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Highfield Level 3 Effective Auditing & Inspection
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Highfield Level 3 Effective Auditing & Inspection

Highfield-accredited qualification for supervisors, QA staff and managers responsible for auditing or inspection. Covers the inspection cycle and effective audit practice.

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Duration
1 day.
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Delivery
Delivered on-site at your premises. Tailored to your sector - food, consumer products, hospitals, labs, pharmaceuticals, warehousing or retail.
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Accreditation
Highfield-accredited Level 3 Award in Effective Auditing & Inspection.
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Suitable for
Supervisors, team leaders, chefs, QA staff, managers and student environmental health officers who conduct verification, auditing or inspection.
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Certification
Highfield-accredited certificate on successful completion of a multiple-choice examination. Refresher cadence per Highfield guidance.
Overview

Competent auditors and inspectors, grounded in your sector

The Highfield Level 3 Award in Effective Auditing & Inspection is designed for employees responsible for auditing and inspecting the workplace. The course covers the principles of the inspection cycle, how to conduct onsite inspections and audits, and the purpose, benefit and limitations of inspection and auditing. Delivered on-site at your premises and tailored to the sector you operate in - food, consumer products, hospitals, labs, pharmaceuticals, warehousing, retail or similar.

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Process

Three steps to a certified team

Pick the course, confirm a date, and we run the training. Every delegate leaves with a certificate - clear booking, clear agenda, no admin chase.

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Scoped to your audit programme

Opus reviews your audit or inspection programme before delivery. Examples, exercises and scenarios reflect your sector and audit scope so delegates practise against the work they actually do.

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Pre-course review of your audit programme
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Sector-specific examples
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Up to 12 delegates per session
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One-day delivery on-site

A one-day session covering the importance of effective auditing and inspection, the competencies of an effective auditor, the value of a planned approach, and analysis of evidence to inform the audit process.

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Importance of effective auditing and inspection
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Auditor competencies and planned approach
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Analysis of evidence to inform audits
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Assessment and Highfield certificate

Delegates complete a multiple-choice examination paper to gain the qualification and certificate. Successful delegates receive the Highfield Level 3 Award in Effective Auditing & Inspection.

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Multiple-choice examination paper
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Highfield Level 3 accredited certificate
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Logged into your training matrix on request
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COURSE OVERVIEW

What to expect from this course

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What's covered

Importance of undertaking effective auditing and inspection, competencies and characteristics of an effective auditor or inspector, importance of a planned approach to conducting effective audits and inspections, and analysis of evidence to inform the audit or inspection process.

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Who it's for

Supervisors, team leaders, chefs, QA staff, managers and student environmental health officers working in industries where verification, auditing (internal or supplier) or inspection is undertaken. Typical sectors include food, consumer products, hospitals, labs, pharmaceuticals, warehousing and retail.

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Prerequisites

None required. Experience of your own audit cycle and inspection programme helps tailor worked examples but is not essential.

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What you get

Highfield Level 3 Award in Effective Auditing & Inspection on successful completion of a multiple-choice examination. Delegates leave able to plan and conduct effective audits and inspections, and analyse evidence gathered during the process.

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What non-compliance actually cost your business

67%

Reduction in near-miss incidents

£28K

Saved on insurance premiums annually

6hrs

Audit prep time per branch

McLaughlan Transport
Danny McLaughlan, Workshop Director
8 sites • West Midlands • 150 employees
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Opus gave us a robust, results-based safety programme that put us in control of compliance performance. The Opus team are there whenever we need them with insightful sector knowledge and commercially sound safety advice.
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Ex-HSE Inspectors

Ready to get your team certified?

Speak with the team about booking this course, when our next dates are, and when it fits around your schedule.

Scheduled around your operations · On-site or e-learning · Certificate on completion

No Commitment
No hard sell
We'll tell you where gaps are
Live platform, no slide decks

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