Course Overview
Continued airworthiness requires fully effective maintenance activities and maintenance management processes. An approved organisation will need to ensure therefore that all processes and related procedures are being effectively implemented together with adequate discharge of responsibilities to ensure continued compliance with regulations and internal requirements. Part 145 and Part M requires an effective internal compliance monitoring / audit process that will provide adequate feedback to the Accountable Manager that compliance is being maintained
The course is highly participative and promotes auditing practices that have become the benchmark in the industry and will be of benefit to those who are new to auditing as well as those who require recurrent training or wish to broaden their audit competence in the field of aircraft maintenance.
It covers the essential aspects of compliance monitoring and auditing as applicable to Part 145 and Part M, and takes participants through the process of planning, conducting and reporting a compliance monitoring audit together with the process of correction, corrective action, audit close out and audit follow up It provides a collection of techniques that will assist the conduct of compliance monitoring audit activities throughout the maintenance process.
Course Dates
| Year | Days | Month |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17th - 19th | November |
| 2026 | 11th - 13th | May |
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 need for and importance of the Management System in Part 145 and Part M
- The compliance monitoring and audit requirements of Part 145 & Part M
- The relationship between Quality & Safety Management systems
- Responsibilities of the Compliance Monitoring Manager
- Fundamental principles of auditing
- Pro-active auditing as an integral part of management
- 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 compliance monitoring audit programmes
- 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
- Practical and Interactive audit activity – a feature of this course
- Audit reports & records
- Psychological aspects of auditing
- Auditor competency and development issues
- Effective Root Cause Analysis, corrective action, audit follow up and close out mechanisms
- The role of the Accountable Manager in steering the audit process and ensuring adequate response to audit findings
- Interactive trainer led discussions on auditing problems & solutions
Who Should Attend
This course will be of very significant benefit to Compliance Monitoring Managers, Safety, Quality Managers etc. and auditors who need to have the necessary competence to conduct effective auditing across the maintenance organization, or in relation to any maintenance-related services.
Accountable Managers, Maintenance Managers, Nominated Postholders and others who need to understand and ensure that the audit process provides them with sufficient assurance of the adequacy and effectiveness of operations in relation to regulatory compliance will also benefit from attendance at this course. This course is suitable for those in both the commercial or defense sectors.
Learning Objectives
This course aims to provide comprehensive training in audit management and auditing techniques to facilitate a fully effective audit process across the aircraft maintenance environment, additionally supporting the achievement of operational and business objectives.
Certificate awarded – ‘Participants who attend full time will receive a certificate attendance’.
Prerequisites
A background in an aviation maintenance environment (Part 145 and/or Part M). No previous experience of auditing or the Compliance Monitoring Manager’s function is necessary.
Register Your Interest
Complete the form to register your interest in this course and we will be in touch.