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Why would anyone put a trainer with less experience in front of delegates who have more experience? How did that happen? Perhaps your 'training process' needs improvement
Fortunately for the instructor, none of us tried to hi-jack the class and show our knowledge. Which is probably the biggest issue when you have experienced students in your class. I do sometimes have quite experienced students in my internal auditor classes. The company has a bunch of new folks, and decides all of the auditors will go through the same training, so they are all reading off the same page. What I usually do, is begin with a joke that perhaps I will sit down and let them teach the class. Of course some will take me up on the challenge, which I quickly withdraw.
I try to avoid confronting them in the class. It will not make things good to embarrass them infront of their peers. Also remember, that even here at the Cove, we have differences in opinions on interpretations of the standard. So, if there is a difference with the student, I will argue both points to show how the standard could be interpreted either way. This takes the argument away, without needless stepping on his/her toes. BTW, I also will argue different interpretations even with no one bringing them up. Because different external auditors may have a different interpretation than the internal auditor.
To make it more valuable for the advanced student, I will throw out more difficult challenges. Try to get them to think beyond compliance and how they can audit for continual improvement.
I know, a lot of rambling here, but it is something I have run into the past, and it can be a challenge. The student want's to show they do know their stuff to their peers, and we need to reinforce what they know that is correct, and correct what they know that is false.
One last thing. I often pick up some of my better auditing stories for future classes from advanced students (have been caught more than once doing that).

