ISO 45001 LEAD AUDITOR COURSE – CQI and IRCA CERTIFIED TRAINING

ISO 45001 LEAD AUDITOR COURSE – CQI and IRCA CERTIFIED TRAINING

$ 1,868.44

Build Your Career and become a CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor (OHSMS)

*Instant Access to Online Self-Paced Course Materials

Blended Course: 3 Days Online Self Paced + 2 Days Online Remote Workshop

*This whole course can be done in the comfort of your home or workplace.

Includes:

Start Learning Immediately – Instant Access to 27 hours (approx. 3 Days) Self-Paced Online Course Materials
2 Days: Online Interactive Workshop with highly experienced IRCA Certified Trainer & Auditor
Online Exam plus CQI and IRCA Certificate of Achievement
40 Hours Total – Highest Quality CQI and IRCA Certified Training
Auditor Checklists and Templates for future use
Engaging tests and case studies using latest learning management technology
OHMS CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Training Course

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20th & 21st Nov 2025 - Live Trainer Online
15th & 16th Jan 2026 - Live Trainer Online
11th & 12th Mar 2026 - Live Trainer Online
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3 Steps to become an IRCA CQI Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor:

STEP 1

Online Learning

STEP 2

Live Workshop

STEP 3

Exam & Certificate

Step 1 – Learn ISO 45001 Online

Learn how to become a professional ISO45001 auditor in the comfort of your own space, at your own pace, anywhere where there is an internet connection at a time to suit your diary.

The course is a mix of online instruction consisting of videos and interactive exercises (3 days), and live online workshops led by an experienced auditor and trainer (2 days). All delivered Online remotely.

There are 15 lessons which includes videos, interactive exercises and live remote trainer sessions to help you learn quickly and efficiently, along with practice exams to help you get ready for the certification exam. All of the video lectures are recorded, so you can study at home, at work, or any other convenient place any time of the day to suit YOUR schedule.

Re-watch online material as many times as you wish to strengthen your knowledge.

Course videos are of the very highest quality, developed by highly experienced trainers and auditors, who have a wealth of commercial and industrial experience. All videos and audio transcripts are written by experienced auditors and clearly spoken in English.

<< Click STEP 2 to find out more about the workshops

Step 2 – Attend the Interactive Workshops (2 DAYS)

After learning the theory and background knowledge in Step 1 , the next step is to learn practical auditing skills to perform the certification audit. Roleplay, case studies, and other activities enhance learning efficiency.

You will learn the ‘soft skills’ needed to excel as a Lead Auditor and to prepare for the certification exam. Soft skills are non-technical skills that relate to how you work, how you interact with colleagues, how you solve problems, and how you manage your work. These include interpersonal (people) skills, teamwork, communication skills, listening skills, problem solving, time management, critical thinking, conflict resolution and empathy, among others.

Your will learn face-to-face from trainers with extensive experience of auditing in both public and private sectors as well as commercial and industrial environments. You will be able to ask questions directly, and get practical knowledge of how to do well at the exam and be a really effective auditor.

<< Click STEP 3 to find out about the exam.

STEP 3 – Pass Assessments and Exam

To pass successfully candidates need to:

(1) Complete all elements of the course
(2) Pass the continuous assessments
(3) Pass the Online Examination

On successfully passing the course you will be awarded an CQI and IRCA ISO 45001:2018 Health and Safety Management System Lead Auditor Certificate in your name.

Build Your Career and Increase your Net Worth by becoming an IRCA Certified ISO 45001 Lead Auditor

ISO 45001 is the occupational health and safety management system standard that replaces OHSAS 18001. Organisations who are accredited to OHSAS 18001 must transition to ISO 45001 by September 30th 2021.

Consequently demand for ISO 45001 professionals is steadily growing as organisations transition from the old standard, and also new organisations seek to implement the standard to improve their health and safety management and control. This trend will increase in the future, ensuring that auditors with ISO 45001 certified credentials will be in high demand from organisations worldwide.

Train to Become a Professional Health and Safety Auditor

This course will give you the skills and expertise needed to competently manage a OHSMS (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) audit program. You will learn how to lead a team, plan, execute and report on an assessment of an OHSMS against the standard ISO 45001:2018.

This course is provided by SEQM TRAINING, a CQI and IRCA Approved Training Provider, and will provide a professional lead auditor qualification certified by CQI and IRCA – the globally recognised ultimate standard for auditing competence.

Experienced ISO 45001 auditors and practitioners show you how to lead a OH&S management system project from start to finish. You will be taught the detailed theory and gain ‘hands on’ experience through practical application of the audit process to ISO management systems through discussion and role play. Best-practice audit methodology based on ISO 19011 is used throughout the course allowing you to master audit techniques.

On completing the course, passing the assessments and exam you will be presented with an CQI and IRCA certificate. This proves that you have the knowledge and skills to be able to lead a team to conduct a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd party audit of a Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) in any organisation – SME or multinational corporation. Furthermore, it ensures that you understand and can apply the knowledge you gained in each of the course’s modules, proving that you are a highly competent lead auditor.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Anyone who wants to further their career or increase their value to an organisation!

Individuals who want to qualify and start a career as an ISO 45001 Health and Safety Auditor.
Internal and external auditors and consultants seeking to perform and lead Health and Safety Auditor certification audits to ISO 45001:2018.
SHE and SHEQ managers and officers.
Those looking to achieve formal recognition for the skills and knowledge they possess.
Those involved in conducting 1st, 2nd and / or 3rd party audits.
Those with a responsibility to design, implement and manage an audit programme for internal audits, supplier audits and other external audits from customers and/or certification bodies.
Managers, supervisors, leaders, process owners, consultants, expert advisers and anyone who needs to understand effective audit processes and practices in depth.
Anyone involved in the implementation, transition or maintaining conformance to ISO 45001:2018.
Those who wish to register with the CQI and IRCA certified training auditor registration scheme or existing IRCA registered auditors seeking re-registration.
Leaders of organisations who wish to maintain and improve their business and health and safety management systems.

WHAT ARE THE PRE-REQUESITES?

Those attending this course are expected to have knowledge of the following:

The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle.
The core elements of a management system and the interrelationship between top management responsibility, policy, objectives, planning, implementation, measurement, review and continuous improvement.
The concepts of managing occupational health and safety through hazard identification, risk assessment, risk control and compliance with legal and other requirements.
The relationship between occupational health and safety management and the provision of safe and healthy workplaces, the prevention of work-related injury and ill health, and the proactive improvement of health and safety performance.
Common examples of relevant national and local OH&S legislation and requirements.
Knowledge of the requirements of ISO 45001 and the commonly used occupational health and safety management terms and definitions, as given in ISO 45001.

This knowledge can be gained through:

Attending a CQI and IRCA certified training OHSMS Foundation course or recognised equivalent.
Previous experience and existing knowledge.
Self-education.

As well as a good knowledge of ISO 45001:2018 and the key principles of a OHSMS, it would help (but is not essential) if you have attended an internal or lead auditor course or have experience conducting internal or supplier audits.

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED CERTIFICATION

Successful completion of this internationally recognised certified course will enhance your professional development and provide important industry recognition.

This course is CQI and IRCA certified, an internationally recognised organisation for personal certification, and passing its exam confirms you are competent to lead ISO 45001 audits to internationally recognised standards.

Certified training helps you stand out from the crowd in terms of your career. This is because most training courses provide certificates but these are predominantly certificates of completion, and not necessarily certified by a globally recognised 3rd party.

CQI and IRCA support a large global community of highly educated and engaged professionals, just like you, to enhance their career outcomes. Successful completion of this widely accepted certification will enhance your professional development and provide important industry recognition.

WHY ISO 45001?

It’s a Fast Growing Market!

The global construction market reached a value of nearly $12,744.4 billion in 2019, having increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1% since 2015. The market is expected to took a breather due to the effects of COVID-19 however it is expected to recover and grow at a rate of 7.5% from 2021 and reach $15,482.0 billion in 2023.

With ISO 45001:2018 being the internationally recognised standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHSMS) and there is an increasing demand for qualified ISO 45001 lead auditors.

Passing the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course will enable you to join 3-day auditor conversion courses for other standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 instead of full 5-day Lead Auditor courses.

A practical working knowledge of the lead audit process is also a crucial requirement for the manager responsible for implementing and maintaining ISO 45001 compliance within an organisation.

This course provides it all!

£Billion

The Global ISO Certification Market

HOW TO GET CERTIFIED:

To Become Certified You Will Need to:

1) Complete the Course Learning Material
2) Attend the Interactive Workshop
3) Pass the Exam

The course will cover not only the accepted principles of auditing, but will give participants a detailed understanding of audit methodology, including audit preparation, managing an audit team, determining compliance with the standard, interview techniques, following audit trails and documenting evidence.

Delegates will participate in workshops and case studies to develop their auditing techniques, and will learn how to handle some of the more challenging situations an auditor may face. The course has been designed in keeping with international standards on auditing techniques, including ISO 19011.

The course will also familiarise participants with the challenges of auditing ISO 45001 and will cover all sections of the standard in detail, providing tips on how to audit individual clauses, including risk assessments, business continuity, and effective continual improvement.

The course will make extensive use of group exercises and case studies throughout, providing attendees with a proper foundation in the practical aspects of auditing conformance with ISO 45001.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Everything you need to become a competent Health and Safety Auditor

How to prepare, lead and report on the findings of an OHSMS audit
A thorough understanding of best practice in audit methodology based on ISO19011
How to identify non-conformances, and ensure appropriate corrective action is undertaken
Detailed knowledge of how to audit against ISO45001 and the related Interview techniques, following audit trails and reviewing documented evidence
How to report findings accurately and factually and produce a practical value-added documentation audit report
How to apply your new skills and knowledge by participating in role-play exercises, workshops and reviewing case studies
Ultimately – how to become a lead auditor, certified by a leading globally recognised certification body

THE WORKSHOP STRUCTURE

Practice your auditing techniques in a simulated environment

Interactive Workshops give trainees a chance to implement the knowledge learnt from the online training to simulated commercial environments. Audit techniques will be practiced on a fictitious company . These will include:

Audit Planning and Preparation
Conducting Audits
Conducting meetings
Interview Techniques
Data Analysis
Evaluating Findings
Report Writing and Following Up
Conducting Closing Meetings

WE WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED

Our workshop trainers have been in your shoes and ‘walked the walk’.

Trainers, auditors, mentors and, above all real people! Our trainers understand your anxieties and have done this exact course and passed the same exam that you will be doing. Will I be good enough? How can I pass the exam? What opportunities are out there? They can answer your questions and give you tips and advice to enhance your chances of success at the exam, and guide you in creating a successful career.

The workshop is the place to put everything together that you have learnt, and close the gaps for anything you are unsure about. It will be delivered in a very professional and engaging manner yet relaxed enough for you to learn at maximum efficiency. Passionate about their subject, the trainers are very approachable and there to help you with the whole process with the ultimate goal of getting you certified.

As well as being a fully qualified instructors, your workshop course trainers have extensive experience as Lead Auditors conducting audits on a broad and diverse range of organisations for many standards including ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, OHSAS 18001, SSIP, BS 10012 and The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and many others.

Your trainers also have a wealth of experience as Data Protection Consultants, Business Management Systems Auditors and Consultants, for a wide and diverse range of organisations located in the UK, Europe and Asia, including multinationals, Blue Chip and SME companies. They have extensive experience working within industry managing Health & Safety Management Systems, compliance, governance and group operations, from board level management through to ‘hands on’ implementation and systems development.

All in all, this ensures that you will have the highest probability of becoming a certified lead auditor, and you are getting the best ISO 45001 training available anywhere in the World.

HOW WILL ORGANISATION'S BENEFIT?

Your new expertise will be invaluable in driving organisations to reach new levels of excellence

As an individual you will gain a professional qualification that certifies that you have the knowledge and skills to be able to lead a team to conduct an audit of a OHSMS in any organisation. If you work within a company there are many benefits that you new skills will bring to the organisation.

These include:

Improve employee safety
Reduce risk
Demonstrate your commitment to safety.
A realisation of the scope and purpose of the standard and how it can be implemented within the organisation.
An understanding of how to apply Best Practice in Health and Safety Management and apply this within the organisation.
A familiarity with the key terms and definitions used in ISO 45001 to effectively roll out the principles.
How to lever the fundamental ISO 45001 requirements for a OHSMS to address the need to continually improve.

In essence your company will have an internal resource and process to be able to conduct its own audit of a Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) to assess and improve conformance with ISO 45001:2018

Successful auditing will improve the protection of any organisation’s private data to meet market assurance and corporate governance needs.

Furthermore the organisation will benefit from:

Establishing a structured approach to Health & Safety Management
Gaining a competitive differentiator when tendering for business contracts.
Enhancing reputation and brand by operating to a globally recognised standard.
Demonstrating compliance with an internationally recognised standard and the ability to satisfy customer requirements.