Virtual IATF 16949 Lead Auditor training

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Live instructor virtual training
Teams:Private Virtual Session

Course Hours: 40

About the Course

Virtual IATF 16949 Lead Auditor training
including	OEM Customer Specific Requirements
	How-to-audit the core tools
offered virtually 8a -5p in your chosen timezone
	This program certified in the competency-based training. Students can earn the QMS, AU and TL competency credits.

About the course
Course Objectives: Teach and train the skills needed to be a Lead Auditor in the Automotive Industry including the additional requirements of: OEM customer specific requirements how-to-audit the Core Quality Tools Help students learn about the new high-level structure used in ISO9001-2015 and now embedded in IATF 16949-2016 Show students an easy-to-use method to more easily understand technical documents like IATF 16949-2016 Help students learn about the new requirements in IATF 16949 so that they can transition their current QMS to meet new requirements Help students to learn about the specific changes made in IATF 16949 that will impact them now Help students to know current OEM requirements and how and where to find information about changes made to OEM requirements Help students understand how to audit the core tools used in the current QMS Includes a detailed review of ISO 9001:2015 and the IATF 16949:2016 standards. QAI has trained thousands of Automotive lead auditors going all the way back to QS 9000 days. Our industry experts help you through the critical understanding of what you need to know to be a Lead Auditor but also to help you understand the new QMS from a practitioner's perspective, too. Most of our customers fit that role: they're actively involved of the management of the system and also participate occasionally as auditor. With QAI Training you'll not only meeting industry specific requirements, but you'll learn by doing. This Lead Auditor training course also includes Customer Specific Requirements and how-to audit the Core Tools training. Every auditor training class has a review of the requirements. It is, most likely, the least exciting part of any training class that you'll attend, but QAI has a trick up our sleeve for our students because we’ve turned a mundane practice of death by slide show into a learning experience that incorporates the OEM and Core Tools requirements into every single clause and subclause. That means you get all the facts at once without having to piece it together on your own. We will show you an easy to learn, easy to use method for breaking down technical documents like the IATF 16949 standard or any other technical document. Our expert instructors will convert the technical document in layman's terms backed by automotive industry experience that suppliers to the auto industry appreciate. This comprehensive training course includes a complete and thorough review of the automotive industry's IATF 16949-2016 standard with tips and hints for successful auditing and for being a system manager. OEM Customer Requirements: Meeting customer requirements is a requirement of any 16949 implementation. We've constructed an auditors' guide and have included a review of the North American OEM Customer Specific Requirements as part of this Lead Auditor course. This section helps auditors become specifically aware of the auditing outcomes expected by the OEM customers. Core Quality Tools. If making customer requirements a part of the standard without specifically listing the specific requirements within the standard seems crafty to you, consider this: how about the fact that meeting specific requirements of any North American OEM means that a 16949 QMS auditor should be able to process audit a completed PPAP submission package and understand the different linkages within the package. Our core quality tools module is a training course within a course that will help you to accomplish that goal and more. We do this with a series of learning workshops that help you build the audit trail of inter-relationships that exist between APQP, Control Plans, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA, and the IATF 16949. You'll get an auditor's perspective so that your audits are informed and knowledgeable audits of the interrelationships of the IATF 16949, Customer Requirements, and the Core Quality tools. Process auditing: The need hasn't changed. Our workshop activities are designed to help you understand what we have been teaching for years. We'll build and then strengthen your ability to assess a complete IATF 16949 QMS system and its conformance to the IATF 16949 requirements. You'll understand the process of inputs-and-outputs from an IATF perspective. You'll review and use industry suggested methods and techniques of COPs, MOPs, SOPs, Turtle Diagrams and other commonly used approaches that have evolved from the use of process auditing. We'll build your skills so that you'll effectively be able to make transitioning smooth. You'll get the most information possible from your audits to help your company improve and continue to meet requirements. Our case study activities were designed to dramatize common QMS landmines and showcase the increased need for customer satisfaction, continual improvement and risk mitigation. Group case studies, with mock auditing, will reinforce learning the process auditing model. The case study helps to familiarize you with the customer-oriented process auditing process that the North American OEMs are pushing registrars to perform at your facilities. Process auditing is taught through a progressive series of fun and interactive mock auditing exercises. You'll leave the class having conducted 3-6 practice audits including a complete facility audit. Students end the course conducting an assessment of the case study facility and making a recommendation on registration.

About the course

Course Objectives:

Teach and train the skills needed to be a Lead Auditor in the Automotive Industry including the additional requirements of:

OEM customer specific requirements
how-to-audit the Core Quality Tools

Help students learn about the new high-level structure used in ISO9001-2015 and now embedded in IATF 16949-2016
Show students an easy-to-use method to more easily understand technical documents like IATF 16949-2016
Help students learn about the new requirements in IATF 16949 so that they can transition their current QMS to meet new requirements
Help students to learn about the specific changes made in IATF 16949 that will impact them now
Help students to know current OEM requirements and how and where to find information about changes made to OEM requirements
Help students understand how to audit the core tools used in the current QMS

Includes a detailed review of ISO 9001:2015 and the IATF 16949:2016 standards.

QAI has trained thousands of Automotive lead auditors going all the way back to QS 9000 days. Our industry experts help you through the critical understanding of what you need to know to be a Lead Auditor but also to help you understand the new QMS from a practitioner's perspective, too. Most of our customers fit that role: they're actively involved of the management of the system and also participate occasionally as auditor. With QAI Training you'll not only meeting industry specific requirements, but you'll learn by doing.

This Lead Auditor training course also includes Customer Specific Requirements and how-to audit the Core Tools training.

Every auditor training class has a review of the requirements. It is, most likely, the least exciting part of any training class that you'll attend, but QAI has a trick up our sleeve for our students because we’ve turned a mundane practice of death by slide show into a learning experience that incorporates the OEM and Core Tools requirements into every single clause and subclause. That means you get all the facts at once without having to piece it together on your own.

We will show you an easy to learn, easy to use method for breaking down technical documents like the IATF 16949 standard or any other technical document. Our expert instructors will convert the technical document in layman's terms backed by automotive industry experience that suppliers to the auto industry appreciate.

This comprehensive training course includes a complete and thorough review of the automotive industry's IATF 16949-2016 standard with tips and hints for successful auditing and for being a system manager.

OEM Customer Requirements: Meeting customer requirements is a requirement of any 16949 implementation. We've constructed an auditors' guide and have included a review of the North American OEM Customer Specific Requirements as part of this Lead Auditor course. This section helps auditors become specifically aware of the auditing outcomes expected by the OEM customers.

Core Quality Tools. If making customer requirements a part of the standard without specifically listing the specific requirements within the standard seems crafty to you, consider this: how about the fact that meeting specific requirements of any North American OEM means that a 16949 QMS auditor should be able to process audit a completed PPAP submission package and understand the different linkages within the package.

Our core quality tools module is a training course within a course that will help you to accomplish that goal and more. We do this with a series of learning workshops that help you build the audit trail of inter-relationships that exist between APQP, Control Plans, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA, and the IATF 16949. You'll get an auditor's perspective so that your audits are informed and knowledgeable audits of the interrelationships of the IATF 16949, Customer Requirements, and the Core Quality tools.

Process auditing: The need hasn't changed. Our workshop activities are designed to help you understand what we have been teaching for years. We'll build and then strengthen your ability to assess a complete IATF 16949 QMS system and its conformance to the IATF 16949 requirements. You'll understand the process of inputs-and-outputs from an IATF perspective. You'll review and use industry suggested methods and techniques of COPs, MOPs, SOPs, Turtle Diagrams and other commonly used approaches that have evolved from the use of process auditing.

We'll build your skills so that you'll effectively be able to make transitioning smooth. You'll get the most information possible from your audits to help your company improve and continue to meet requirements.

Our case study activities were designed to dramatize common QMS landmines and showcase the increased need for customer satisfaction, continual improvement and risk mitigation.

Group case studies, with mock auditing, will reinforce learning the process auditing model. The case study helps to familiarize you with the customer-oriented process auditing process that the North American OEMs are pushing registrars to perform at your facilities. Process auditing is taught through a progressive series of fun and interactive mock auditing exercises. You'll leave the class having conducted 3-6 practice audits including a complete facility audit.

Students end the course conducting an assessment of the case study facility and making a recommendation on registration.

About competency-based training
Competency based training is learning by doing. This is not just lecture: even in our virtual training sessions there are hours and hours of hands-on activities and practice activities to help make auditing easier and practical. This help make the training enjoyable, easy to learn, go by quickly, challenging, but fun. Students get results that are measurable because competency training is based on your ability to demonstrate that you can effectively perform certain audit tasks. Multiple examination of competency proving activities take place several times each day. Students receive feedback and guidance in each competency proving examination activity. The feedback and guidance help make certain that students not only understand the material but are able to apply it in their job. The multiple examinations help instructors assure that a student understands and grasps the material. Instructors can then provide tailored guidance to help the student understand any gaps that may not have been closed to that point. Instructors like this format too because they get feedback along the way about how well they are transferring critical knowledge. It is a blend that works for everyone. Reassessing and re-guiding from an instructor with "real world" experiences helps to improve confidence in abilities, helps in applying the newly learned information, and improves your competence.
About our instructors
With energetic, enthusiastic, and experienced internationally certified auditors as instructors, students get more than "slide readers" at all QAI training sessions. In this QAI Lead Auditor course, students get real-world, professional know-how partnered with outstanding training materials.
About the virtual training
	Virtual training is conducted in the time zone listed.	If you can join a Zoom meeting, you can do this. There are no files to download and upload. Everything is accomplished inside our virtual training environment. If you have two-monitors, it makes it far easier to watch Zoom on one while doing the work on the other. It’s not required, but it certainly is helpful for the student.
Tools you will need, wish for, or want in a virtual training
A copy of the standard(s) for the training. This is not provided by QAI. Windows 10 operating system or better. A headset with microphone is STRONGLY suggested. Dual Monitors is STRONGLY suggested. Ability to join the training on Zoom. Training usually takes place in a quiet area. Please join from a quiet space (another reason for a headset).
New for virtual training \| Pre-training training covering basic terms:
After registering for our Lead Auditor training, students will be provided access to two online basic QMS terms and basic Auditing terms training programs. Each has a 15-question quiz. Students are required to take the training prior to the start of training and must receive a passing score of 70% or above on the quizzes. Persons already familiar with these terms will likely spend no more time than it takes to complete the multiple-choice quizzes. Persons not familiar with these terms can review the presentation, download the PDF handouts and then take the quizzes.

Who Should Attend

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Persons in the automotive industry that need to learn about the new QMS
IATF 16949 internal auditors that want to upgrade to conduct supplier audits
Team members responsible for the QMS
Persons interested in conducting supplier audits
Anyone interested in learning about the requirements of the automotive industry
Salespeople and customer service personnel working for automotive suppliers
Business owners considering IATF 16949 for their business
Persons conducting internal audits

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Real comments from real people who took this virtual training (49)

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Class is good, however, going over the clauses, is just that, just went over the clauses. Doesn't teach much on how to handle answering the questions. The questions are worded and asked differently than the clauses are written.

Jonathan S. - 6/23/2023

I liked the virtual training. With 2 monitors and the 2 standards it was easy to follow the training. However, it is going to take time to be very familiar with the standards to effectively plan and conduct an audit. Experience is definitely required to be proficient.

Henry H. - 6/23/2023

The information was laid out well. However, I do not have IATF or ISO9001 auditing experience so it will not make much sence to me until I have an opportunity to participate as a team member on an auditing team at our location. It is difficult to take this course virtually. It would be much better in person. By the 20th hour in front of a computer in 2 days it is difficult to retain much new information.

Grey D. - 6/23/2023

There's a lot of information so it is understandable why it went very fast. Breaking up the larger sections into smaller pieces allowed my brain to breathe a bit and get back in. Very positive training overall. I had no auditing experience before this and the mock audits were very helpful in getting me to understand how they go and how they are operated.

AJ G. - 6/23/2023

This training has taught me a great deal. I am not good at exams / test but I know once I'm out doing the process's I will continue to improve. The hardest part for me was having time to do the quiz's because I do not have internet at home and my hot spot would time out some of the time. But overall this has been very eye opening for me.

Donna C. - 12/6/2022

Overall, this is an excellent class. With such a huge amount of material to cover, it is difficult to find time to make it interactive. Paul was a really good instructor - always patient and worked around the inevitable technical difficulties some in class ran into. He did a great job keeping us on track to get through the required course materials.

Craig K. - 12/6/2022

The access to material was a little difficult. There was not enough flow to access material during training.

Nkenge C. - 9/14/2022

The Clause Training Matrix is an invaluable tool. It brings everything together. The instructor was knowledgeable and did a fantastic job of keeping the course moving and not dragging.

Mark M. - 9/14/2022

I really have no Negative feed back. Paul is doing a amazing job explaining the material.

Joseph W. - 9/14/2022

This course helped to identify weaknesses in my skillset. I still have more work to do to improve where I am at. This is more of a me problem; however, I feel I do better in a class setting than online. I still learned a lot, and hope to use the skills I learned.

Russ B. - 3/4/2022

The virtual learning was a bit difficult to navigate at first, but after the first day or two it was really nice tool.

Shana G. - 3/4/2022

Paul is the type of instructor that I would encourage everyone to learn from. He is very patient and will work with you through any situations that may arise (virtually). The information and the layout of this course was above my expectations. This course was easy to follow and Paul never left anyone of us behind before starting the sessions.

Tammy J. - 3/4/2022

Truly a ton of useful techniques, knowledge, and examples for helping me become an effective lead IATF auditor. Thank you for your expertise and great training. I appreciate the ability to return to the training sight for one year. I truly enjoy the clause matrix online search tool and wish it were possible to use it independently and would even spend money on a tool such as this!

Henry R. - 3/4/2022

I really enjoyed the virtual tools QAI has made use of. The instructor was well-versed in them, and kept everything on track. I wish we had a snappy doc-management system like PhaceCo's. A negative part of the experience was that some classmates were a bit underprepared in the use of the technology. This took away from the experience. That being said, I realize not everyone grew up using computers every day.

Ian S. - 3/4/2022

The only comment that I have is a little more time to complete exercises would be beneficial.

Doug S. - 3/4/2022

Paul did a good job of communicating the training and managing the room. A lot of technology to handle! Thanks!

Jim S. - 3/4/2022

Positive: Commend the instructor for their patience and perseverance. Great job Paul! Negative: The speed of the course is challenging.

Wendy V. - 3/4/2022

Overall I was able to learn a lot and relate to past audit experiences. Ultimately there was so much info crammed into such a tight time constraint I found myself getting frustrated often. The flow could be improved. Put audit criteria first, then how to plan and audit to that criteria. This class should have a pre-requisite that teaches you how to find requirements and examples of how to apply them. Then the intro to lead auditor should spend significant time to learn how to use PhaceCo QMS. On

BJ M. - 12/17/2021

Overall, I learned what I needed to to improve my internal auditing skills. The first two days were mostly reviewing the standard, which after the first day became difficult to stay focused. The instructor knew the material through and through, and was an excellent resource for help. Breaks were given exactly as described, to the minute, which can be difficult if your bathroom is across the building. Dual monitors are REQUIRED and honestly, I wish I had used 3.

Amy H. - 10/29/2021

I applaud Paul for taking his time to instruct the training course. He was knowledgeable and knew the contents of the course. But, it was very hard to sit and listen to someone talk and view slides for 8 hours a day. It would help if the slides matched the slides he used in the course. Also, when it comes to the forms it would also be helpful if there was a sample one filled out. This would help in case you miss something along the way or my issue when I trying to take notes and concentrate on w

Darlene S. - 10/29/2021

Course flow was a little slow but information was great.

Gayle H. - 10/29/2021

As to finishing on time with no assigned homework, I did have to work on two quizzes for about twenty minutes after the class was finished for the day on two days. So there was homework in my case.

Julee E. - 10/29/2021

I thought the instructor did a great job making sure we understood that material as well as how to get to our quizzes and materials. He was patient and kind to members who were having difficulty with technology and following the pace of the class. Overall, he did very well and met my expectations. I think overall, I enjoy classes in person because it is easier to follow along and have better participation among participants. However, I think the online course did well covering material. It di

Juliann R - 10/29/2021

Very good experience taking this course help me much better to understood this subject and contributed to the learning experience

Oscar A. - 10/29/2021

I had reservations about the training being conducted in a virtual format however the instructor helped to navigate the online training process well. All in all, great experience.

Annie S. - 6/18/2021

Remote learning and teaching is tough; but I understand the circumstances that we are all currently under. I felt that the case studies and questions of "Is there a nonconformity, and if so to what clause" were the most beneficial exercises. The instructor, Paul G., did a great job of explaining why and the associated clause. I wish there were more of this type of exercise.

James J. - 6/18/2021

I was dreading this class, especially with it being conducted virtually...but the time flew by, I learned a lot.

Joshua P. - 6/18/2021

The opportunity for all of us to be Lead Auditors was great as it gave us all practice in leading groups. The size of our group was perfect. 3 groups of 3 facilitated the completion of this course perfectly. Any more or less would not be as effective.

Karen L. - 6/18/2021

Paul was an excellent instructor, was engaging and interesting. There was a large amount of information shared and he kept on track and schedule. Was very helpful in explaining and assisting with completing the assignments. I found the on-line option to be better than expected. The on-line content of the mock QMS was easy to follow and I appreciated it over the printed book content of the past. The break out sessions were very manageable with good instructions.

Lisa O. - 6/18/2021

Interactive to keep participants engaged and easier to learn when practicing. Feel like virtual training can be harder for those who this is brand new to.

Ralph F. - 6/18/2021

QAI has found a way to make this work online and that is great!

Shannon H. - 6/18/2021

Overall very satisfied with the training. was hesitant with on line at first but it worked very well and the instructor did a great job with personal communication. Would recommend this course.

Duane M. - 4/16/2021

Challenging and informative, one of the better trainings I have taken in my career time.

Dustin B. - 4/16/2021

Overall the program was great however the challenge during COVID is the virtual training process. Virtual training is a challenge and made this more difficult to follow through with everything and work with members of the team.

Gregory B. - 4/16/2021

Experience was good! I would suggest to a colleague.

Ryan E. - 4/16/2021

I learned so much with this class and will use it in the future. Even tho it was very painful in the beginning and a lot to learn, I am very proud of myself for doing so well. Thanks for the great experience.

Alicea R. - 12/17/2020

The instructor, Paul, was very informative and helpful throughout the entire five-day, instructional training process. My overall understanding and applicable competencies on lead auditing the ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 standards were developed and improved throughout many case studies, lectures, mock audits, and other activities. I look forward to applying this value added experience in my professional career.

Jacob C. - 12/17/2020

The instructor did a good job explaining the material for competency.

James R. - 12/17/2020

I really enjoyed the course and the content could have been better laid out with the materials. The materials were hard to go back through and research for information. I think the course could have been more effective with the material in a live setting instead of virtual, but that is the world we live in now Post Covid. Paul is very knowledgeable and I think he was very helpful to me and I have no experience as an auditor yet.

Reid W. - 12/17/2020

Slow the the interaction down when coming to the working rooms, it very confusing to understand the expectation along with working inside the rooms.

Shawn K - 12/17/2020

The instructor was very knowledgeable in the subject and went above and beyond answering all class questions and ensured that students understood the material. The examples provided, case studies and other class activities throughout the course were very helpful in better understanding the material.

Carson Royal - 10/16/2020

This class was very informative and helped with my understanding of the audit process

Elbert Smith Jr. - 10/16/2020

This course was very smoothly run, even as we now are dealing with a new remote learning experience. Despite all participants being remote and in separate locations, we were able to collaborate and work together on the material in a way that was beneficial to everyone.

Jayson Parrish - 10/16/2020

Trainer was very knowledgeable and willing to answer and questions. This training helped me to understand many questions about auditing that had never been explained to me before.

Kenley Holland - 10/16/2020

This course is very informative and gives you lots of opportunities to grow in your desire to become a lead auditor.

Lafonda Allen - 10/16/2020

Instructor was very knowledgeable of the subject matter and course material. Made it easier to ask any questions.

Steven Robertson - 10/16/2020

Taking course helped improve skills needed in the workplace. I look at line processes differently now. I have more knowledge to pass on to other individuals about why a company should always follow their standards.

Alisha Harvey - 9/18/2020

Great class, Paul did a great job explaining the documentation in a way that I could understand and follow it.

Michael Dodson - 9/18/2020

I appreciate Paul's willingness to work with my unique situation as I had chlid-care situations that arose. He did an excellent job demonstrating the material of the course. He ran it at a good pace and answered questions "soundly". Thank you!

Ryan Fay - 9/18/2020

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Class is good, however, going over the clauses, is just that, just went over the clauses. Doesn't teach much on how to handle answering the questions. The questions are worded and asked differently than the clauses are written.

Jonathan S.

I liked the virtual training. With 2 monitors and the 2 standards it was easy to follow the training. However, it is going to take time to be very familiar with the standards to effectively plan and conduct an audit. Experience is definitely required to be proficient.

Henry H.

The information was laid out well. However, I do not have IATF or ISO9001 auditing experience so it will not make much sence to me until I have an opportunity to participate as a team member on an auditing team at our location. It is difficult to take this course virtually. It would be much better in person. By the 20th hour in front of a computer in 2 days it is difficult to retain much new information.

Grey D.

There's a lot of information so it is understandable why it went very fast. Breaking up the larger sections into smaller pieces allowed my brain to breathe a bit and get back in. Very positive training overall. I had no auditing experience before this and the mock audits were very helpful in getting me to understand how they go and how they are operated.

AJ G.

This training has taught me a great deal. I am not good at exams / test but I know once I'm out doing the process's I will continue to improve. The hardest part for me was having time to do the quiz's because I do not have internet at home and my hot spot would time out some of the time. But overall this has been very eye opening for me.

Donna C.

Overall, this is an excellent class. With such a huge amount of material to cover, it is difficult to find time to make it interactive. Paul was a really good instructor - always patient and worked around the inevitable technical difficulties some in class ran into. He did a great job keeping us on track to get through the required course materials.

Craig K.

The access to material was a little difficult. There was not enough flow to access material during training.

Nkenge C.

The Clause Training Matrix is an invaluable tool. It brings everything together. The instructor was knowledgeable and did a fantastic job of keeping the course moving and not dragging.

Mark M.

I really have no Negative feed back. Paul is doing a amazing job explaining the material.

Joseph W.

This course helped to identify weaknesses in my skillset. I still have more work to do to improve where I am at. This is more of a me problem; however, I feel I do better in a class setting than online. I still learned a lot, and hope to use the skills I learned.

Russ B.

The virtual learning was a bit difficult to navigate at first, but after the first day or two it was really nice tool.

Shana G.

Paul is the type of instructor that I would encourage everyone to learn from. He is very patient and will work with you through any situations that may arise (virtually). The information and the layout of this course was above my expectations. This course was easy to follow and Paul never left anyone of us behind before starting the sessions.

Tammy J.

Truly a ton of useful techniques, knowledge, and examples for helping me become an effective lead IATF auditor. Thank you for your expertise and great training. I appreciate the ability to return to the training sight for one year. I truly enjoy the clause matrix online search tool and wish it were possible to use it independently and would even spend money on a tool such as this!

Henry R.

I really enjoyed the virtual tools QAI has made use of. The instructor was well-versed in them, and kept everything on track. I wish we had a snappy doc-management system like PhaceCo's. A negative part of the experience was that some classmates were a bit underprepared in the use of the technology. This took away from the experience. That being said, I realize not everyone grew up using computers every day.

Ian S.

The only comment that I have is a little more time to complete exercises would be beneficial.

Doug S.

Paul did a good job of communicating the training and managing the room. A lot of technology to handle! Thanks!

Jim S.

Positive: Commend the instructor for their patience and perseverance. Great job Paul! Negative: The speed of the course is challenging.

Wendy V.

Overall I was able to learn a lot and relate to past audit experiences. Ultimately there was so much info crammed into such a tight time constraint I found myself getting frustrated often. The flow could be improved. Put audit criteria first, then how to plan and audit to that criteria. This class should have a pre-requisite that teaches you how to find requirements and examples of how to apply them. Then the intro to lead auditor should spend significant time to learn how to use PhaceCo QMS. On

BJ M.

Overall, I learned what I needed to to improve my internal auditing skills. The first two days were mostly reviewing the standard, which after the first day became difficult to stay focused. The instructor knew the material through and through, and was an excellent resource for help. Breaks were given exactly as described, to the minute, which can be difficult if your bathroom is across the building. Dual monitors are REQUIRED and honestly, I wish I had used 3.

Amy H.

I applaud Paul for taking his time to instruct the training course. He was knowledgeable and knew the contents of the course. But, it was very hard to sit and listen to someone talk and view slides for 8 hours a day. It would help if the slides matched the slides he used in the course. Also, when it comes to the forms it would also be helpful if there was a sample one filled out. This would help in case you miss something along the way or my issue when I trying to take notes and concentrate on w

Darlene S.

Course flow was a little slow but information was great.

Gayle H.

As to finishing on time with no assigned homework, I did have to work on two quizzes for about twenty minutes after the class was finished for the day on two days. So there was homework in my case.

Julee E.

I thought the instructor did a great job making sure we understood that material as well as how to get to our quizzes and materials. He was patient and kind to members who were having difficulty with technology and following the pace of the class. Overall, he did very well and met my expectations. I think overall, I enjoy classes in person because it is easier to follow along and have better participation among participants. However, I think the online course did well covering material. It di

Juliann R

Very good experience taking this course help me much better to understood this subject and contributed to the learning experience

Oscar A.

I had reservations about the training being conducted in a virtual format however the instructor helped to navigate the online training process well. All in all, great experience.

Annie S.

Remote learning and teaching is tough; but I understand the circumstances that we are all currently under. I felt that the case studies and questions of "Is there a nonconformity, and if so to what clause" were the most beneficial exercises. The instructor, Paul G., did a great job of explaining why and the associated clause. I wish there were more of this type of exercise.

James J.

I was dreading this class, especially with it being conducted virtually...but the time flew by, I learned a lot.

Joshua P.

The opportunity for all of us to be Lead Auditors was great as it gave us all practice in leading groups. The size of our group was perfect. 3 groups of 3 facilitated the completion of this course perfectly. Any more or less would not be as effective.

Karen L.

Paul was an excellent instructor, was engaging and interesting. There was a large amount of information shared and he kept on track and schedule. Was very helpful in explaining and assisting with completing the assignments. I found the on-line option to be better than expected. The on-line content of the mock QMS was easy to follow and I appreciated it over the printed book content of the past. The break out sessions were very manageable with good instructions.

Lisa O.

Interactive to keep participants engaged and easier to learn when practicing. Feel like virtual training can be harder for those who this is brand new to.

Ralph F.

QAI has found a way to make this work online and that is great!

Shannon H.

Overall very satisfied with the training. was hesitant with on line at first but it worked very well and the instructor did a great job with personal communication. Would recommend this course.

Duane M.

Challenging and informative, one of the better trainings I have taken in my career time.

Dustin B.

Overall the program was great however the challenge during COVID is the virtual training process. Virtual training is a challenge and made this more difficult to follow through with everything and work with members of the team.

Gregory B.

Experience was good! I would suggest to a colleague.

Ryan E.

I learned so much with this class and will use it in the future. Even tho it was very painful in the beginning and a lot to learn, I am very proud of myself for doing so well. Thanks for the great experience.

Alicea R.

The instructor, Paul, was very informative and helpful throughout the entire five-day, instructional training process. My overall understanding and applicable competencies on lead auditing the ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 standards were developed and improved throughout many case studies, lectures, mock audits, and other activities. I look forward to applying this value added experience in my professional career.

Jacob C.

The instructor did a good job explaining the material for competency.

James R.

I really enjoyed the course and the content could have been better laid out with the materials. The materials were hard to go back through and research for information. I think the course could have been more effective with the material in a live setting instead of virtual, but that is the world we live in now Post Covid. Paul is very knowledgeable and I think he was very helpful to me and I have no experience as an auditor yet.

Reid W.

Slow the the interaction down when coming to the working rooms, it very confusing to understand the expectation along with working inside the rooms.

Shawn K

The instructor was very knowledgeable in the subject and went above and beyond answering all class questions and ensured that students understood the material. The examples provided, case studies and other class activities throughout the course were very helpful in better understanding the material.

Carson Royal

This class was very informative and helped with my understanding of the audit process

Elbert Smith Jr.

This course was very smoothly run, even as we now are dealing with a new remote learning experience. Despite all participants being remote and in separate locations, we were able to collaborate and work together on the material in a way that was beneficial to everyone.

Jayson Parrish

Trainer was very knowledgeable and willing to answer and questions. This training helped me to understand many questions about auditing that had never been explained to me before.

Kenley Holland

This course is very informative and gives you lots of opportunities to grow in your desire to become a lead auditor.

Lafonda Allen

Instructor was very knowledgeable of the subject matter and course material. Made it easier to ask any questions.

Steven Robertson

Taking course helped improve skills needed in the workplace. I look at line processes differently now. I have more knowledge to pass on to other individuals about why a company should always follow their standards.

Alisha Harvey

Great class, Paul did a great job explaining the documentation in a way that I could understand and follow it.

Michael Dodson

I appreciate Paul's willingness to work with my unique situation as I had chlid-care situations that arose. He did an excellent job demonstrating the material of the course. He ran it at a good pace and answered questions "soundly". Thank you!

Ryan Fay