1) ISO 9001:2000 Auditor Qualification
- qualified according to ISO 10011-Part 2 and/or ISO 19011 and the relevant accreditation body rul
- competency in:
- ISO quality standards
- audit management
- team work techniques and presentation
- interview techniques
2) Automotive Industry specific skills
- Automotive core tools knowledge and competence
3) Minimum work experience
Related to ISO 9001:2000 auditing experience:
At least 3 (three) ISO 9001:2000 third party audits at a minimum of ten (10) audit days, with 1 of these audits as a lead auditor.
AND in addition, either of the conditions A or B, below:
A) For new automotive auditors
3 years full time appropriate practical experience (excluding training) in the automotive industry (OEM, Tier 1, Tier 2) or industries with equivalent requirements in chemical, electrical or metallic commodities including 2 years dedicated to Quality Assurance activities. This experience must have been completed in the last six (6) years.
B) For existing automotive auditors
at least 15 third party system audits in the automotive sector to one of the automotive quality system standards (AVSQ 94, EAQF 94, QS 9000, VDA 6.1, ISO/TS 16949:1999) in the last three years at a minimum of 45 audit days, with two of these audits as a lead auditor.
The local IATF oversight may issue waivers during the 1st year after launch of ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification
4) IATF Sanctioned Automotive Training for ISO/TS 16949:2002
- Auditor training is only open to an auditor sponsored by an IATF contracted certification body, accreditation body witness auditor or IATF nominees.
- To apply to attend an IATF training session, the sponsoring certification body shall provide to the IATF for each candidate a file containing a copy of their existing qualifications including records demonstrating audit and work experience.
- Only candidates with an accepted file will be allowed to attend the training and qualification course.
- Note: abbreviated IATF sanctioned automotive training courses are allowed for auditors previously qualified to ISO/TS 16949:1999.
- All auditors must successfully complete the common IATF ISO/TS 16949:2002 sanctioned auditor examination, irrespective of existing qualification.
- An auditor qualification certificate will be valid for a period of three years. Auditor recertification is required within this period.
- Failure to conduct a minimum of three (3) ISO/TS 16949:2002 audits with a minimum total of six (6) audit days, per year, will result in withdrawal of the qualification certificate.