of other IATF Rules’ requirements  

Certificate

Certificate of Attendance