Are you looking for an Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Lead Auditor training center in Nigeria? You are at the right place. We offer the best and pocket-friendly QMSAI-certified ISO Lead Auditor training courses that will indeed enhance your auditing proficiency. This certification will afford you both technical knowledge and practical skills essential to becoming a competent lead auditor.

What is QMSAI Lead Auditor Course?

QMSAI EMS Lead Auditor certification is a globally-recognized ISO 14001:2015 lead auditor certification. This course equips you with the knowledge and skills required to conduct a full audit of an organization’s Environmental management system to ISO 14001:2015 standard.

It is certified by the Quality and Management system Auditors Institute (QMSAI) and meets the training requirements for QMSAI Environmental Management System Auditor certification. A “QMSAI ISO 14001 Lead Auditor” certificate gives credence to your professional capabilities, and demonstrates that you have the knowledge and skills to audit an EMS based on ISO 14001 standard.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training course, delegates will be able to:

• Know and apply EMS terms, definitions, concepts, and guidelines
• Understand the purpose and benefits of the ISO 14001
• Gain the knowledge and understanding of the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System standard
• Recognise the roles and responsibilities as an auditor
• Get access to the latest auditor techniques and their appropriate use
• Recognize audit principles, practices, and the various types of audits
• Acquire up-to-date knowledge of EMS best practice and environmental legislations
• Gain the knowledge and skills required to undertake, lead and manage an ISO 14001 OH&S-MS audit program based on ISO 19011 for both internal and external audits
• Plan and conduct all aspects of an audit for both internal and external audits
• Prepare and present audit reports and results
• Understand the meaning of audit objectives, scope, and criteria in the audit process
• Apply risk-based thinking, leadership and process management
• Acquire the required competence for audit team selection
• Initiate the audit and conduct opening meetings
• Develop effective communication skills necessary for a successful OH&S-MS audit

• Plan, conduct, and close an ISO 14001 compliance audit, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1 requirements, ISO 19011 guidelines, and other best practices of auditing

• Meet training requirements for QMSAI certification

Who Should Attend?

• Those who want to become registered EMS lead auditors
• Environment management and sustainability professionals.
• EMS Engineers
• EMS managers
• Safety officers
• EMS internal auditors
• Environmental management representatives.
• Managers in charge of compliance and regulatory affairs.
• Health, safety, and environmental managers.
• Environmental consultants.
• Those with responsibility for EMS implementation

Pre-course Requirements

You are expected to have the following prior knowledge before starting this course:

• Knowledge of the plan, do, check, act cycle (PDCA)
• Understand the structure and content of ISO 14001
• Fully grasp the ISO 14001 standard. (Note that students without prior knowledge of the standard may not be successful in this course.)
• Have insights into the core elements of a management system, and the interrelationship between top management responsibility, policy, objectives, planning, implementation, measurement, management review and continual improvement
• Understand the concepts of managing environmental aspects in relation to their associated impacts and compliance obligations, etc.
• Possess knowledge of the requirements of ISO 14001, and the commonly used EMS terms and definitions, as given in ISO 14000
• Knowledge of EMS legislations and legal requirements (both local and international)
• Understand Management Systems risk-based process approach.

Course Duration

This course takes five days to complete, plus exams.

Course Time

08:30am to 4:30pm daily (tea break starts at 11:00am and runs till 11:30am, while lunch starts at 1:00pm).

Course Fee

₦150,000.00 (one hundred and fifty thousand naira). You can pay in 2 installments.

Examination and Evaluation Criteria

Participants shall be evaluated through:

• Continuous Assessments – Participants will be evaluated every day of the training, via group discussion, workshops, role play, punctuality, take-home exercise, class room participation, attendance, contribution in class, etc. The qualifying mark is 60%
• Examination – Participants will write a 2-hour final examination on the last day of training. The qualifying marks is 70%

Why choose us to meet your Training Needs?

• We have highly competent trained instructors, with a lot of experience as quality and management system trainers / consultants
• We will provide you opportunities for onsite practical experience as an “auditor in training”.
• We have developed special training course materials, available in soft and hard copies, as well as videos and audios at affordable prices, with lots of on-the-job practical activities and samples.
• Our training is interactive, engaging, detailed and very interesting. We employ a variety of teaching techniques which includes videos.
• We guarantee you success on all national and international courses
• We offer virtual and online courses for those who are busy and don’t have the time for a formal classroom lecture
• We operate in an environment conducive to learning—all our training rooms are air conditioned and have good lighting system.
• We provide additional learning support via zoom, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and on our blog.