Lead audits with confidence

ISO 9001
Lead Auditor Training

Teaches ISO 9001 requirements and latest ISO 19011 auditing guidance.

Practical ISO 9001 Lead Auditor training from an Exemplar Global Certified TPECS Provider — designed for working professionals who want to take on Lead Auditor responsibility with confidence.

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ISO 9001
Lead Auditor Course

Certenly combines practical audit training across ISO 9001 requirements and ISO 19011 auditing guidance with Exemplar Global Certified TPECS Provider status and training verification.

Overview

  • 9 Modules
  • 8 Practice Activities
  • 5 Resources
  • Exemplar Global Certified
  • ISO 19011 guidelines for
    AU included
Duration
Approx. 32 hours / 3.2 CEUs
Availability
Online / Self-Paced
Language
English (CC)

Included:

  • Complete online course
  • Practical scenarios
  • Competency Units
  • Carry by Certenly

Prepared for real work

Learn to run a real audit,
not just read the standard.

Build practical knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 19011 to take on greater audit responsibility.

  • Understand ISO 9001

    • Quality management system concepts
    • ISO 9001 requirements
    • The process approach & risk-based thinking
    • How requirements apply in practice
  • Prepare for and Conduct Audits

    • Auditing principles and responsibilities
    • Audit program management, planning, and preparation
    • Communication, interviews, and remote auditing
    • Gathering & evaluating audit evidence
  • Report and Follow Up

    • Developing audit findings and conclusions
    • Conducting closing meetings
    • Writing clear, objective audit reports
    • Corrective action, follow-up, and closure

Bonus module: Learn to use AI responsibly in audit planning, evidence review, and reporting while protecting confidentiality and maintaining control over audit conclusions.

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Built for you

Learn on your schedule - even while traveling.

We built Certenly because we understand how rigorous earning a credential can be. Our course is 100% online and self-paced, so you make progress when your schedule gives you time: between meetings, while traveling, from a hotel room, or at home.

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  • Learn Anytime / Anywhere

    Continue on desktop, tablet, or mobile when work takes you away from your desk. Between meetings, at the airport, or after the house goes quiet. Your place is saved.

  • Progress One Module At A Time

    Make progress in the time you have instead of blocking out several days for scheduled training.

  • Go Beyond Knowledge Checks

    Certenly’s interactive content and recurring case studies keep the learning connected to practical situations.

  • Focus On What Matters

    Built on 30+ years of education and content development experience, the course is designed to reduce unnecessary cognitive load so you can focus on what you need to learn.

Learning outcomes

An audit
comes together.

Understand how planning, audit activities, evidence, reporting, and follow-up connect across a quality management system audit.

Know what to expect
before the exam.

As an Exemplar Global Certified TPECS Provider, Certenly ends every course in an certified examination. Passing proves measurable auditing competence for our learners, not only attendance. Our carefully produced case studies follow one company through the standard, building the judgment to plan, conduct, and report an audit that employers trust.

Authority introduction
Guide-led lesson
  • Course Description
  • Introduction to Quality Management Systems
  • Principles of Quality Management
Practical business scenarioWorked-audit excerptKnowledge checkWritten lesson supportDownloadable referenceAccessibility and device behavior
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Why Certenly

Competence you can prove

What you earn is competence, demonstrated against three Exemplar Global Competency Units and confirmed by Certenly's TPECS examination. What Certenly gives you is proof you can hand someone. A Certificate of Competency for the file. A digital badge for LinkedIn. Your record in the Exemplar Global directory, where any employer can verify it. And Carry by Certenly for your wallet, the first verifiable card in ISO training.

Sample Certenly Certificate of Competency for ISO 9001 Auditor Training – Quality Management
Carry by Certenly card, front: ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Certificate of Competency
Carry by Certenly card, back: Competency Units, dates and verification QR codes

Approved by an independent body

Recognized & Verifiable

Exemplar Global TPECS Certified Training badge

Certenly is an Exemplar Global Certified TPECS Provider. Our examinations are independently evaluated by Exemplar Global.

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Exemplar Global
An independent personnel certification body. It’s approved by a Global Authority / Globally Recognized Body our examination sits inside.
TPECS
The Training Provider and Examiner Certification Scheme. It defines the competency units a course must cover and governs the examination against them.
Certenly
Teaches the course and delivers the examination, within the scope we're approved for.
Our Approved Scope
Auditing management systems, quality management systems, and leading audit teams. The three competency areas a Lead Auditor is expected to know.
Separate
Examination
The examination determines whether you achieved the required level of competence for the applicable Competency Units.
Independently Verifiable
Training records can be confirmed through Exemplar Global's Training Certificate Verification Directory.

Certenly is an Exemplar Global Certified TPECS Provider.

Why Certenly Chooses TPECS

High levels of achievement come from high levels of knowledge. At Certenly, we help ambitious professionals learn, apply what they learn, and grow their careers. Every course we offer holds the highest certification available for the subject. For our Lead Auditor training we chose TPECS because it adds a certified examination that proves competence.

AU
Auditing Management Systems.
QM
Quality Management Systems.
TL
Leading MS Audit Teams.

Professional competence verified

Certenly trains and examines. Exemplar Global certifies. Your training record is listed in Exemplar Global's Training Certificate Verification Directory, so employers and customers can verify it directly.

TPECS VS RTP

From training to verification

  1. Complete the training

    Work through the applicable course requirements.

  2. Complete the examination

    Complete Certenly’s TPECS-certified examination
    process.

  3. Receive training evidence

    Your training record helps your employer meet its documentation requirements

  4. Verify the training

    Applicable training records can be checked through Exemplar Global's Training Certificate Verification Directory.

Built to be approved

Make employer approval easier.

Certenly helps you make the case, back it with the facts your manager needs, and give your employer a clear path to approve or fund the training.

  1. 01 Make the Case

    Connect the training to the responsibility you’re preparing to take on and the capability you’ll bring back to the role.

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  2. 02 Give Them the Facts

    Share one employer-ready review with the price, workload, Certenly's TPECS-provider status, assessment, evidence, and current course information.

    Download Course Details for Approval
  3. 03 Show the Value

    Let your manager see how Certenly builds practical audit judgment through realistic decisions, evidence, and feedback.

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  4. 04 Complete the Funding Path

    If approved, use the available company-purchase option or the documentation needed for reimbursement.

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your Lead Auditor journey?

Start with the course, the practice exam, or the course selector.

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