AS9100™Rev D Internal Auditing

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Internal Audits for Aviation, Space and Defense Industries

Learning Objectives

This course was developed considering the ISO 19011 standard and is designed to introduce the student to the AS9100™Rev D quality management system standard and prepare them to conduct effective internal audits.  Interpretation of the QMS requirements and recognition of appropriate objective evidence to verify system implementation and effectiveness are addressed.  The “human factor” and ethics of auditing along with effective auditing techniques are presented along with case studies and other exercises to reinforce the concepts presented.

Target Audience

Quality Managers and audit program managers, current / future internal auditors, members of AS9100 implementation teams or anyone who needs to learn about auditing aviation, space or defense related quality management systems.

Course Duration

Class typically runs three (3) days: 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM

Course Materials

Class participants will be provided with a handout of presentation materials and exercises

Certification of Attendance will be provided upon successful completion

Course Outline

The major topics will include:

• Overview of the AS9100™ Rev D Quality Management Standard
• Presentation, explanation, and discussion of:
  • AS9100 internal auditing requirements
  • Auditing – terms and definitions
  • Audit objectives, trademarks, and philosophy
  • Audit types
  • Planning scheduling, personnel requirements and records
  • Responsibilities of audit team members and auditees
  • Primary audit phases of planning, conduct, and closure
  • Audit methods, ethics, time utilization and effectiveness
  • Questioning techniques
  • Process auditing methods with introduction to tools such as Turtle, Spider and SIPOC diagrams; checklists; flow diagrams; and Process Activity Diagrams
  • Writing and classification of audit findings
  • Report generation
  • Audit follow-up and closure
• Small group exercise to review and discuss multiple case studies
• Small group review and analysis of possible audit situations
• Small group analysis of nonconformance description, review of submitted root cause/corrective action statements and evaluation of implemented effectiveness determinations

Benefits of Attending

Attendees will obtain a solid, foundational understanding of the AS9100™ Rev D standard and how their organization is impacted by each requirement.  Presentation of techniques for obtaining and evaluating objective evidence of QMS performance will prepare the attendees to effectively determine the organization’s fulfillment of applicable requirements and prepare concise audit reports.

About the Trainer

Craig J. Wilson; ClayMar Enterprises, Principal
Mr. Wilson has more than forty-five (45) years’ experience working as a supervisor, manager, consultant, trainer and QMS auditor in quality assurance and production management capacities. As a Managing Director for Catalyst Connection, he helped companies in the aerospace, automotive, chemical, defense, food processing and medical industries to develop and implement effective quality management systems. For more than twenty-five (25) years he has led AS9100 audits for a major Registrar.  He holds a BS degree in Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from West Virginia University. Mr. Wilson is an AS9100 Aerospace Experience Auditor with Probitas Authentication and a QMS 2015 Master Auditor with Certus Professional Certification. He is a senior member in the American Society for Quality, an ASQ Certified Manager of Quality /Organizational Excellence, Certified Quality Engineer, and Certified Quality Auditor.  Additionally, Mr. Wilson is an International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) certified Instructor for the AS9100 Aerospace Auditor Transition Training.