Auditor of Quality Management Systems (AQAP 2310)
The course “Auditor of Quality Management Systems (AQAP 2310)” is designed to train professionals responsible for planning, organizing, conducting, and documenting external audits of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001, AQAP 2110, and AQAP 2310 at organizations operating in the aerospace, aviation, and defence industries.
Participants will study ISO 9001 as the foundation of a QMS; AQAP 2110 as the specialized standard for defence industry organizations; AQAP 2310 and EN 9100 as advanced QMS requirements for aerospace, aviation, and defence suppliers. The course also covers the requirements of ISO 19011 for planning, conducting, documenting, and evaluating the effectiveness of management system audits, as well as the requirements of ISO 17021 for bodies that audit and certify management systems, particularly with regard to their competence, consistency, and impartiality. A separate module is dedicated to the updates to ISO 19011:2026 for internal audit practice.
Duration
92 hours
Language
English/Ukrainian
Format
100% online
Course objective
The objective is to train auditors capable of professionally planning, conducting, documenting, and evaluating audits of an implemented QMS (in accordance with ISO 9001, AQAP 2110, AQAP 2310), taking into account the guidelines of ISO 19011 and ISO 17021, as well as to formulate well-founded and impartial conclusions on the QMS’s conformity with established requirements and recommendations for improvement.
Target audience
The course is intended for auditors, lead auditors, candidates for auditors undergoing training to work for certification bodies, and professionals involved in QMS certification audits at enterprises in the aerospace, aviation, and defence industries.
Document on completion
Upon successful completion of the course, participants are awarded a certificate conferring the qualification “Auditor of Quality Management Systems”, listed in the SIC international register.
Thematic plan
The course has a total duration of 92 hours and consists of 5 training modules.
Objectives
Module 1 — Description of the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 “Quality management systems. Requirements”. SIC.MODULE.ISO9001:2015
| № | Topic | Hours |
| 1 | Introduction to the QMS | 3 |
| 2 | Context of the organization as a fundamental basis of the QMS | 2 |
| 3 | Leadership and Policy development in the sphere of quality | 2 |
| 4 | Risk-based planning of the QMS | 2 |
| 5 | Resources and documentation of the QMS | 2 |
| 6 | Operational activities and processes of the QMS | 4 |
| 7 | Evaluation and analysis of the effectiveness of the QMS | 1 |
| 8 | Corrective actions and improvements to the QMS | 1 |
| 9 | Testing | 1 |
| Hours total | 18 |
Module 2 — Description of the requirements of AQAP 2110:2016 “NATO quality assurance requirements for design, development and production”. SIC.MODULE.AQAP2110:2016
| № | Тopic | Hours |
| 1 | AQAP 2110 and its relation with ISO 9001 | 2 |
| 2 | Production access rules | 2.5 |
| 3 | Role of the management representative in supporting the QMS | 2.5 |
| 4 | Risk management plan with an example | 3 |
| 5 | Preparation of the Quality Plan | 4 |
| 6 | Configuration management plan, its structure and content | 3 |
| 7 | Testing | 1 |
| Hours total | 18 |
Module 3 — Description of the requirements of AQAP 2310:2017 “NATO quality assurance requirements for aviation, space and defence suppliers” (based on EN 9100). SIC.MODULE.AQAP2310:2017
| № | Topic | Hours |
| 1 | Introduction to AQAP 2310 | 1 |
| 2 | Aerospace quality discipline | 0.75 |
| 3 | Configuration management as a process | 1.5 |
| 4 | Operational risks in AQAP 2310 / EN 9100 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Critical items and key characteristics | 1 |
| 6 | Product safety | 1 |
| 7 | Special processes | 1 |
| 8 | First article inspection (FAI) | 1 |
| 9 | Foreign object damage (FOD) and production discipline | 1 |
| 10 | Production software, tooling and change management | 0.75 |
| 11 | Objective evidence in AQAP 2310 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Practical case studies, self-assessment and final test | 1 |
| Hours total | 12 |
Module 4 — Conducting audits of management systems in accordance with ISO 19001, ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015. SIC.MODULE.ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015
| № | Topic | Hours |
| 1 | Audit: objectives and criteria | 2 |
| 2 | Classification of audits and related standards | 2 |
| 3 | Terms and definitions | 1 |
| 4 | Audit principles and their practical implementation | 4 |
| 5 | Attestation procedure, requirements for auditors | 4 |
| 6 | Pre-certification measures and sampling application | 4 |
| 7 | Audit planning | 2 |
| 8 | Primary certification: I and II stages of the audit | 2 |
| 9 | Audit conducting | 2 |
| 10 | Certification decision | 2 |
| 11 | Support: supervisory and special audits, recertification | 2 |
| 12 | Suspension, cancellation, reduction of certification scope | 1 |
| 13 | Appeals and claims | 1 |
| 14 | Testing | 1 |
| 15 | Case-reviews | 2 |
| Hours total | 32 |
Module 5 — ISO 19011:2026 – updates for auditors. SIC.MODULE.А.SO19011:2026
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