ISO 19011 is the international standard providing guidelines for auditing management systems, including principles, program management and auditor competence.
ISO 19011:2018 provides guidance on managing an audit program, conducting internal and external management system audits, and auditor competence and evaluation. It is applicable to all organizations performing internal or second-party audits.
No. It is a guidelines standard for audit practice. Lead Auditor courses are based on ISO 19011 but personal certification is granted by bodies such as IRCA, Exemplar Global or RABQSA.
ISO 19011 covers internal and second-party audits. ISO/IEC 17021-1 establishes requirements for bodies performing certification audits (third party). Certification bodies use ISO 17021.
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