Diploma on Certified Factory Auditor Training

DIPLOMA ON CERTIFIED FACTORY AUDITOR TRAINING (IMS/4)

Course Objectives

1. Introduce participants to the supplier qualifying requirements of overseas buyers;
2. Equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and competency for factory assessment and auditing;
3. Help to resolve the following problems which are affecting the competitiveness of operation of the enterprises in the global trade;
   • Compliance with the requirements of overseas buyers that interweaved with so many local laws and regulations which changes along with time;
   • Communicate the difference of view points with the second/third party factory auditors.

Course Content
Part I: Factory Audit - Lecturing & Experience Sharing

1.	Introduction to Factory Audit

	1.1	Trend & Development

2.	Factory Audit Criteria

	2.1	Quality Management - ISO 9000 & British Retail Consortium (BRC)
	2.2	Social Responsibility Management - SA8000 & relevant legal requirements
	2.3	Environmental Management - ISO 14000, EQCI & relevant legal requirements
	2.4	Occupational Health & Safety Management - OHSAS 18000 & relevant legal requirements
	2.5	Security Management - C-TPAT

3.	Factory Audit Process & Skills

	3.1	Auditor Attitudes
	3.2	Audit Planning & Document Preparation
	3.3	On-site Audit Skills & Auditors’ Difficulties
	3.4	Audit Reporting
	3.5	Follow-up & Review

4.	International / National Product Standards & Testing

	4.1	Product Testing Standards & Product Marking Scheme
	4.2	Laboratory Practices
	4.3	RoHS Requirements
	4.4	Interpretation and Validation of Product Testing Certificates

5.	Introduction to Production Management & Process Monitoring

	5.1	Production Control and Quality Management

		●	Production Planning & Control - MRP & ERP
		●	Process Capability
		●	Shop-floor Management – 5S
		●	Quality Control and Management – Quality tools

	5.2	Quality Reports and Records

		●	SPC, FMEA, MSA, & APQP/PPAP

6.	Best Practices & Bench-mark of Compliance with International COC Requirements

	6.1	Highlights on Critical Laws & Regulations Related to Factory Audit
	6.2	Labour, Occupational Health & Safety Laws & Regulations Related to Factory Audits in Mainland China
	6.3	Auditing Case Study
	6.4	C-TPAT - Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Compliance

		●	On US Customs Factory Validation
		●	Development of Security Plan

	6.5	C-TPAT Case Study

Part II: Laboratory & Factory Visits

Entrance Requirements
To be eligible for admission, you should have:

1. F5 standard with 4 years of relevant working experience; or
2. Diploma holders with 2 years of relevant working experience; or
3. Obtain a diploma or professional qualification in related fields.

Training Date

Part I: 7, 14, 21, 28 Mar & 18, 25 Apr, 9 May, 30 May (Sat, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm);        
Part II: 28 Mar & Mid-May (TBC)