2026 Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Internal Auditor Course
Duration: 2 days
Audience: Internal auditors, quality/environment/health-&-safety managers, compliance specialists, consultants.
Course Overview
In today’s business environment organisations increasingly adopt integrated management systems (IMS) to streamline their quality, environmental and OHS processes. This 2-day course equips participants with practical skills and knowledge to plan and perform internal audits of an IMS conforming to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001:2026 (Environmental) and ISO 45001 (H&S)
Participants will gain a robust understanding of the requirements, the inter-relationships between standards, risk-based and process-based auditing methods, and how to deliver value-adding internal audits across all three disciplines
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Why this course matters
- An integrated management system brings quality assurance, environmental stewardship and worker health & safety under a
unified structure — but auditing such a system requires a broader skill-set than auditing a single standard. - Organisations must demonstrate not only conformity to each standard, but effective integration, performance improvement and
continual improvement of the IMS as a whole. - Internal auditors are key in identifying gaps, driving improvement, and providing assurance that the IMS is functioning effectively.
- By training in all three standards together, you’ll develop efficiency (less duplication), coherence in audit planning, and
stronger insight into how QMS, EMS and OHSMS interplay.
Benefits to participants
By the end of the course you will have the ability to:
- Understand the structure, requirements and intent of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and how they inter-relate.
- Plan and conduct an internal audit of an integrated management system (IMS) covering quality, environmental and OHS scopes.
- Apply process-based and risk-based auditing techniques appropriate for an IMS.
- Identify, document and report audit findings, non-conformities and opportunities for improvement across the IMS.
- Communicate effectively with auditees – including management review teams – and build confidence when facing third-party certification audits.
- Use an IMS internal audit programme as a driver for continual improvement, rather than simply compliance checking.
Who should attend
- Internal auditors or audit programme coordinators responsible for one or more of: quality, environmental or OHS management systems.
- Quality, environmental or health & safety managers seeking to integrate their management systems and enhance audit capability.
- Consultants or specialists advising organisations on IMS implementation, audit readiness or certification.
- Professionals aiming to become more proficient in auditing across multiple ISO standards in an integrated way.
Why choose us
- Delivered by experienced trainers with proven certification-body audit experience across all three standards.
- Practical, activity-based learning – not just theory. Real-life case studies, exercises and audit simulations.
- Focus on value-adding internal audits, not just compliance checking.
- Flexible delivery options (in-house, hybrid or online courses) to suit your organisational needs.
Next Steps
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