These topics and more are covered in greater detail in the following traditional classroom course:

Did you know that in the past 4 years, 400 participants from 60 countries have taken this course with IATA?

About

Gain the essential knowledge required to become a lead auditor by further developing your audit management and team leadership skills. Over 3 days through a combination of interactive instructor-led sessions, exercises and case studies, you will refine your skills in planning, managing and conducting audits in the aviation industry.

Through different activities, you will consolidate your competences to lead audit activities, including how to conduct professional opening and closing meetings, how to manage conflicts, and ways in which you can verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.

Course code: TALP-57-VC

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 15 hours to complete and be held over 3 consecutive days.
• There will be 1 live interactive virtual classroom session per day, each session will be 180 minutes.
• Each day of the course will include live interactive virtual classroom sessions requiring your participation, multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos
• Student performance will be based on an assessment

Technical requirements

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Prerequisites

• Participants should have prior knowledge of auditing and have auditing experience
• Recommended level is Advanced
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to login to your Training Account . Please have your login details ready.
• Register early and save up to 20% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the salesperson in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal.

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

What you will learn

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• Describe the main international reference regulations relevant to Quality Assurance
• Outline how to manage an audit team
• Prepare and lead an audit
• Evaluate the suitability of Corrective Action Plans

Course content

• Regulations and standards
• ISO Quality Standards
• Leadership skills
• Team management
• Conflict management
• Plan and prepare an audit
• Lead and perform an audit
• Prepare audit reports
• Conduct audit follow-up

Who should attend

This course is recommended for:

• Internal auditors
• Quality managers
• Quality postholders

Certificate awarded

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.