Participation in the course "PR 315 IRCA EMS ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor" offered by TÜV Rheinland Akademie. The course duration is 5 days with a total of 40 hours. Attendance will be documented by the provider with the signature of the participant. Admission to the exam is granted with a minimum attendance of 95%. Participants will be asked to complete a pre-assessment questionnaire.

Further admission requirements are:

• a degree as an environmental manager (TÜV), EMS ISO 14001 Foundation or a comparable degree from an educational institution recognized by CQI IRCA and
• very good command of English.

• Written Examination

In the examination, the participants demonstrate knowledge in the following areas:

• Basic auditing principles and knowledge of standards (ISO 14001:2015);
• Guidelines for audits (ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17021);
• Classification of environmental law (basic principles, EU, federal, state and municipal law, general clauses);
• Planning, preparation and implementation of audits;
• Monitoring activities, follow-up;
• Communication as auditor;
• Question techniques, audit opening, audit questions, active listening, communication problems;
• Interfaces between environmental, occupational health and safety, energy and quality management systems in auditing.

The IRCA certificate is valid for 5 years. Within this period of time a membership can be applied for directly at CQI IRCA London. After expiry of the IRCA certificate the current level of knowledge must be proven again by a current IRCA auditor course and the respective examination must be passed.