Safety and Lead Auditors Course

Why Choose Southpac?

Consider some of the benefits;

• Aviation specific courses built around the requirements of the industry,
• Our trainers all have extensive experience not only as trainers and auditors but also within industry areas including Defence, Major airlines, General Aviation and Manufacturing & Maintenance organisations,
• Assessments certified by Exemplar Global,
• Provides four (half) of the units required for the Diploma of Quality Auditing,
• Provides two units towards the Diploma of Leadership and Management,
• This course addresses the IATA requirements for lead auditor training,
• Includes a live on-site audit at one of our aviation partners. This puts into action the knowledge acquired on the course,
• In-house courses can be tailored to your own operational requirements

Lead Auditor Program: Aviation Quality and Audit Training

Introducing ISO, Systems Management and Aviation SMS

• What is “Systems Management” and how does it work?
• The four pillars of a compliant Safety Management System
• The International Standard for Quality – ISO9001 Elements
• Quality Documentation, Process Control & Quality Assurance

Audit Planning & Preparation

• Introduction to the Audit process, planning and scheduling
• Review of the Audit Process and team selection
• Document Review and Audit preparation
• The resources required for an effective audit

On-site Audit activity and follow up

• The four vital stages of an on-site audit
• Interview techniques and interpersonal skills
• Preparing accurate and practical audit feed-back
• Audit reporting and follow-up

Practical Audit Exercise

• Preparation for the practical audit exercise
• Preparation of checklists and working documents
• Team briefing
• On-site practical audit in “real life”

Safety & Risk Management 

• Audit Report writing – Follow-up to the practical audit
• System analysis and Organizational factors
• Building a Quality/Safety Culture
• Learning from disasters