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Overview
What you will study
The primary aim of this Environmental Management System - Lead Auditor course offered by North-West University (NWU) is to equip participants with knowledge and requirements to successfully plan, execute and report on environmental management system (EMS) audits as well as to act as lead auditors in EMS audits as outlined in ISO 19011: 2018.
In addition to the ISO 19011: 2018 guidelines, this course introduces participants to the requirements and generic competencies for bodies providing audits and the certification of management systems outlined in ISO/IEC 17021. Complementary to the ISO/IEC 17021 requirements are technical specifications on the specific competence requirements for the auditing and certification of environmental management systems as outlined in ISO/IEC TS 17021-2. The course also covers the requirements and recommendations for content relating to a third-party audit report on management systems found in ISO/IEC TS 17022.
Lastly, South African environmental legal requirements, EMS requirements (based on ISO 14001: 2015) and organisational own arrangements are used as auditing criteria.
Some of the key characteristics of this programme are:
- the down-to-earth and practical training techniques used to explain environmental auditing principles and techniques; and
- demonstrations and role-play situations, as well as a take-away assignment to practically exercise auditing planning, execution, judgement and reporting skills as well as formulating corrective action requests, using simulated EMS documentation, specific scenarios and case studies.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Internal EMS audits as provided for in ISO 19011
- Third-party certification audits as provided for in ISO 17021 Parts 1 & 2 as well as 17022
- How the key terminologies, concepts, principles, requirements and processes relate to other fields or practices
- An EMS based on ISO 14001
- Environmental management
- Environmental law
- Environmental science
- Environmental engineering
- The SA SQAM system
- International quality assurance organisations and guidelines
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Environmental Economics & Policy Auditing Environmental ManagementAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A Grade 12 certificate as a minimum
- Participants must objectively demonstrate prior learning in ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental management systems and Environmental law before registering for this short course.
- Prior learning may be demonstrated by means of courses successfully completed and/or verifiable experience.
- Environmental Management systems - ISO 14001: 2015 (CEM-03.1.1 or a similar programme); or
- Environmental Management systems - ISO 14001: 2004 AND training on transitioning from ISO 14001:2004 to ISO 14001: 2015; and
- Applicable environmental legislation: Environmental law (CEM-02.1.1) or a similar programme.
- Demonstration of competence acquired in the workplace shall be by a detailed formal declaration by a line manager attesting to the competence acquired
Tuition Fee
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International
18280 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18280 ZAR for the full programme during 5 days. -
National
18280 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18280 ZAR for the full programme during 5 days.
Living costs for Mankoeng
7630 - 10640 ZAR /month
Living costs
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