Category Archives: IRCA

ISO 45001 Update

The development of ISO 45001 has been beset by delays as consensus amongst participating national bodies has been difficult to achieve. This led to the aim that ISO 45001 would be issued in October 2016 and that the FDIS stage would be omitted from the process (that is, it was hoped that comments The volume of comments and concerns raised by participating national bodies was very high and consequently ISO 45001 and the process of further consultation, will require a significant amount of work, meaning that, at this stage, the very earliest we can expect the standard to be issued in February 2017.
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IRCA Auditor Transition Training: ISO 9001 & 14001:2015

Finally I am in a position to be able to offer something concrete with regard to what IRCA approved auditor transition training to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 is likely to look.

The FDIS for the standards are anticipated to be released on 2nd July (14001) and 9th July (9001). The IRCA will be publishing criteria for transition training courses to approved providers (like Capable People) a few days later. Continue reading

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ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Transition Training Update

I feel the need to write this update because of the amount of interest, ignorance and willful misinformation circulating at the moment regarding ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001 lead auditor training and auditor transition training Continue reading

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Auditing: Teach a Man to Think ….

Lately the IRCA has made some attempt to add weight to the development of thought processes and abilities in their course criteria. That means less weighting on memorising facts and definitions, and more scenario based testing. I think maybe the old systems are at least partly to blame for the levels of unconscious incompetence that I see too regularly Continue reading

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IRCA Exam Revision Tips

I spend more time than I really want to advising people on how best to prepare for IRCA Lead Auditor exams, so I suppose it is time for a time saving hyperlink Continue reading

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