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Audit Programmes and Risk Assessment
Course Information
This one day course is designed to provide you with comprehensive guidance and practical help for when designing and implementing audit programmes. Using the guidance of ISO 19011 with reference to PV, GCP, GMP and GLP audit programmes, you will explore audit programme design, operation, review and improvement.
The course will work through why audits are important and understanding the drivers behind a good audit programme. It will discuss how to identify and assess the risks in your organisation, linking them with organisational goals, using these risks as a basis for the design of a risk-based audit programme during facilitated practical workshops. Delegates will have the opportunity to consider and discuss common issues and constraints that may shape their audit programmes.
By the end of the course you will have:
- A clear understanding of the role of audit programmes in managing compliance and of the drivers and risks behind audit programmes
- An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of management and personnel
- An appreciation of resourcing implications and auditor attributes
- A good insight into the practicalities and activities required for design of risk based audit programmes
- A comparison of your circumstances, challenges, common issues and ways to approach managing audit programmes with other delegates on the course.
Tutors
Tutors will be comprised of (click the photos for biographies):
Louise Handy
Programme
Please note timings may be subject to alteration.
Day 1
08:50
Registration
09:00
Welcome and Introduction
09:15
Why do we Need to Audit?
Exploring risk and regulation, responsibility and performance.
09:45
Discussion - Programmes, Needs, Commonalities
Understanding the needs of delegates' own organisation and comparing common themes and threats.
10:00
Establishing an Audit Programme
Design, objectives, risk and resources. This session discusses the consideration when designing audit programmes.
10:30
Break
10:45
Risk Management
Considerations, guidance and methods for assessing and controlling risk.
11:00
Workshop 1 - Risks, Prioritisation and Control
Looking at specific risks, assessing and evaluating to feed into audit programme management.
12:00
Workshop 1 - Feedback
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Putting it into Practice
Resources, practicalities and challenges - the realities of auditing, including selection of auditors, ensuring practice will meet expectations and the reasons to note audit results.
13:45
Workshop 2- Designing Audit Programmes
Designing audit programmes using output from risk assessment process. Challenges and flexibility.
15:00
Break
15:15
Workshop 2 - Feedback
15:30
Monitoring, Reviewing and Improving
Why or when should existing processes change, understanding the implications of change or inaction and exploring how to improve the audit programme.
16:15
Panel Session
This final session will address any outstanding issues raised by delegates.
16:30
Close of Course
Extra Information
Course Material
This course will be run completely online. You will receive an email with a link to our online system, which will house your licensed course materials and access to the remote event.
Please note this course will run in UK timezone.
The advantages of this include:
- Ability for delegates to keep material on a mobile device<
- Ability to review material at any time pre and post course
- Environmental benefits – less paper being used per course Access to an online course group to enhance networking
You will need a stable internet connection, a microphone and a webcam.
Course Material
Course material will be available in PDF format for delegates attending this course. The advantages of this include:
- Ability for delegates to keep material on a mobile device
- Ability to review material at any time pre and post course
- Environmental benefits – less paper being used per course.
The material will be emailed in advance of the course and RQA will not be providing any printed copies of the course notes during the training itself. Delegates wishing to have a hard copy of the notes should print these in advance to bring with them. Alternatively delegates are welcome to bring along their own portable devices to view the material during the training sessions.
CPD Points
7 Points
Development Level
Develop
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