Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Internal Audit: the ISO 14001 Approach
Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | ||
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Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Internal Audit: the ISO 14001 Approach | 23 Nov 2025 | 27 Nov 2025 | Live-Online | $ 2,500 | Register |

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Internal Audit: the ISO 14001 Approach
Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Internal Audit: the ISO 14001 Approach | 23 Nov 2025 | 27 Nov 2025 | Live-Online | $ 2,500 |
Introduction
The monitoring of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) seems to change with every day that passes. So how do you keep pace? This Five-day course trains auditors in EMS auditing methodologies and gives them the skills they need to ensure they keep up with current thinking on best practice
Objectives
- Complete complex audit trails
- Identify any possible EMS discrepancies
- Report and propose corrective action.
A thoroughly trained EMS Internal Auditor with the skill set to:
Training Methodology
The training methodology is interactive with group exercises and is suitable for all employees involved in functions management. The pace and level of the training workshop is customized to the understanding of the delegates. Ongoing back-up and support is available after the training on request to the supplier, and the training course is also available for in-house presentation as well as for “Competency Transfer”.
Who Should Attend?
- Personnel taking on internal auditing responsibilities for ISO 14001 or EMAS
- Auditors of other management systems now looking to address ISO 14001.
Course Outline
This course includes a high level of interactivity during presentations on:
- Requirements of ISO 14001/EMAS
- Interviewing styles
- Use of audit protocols
- Compliance verification strategies
- Case studies of current best practice
- Managing the on-site auditing process as team leader
- Maximizing the effectiveness of the audit team.
- BSI's perspective of emerging trends.
- Environmental Management Systems Presentation
- Terminology and Definitions
- Introduction to ISO 14001 and EMS Concepts
- Aspects and Impacts
- Exercise: Identification of Aspects and Impacts and Significance Determination
- ISO 14001 Requirements
As a group or individually, complete the following exercises:
- Identifying aspects and impacts - Lone Mountain Mining
- Identifying documented requirements
- Review/Discussion about Exercises
- EMS Historical Perspective and Regulations
- EMS Documentation
- Audit Roles & Responsibilities
- EMS Auditor Certification
- ANSI-RAB Accreditation Program
- The EMS Audit Process
- Exercise: Develop and Present and Audit Plan
- Exercise: Develop an Audit Checklist
- As a group or individually, complete the following exercises:
- Conduct a systems/documentation audit
- Review/Discussion of Exercise
- Train How to Conduct Opening Meeting
- Exercise: Practice Opening Meeting
- Audit Techniques & Collecting Audit Evidence
- Exercise: Conduct an Audit (Mock) and Provide Feedback
- Non-conformances
- Exercise: Write Non-conformances
- Exercise: Classify Non-conformances
- Evaluation of Conformance
- Train How to Conduct Closing Meeting
- Exercise: Practice Closing Meeting
- How to Write Audit Report & Distribution, Follow-up Activities
Individually complete the following exercises:
- Write an audit report
- Prepare for a mock audit
Teams Conduct a Complete Audit
- Exercise: Plan a (Mock) Audit
- Exercise: Conduct the Opening Meeting
- Exercise: Conduct the (Mock) Audit
- Exercise: Mock Audits Continued
- Exercise: Document Audit Findings/Non-conformances
- Exercise: Summarize Audit Findings
- Exercise: Conduct Closing Meeting
- Closing Meeting Discussion
- Exercise: Evaluating Corrective Action
- Evaluating System Effectiveness
- Value-Added Auditing