VDA 6.3 – Workshop for Certified Process Auditor

[MNobomvu]

Good day everyone,

My name is Mbeko Nobomvu, Supplier Quality Engineer based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

My VDA6.3 Process Auditor Certificate expired last year.

One of the options presented to me for re-certification was VDA 6.3 – Workshop for Certified Process Auditor because I did not have enough audits.

Can you please explain the process of re-certification through VDA 6.3 – Workshop for Certified Process Auditor Workshop.

What does it entail ?. Any prior preparation required, any assessments done on the day?. Anything that might help prior to the workshop ?.

Regards,
Mbeko Nobomvu

 

[tada22689]

Hello Mbeko

Your auditor card expired last year , so normally you have to join the examination again to get new auditor card. But due to covid-19, VDA QMC have extend the validity of your auditor card (expired in 2020) until end of 2021. So you don't need to retake the examination.
To do renewal, you have to:
1. Provide evidence of at least 5 process audits with minimum10 days durations as lead auditor. If not, you have to join "ID341-VDA 6.3 – Workshop for Certified Process Auditor". This course is only one day. It will give a summary of VDA 6.3 content and give you some exercises with audit scenarios. No test or assessment. If you are not used VDA6.3 frequently, it is better to read again VDA6.3 standard before joining.
2. You have to pass the online core tools quiz of VDA. If not passing it, you have to join "ID417-Automotive core tools for process and system auditor" This course take 2 days and it is not easy if you are not familiar with VDA core tools like MLA, VDA2, VDA4, VDA5.

Hope this helps