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  RABQSA-Certified ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor Training with AIAG ISO/TS 16949:2002 Supplier Auditor Certification  
 
 
 
Course Date Location AIAG Member Price Non-Member Price
August 18-22, 2008 Southfield, MI $1,895.00 $2,095.00
September 15-19, 2008 Southfield, MI $1,895.00 $2,095.00
October 20-24, 2008 Southfield, MI $1,895.00 $2,095.00
November 17-21, 2008 Southfield, MI $1,895.00 $2,095.00
December 15-19, 2008 Southfield, MI $1,895.00 $2,095.00
Price includes course materials. Register by calling AIAG at 248-358-3003
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Description

Introducing the only ISO/TS 16949:2002 training course that combines AIAG's Supplier Auditor Certification with Plexus International's RABQSA-Certified ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor Training. This is the highest level of auditor training available to automotive suppliers today. This is a supplier version of the course that is delivered by those who train the Certification Body Auditors at AIAG.

This course meets or exceeds the training requirements for:

  • The training portion of the requirements for RABQSA certification of individual QMS Auditors,
  • AIAG's ISO/TS 16949:2002 Supplier Auditor Certification, and
  • Ford and General Motors Customer-Specific Internal Quality Auditor qualifications.

This course provides a unique opportunity to attain two certificates with one course!

New content for 2006 includes the International Automotive Task Force's (IATF's) expectations for auditor performance defined in Certification Body Auditor Competency Criteria (what an automotive auditor needs to know and do to be able to audit accurately and consistently) and Rules for achieving IATF recognition 2nd Edition. Topics addressed in the training include:

  • Stage 1 Readiness review
  • Automotive process approach auditing
  • Reporting findings
  • Investigating nonconformity management
  • Auditing customer specifics

ISO/TS 16949:2002 satisfies quality system requirements for the automakers belonging to the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), which includes all automotive OEM's in Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, United States and Canada. This courses focuses on auditing via the automotive process approach the requirements of the Technical Specification with linkages to core tools (FMEA, PPAP, MSA, SPC and APQP) and customer requirements (DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and GM), and how all impact auditing principles and practices based on ISO 19011, Rules 2nd Edition and Certification Body Auditor Competency Criteria.

Length: 5 days (38.5 hours not including written examination time)
CEUs: 3.85
Prerequisites: A series of questions to be answered by the student and turned in prior to or at the beginning of the course is required to demonstrate understanding of ISO 9001:2000.

Requirements for Successful Completion

There are two elements involved in the evaluation and examination for successful completion of participants of this course:

  1. The continual evaluation of the student's attitudes, auditing capability, performance as team members during role-playing, and communication skills (this is done independently by all instructors involved with the class).
  2. A written examination, which covers the content of ISO/TS 16949:2002 and the application of audit principles and practices to ISO 19011. 75% of the examination grade is based on questions that require essay responses that test comprehension of the audit process and the application of ISO/TS 16949:2002, and the remainder of the examination grade is based on multiple choice, true/false or short answer questions.
Certificates
  • Those who pass will receive an AIAG ISO/TS 16949:2002 Supplier Auditor Certificate and an RABQSA certificate of successful completion, which satisfies the training requirement for individual QMS auditor certification. Both certificates are valid for 3 years.
  • Those who do not pass will receive a certificate of attendance valid for 3 years.
Instructors

Plexus Master Trainers. In addition to facilitating ISO/TS 16949:2002 training, Plexus Master Trainers train and evaluate:

  • ISO 9000, ISO 14000, QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, TE Supplement, AS9100 and AS9110 trainers
  • QS-9000 registrar auditors and supplier auditors
  • TE Supplement registrar auditors
  • ISO/TS 16949 registrar auditors and supplier auditors

Plexus International also customizes training for organizations worldwide.

Day 1

  • Introduction
  • Automotive Process Approach
  • Understanding the ISO 9001:2000 Standard
  • Understanding the ISO/TS 16949:2002 Sector-specific Supplementations/Additions
  • Linkages to Automotive Core Tools and Customer Requirements

Day 2

  • Understanding the ISO 9001:2000 Standard
  • Understanding the ISO/TS 16949:2002 Sector-specific Supplementations/Additions
  • Linkages to Automotive Core Tools and Customer Requirements

Day 3

  • Core Tools Integration
  • Linkages to Quality Management Principles
  • Auditing Skills

Day 4

  • Auditing Skills
  • Rules 2
  • Audit Application

Day 5

  • Audit Application
  • Written Examination

Note: The time allotted for taking the examination is two hours. Strict adherence to the time limit is to be maintained. However, the trainer may allow a student whose primary language is not the language in which the course is conducted, or a student with a particular disability that adversely affects the student's capability to complete the examination in the allotted time, up to 30 additional minutes for taking the written examination. The only reference materials allowed during the examination are a copy of ISO/TS 16949:2002, AIAG Reference Manuals (APQP/PPAP, FMEA, MSA and SPC), training course materials and any personal notes made by the student during the course.

Meeting Automotive Customer Requirements

Plexus auditor training and trainers meet all customer requirements of Chrysler, Ford and GM.

 
     

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