Course Overview
This course aims to provide comprehensive training in audit management and auditing techniques to facilitate a fully effective audit process across the complexities of airport operations (in line with Annex 14) and supporting the achievement of operational and business objectives. The course is highly participative and promotes auditing practices that have become the benchmark in the industry.
The course recognises and responds to the unique airport environment where there are several different regulators concerned with their own specific requirements (Aviation Safety, Occupational Health & Safety, Security, Environmental Pollution, etc.) and the importance of a well-managed compliance monitoring and internal audit process that provides adequate assurance of compliance to senior management.
A 5-day version of this course is available for in-company presentation. This includes practical auditing throughout the airport operational environment as an integral part of the training process, and provides participants with the opportunity to plan, undertake and report audits in their own airport working environment. This has been found to be a particularly powerful and beneficial approach to auditor training, providing the organisation with a much more customised training event and the opportunity to debate internal auditing issues and improve current audit practices. Practical auditing in the airport operational environment will require the client to make the necessary logistical arrangements.
The course is based on the compliance monitoring and audit process as required in the EU Aerodrome Regulations, and the information provided in the associated ‘Acceptable Means of Compliance’ and associated ‘Guidance Material’, together with international audit best practice as prescribed in ISO 19011.
Course Dates
| Year | Days | Month |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15th - 17th | December |
This course is delivered in a virtual training room via Zoom. Please get in touch with us if you require in-person training.
Course Topics
- Background to auditing in the context of regulations
- The Aerodrome Manual as an audit base
- Fundamental principles of auditing
- Pro-active auditing as an integral part of the overall management function
- Relative responsibilities of those managing and undertaking audits together with those subject to auditing activity who will need to consider and implement effective corrective actions
- Development of internal audit programmes (covering Fire & Rescue, ATM, Ground Operations, Passenger services etc.
- The use of cross auditing throughout the airport environment by multi disciplined teams of auditors drawn from various specialist departments
- Objective based auditing & reporting methods
- Audit planning – development of audit check lists
- Best practice audit conduct
- Investigative auditing skills and techniques
- Factual reporting of audit findings
- Discussions concerning internal audit related issues.
- Audit reports & records
- Psychological aspects of auditing
- Auditor competency and development issues
- Effective corrective action, audit follow up and close out mechanisms
- The role of the senior management team in steering the audit process and ensuring adequate response to audit findings
- Interactive trainer led discussions on auditing problems & solutions
Who Should Attend
Airport staff who need to have the necessary competence to manage and conduct effective auditing across airport operations, including contracted organisations, both airside and landside and in relation to various management system domains (Safety, Occupational Health & Safety, Quality, Environment, Security etc.)
Airport Senior Management, Quality, Environmental OH&S, Safety and Security Managers, and others who need to understand and ensure that the audit process provides them with sufficient assurance of the adequacy and effectiveness of the operations in relation to regulatory compliance will also benefit from attendance at this course.
Learning Objectives
- To provide delegates with a good understanding of the basic principles of auditing in support of regulatory compliance and the achievement of organisational objectives, together with the tools, techniques and skills necessary for the effective planning, conduct and reporting of audits, and the confidence to enable them to undertake in depth and searching audits throughout the organisation, including key suppliers/contractors, either as part of a multi-disciplined team or working alone. Also to facilitate the development of audit team leadership skills.
- These Learning Objectives are broken down into a combination of knowledge and skills that delegates should acquire throughout the training process that will then provide a suitable baseline for the development of their competence as auditors.
The training has an interactive nature, exercises, case studies and group discussions.
Certificate awarded – ‘Participants who attend full time will receive a certificate attendance’.
Prerequisites
A background in an airport environment, with practical experience of aerodrome operations.
Register Your Interest
Complete the form to register your interest in this course and we will be in touch.