About This Course
The ISO 22000 Lead Auditor programme prepares you to audit a food safety management system (FSMS) against ISO 22000. Delivered fully self-paced and online, it takes you from FSMS and HACCP fundamentals to planning and leading a complete audit using the principles of ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1.
You’ll learn to evaluate an organisation’s food safety controls, gather and weigh evidence, grade nonconformities and report findings that drive improvement — the skills needed for first-, second- and third-party audits.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
- Food safety and HACCP concepts
- Structure and requirements of ISO 22000
- Prerequisite programmes and control measures
- The certification landscape
- Fundamental audit concepts
- Risk-based audit thinking
- Initiating the audit and defining scope
- Reviewing documentation and planning
- Opening meeting
- Collecting evidence through interviews and sampling
- Evaluating the hazard control plan
- Drafting audit findings
- Grading nonconformities
- Audit conclusions, report and closing meeting
- Follow-up and corrective action
- Managing an audit programme
- The seven competency domains
- Revision and exam technique
- Booking and sitting the PECB exam
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All You Need to Know
This programme suits internal and external auditors, food safety and quality managers and consultants, and compliance professionals who audit or oversee an FSMS.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 22000 and of audit principles is recommended before enrolling.
The programme prepares you for the PECB Certified ISO 22000 Lead Auditor exam, which assesses seven competency domains for planning, leading and reporting an FSMS audit. Completing the training earns 31 CPD credits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — it is delivered online and self-paced, covering the same competency domains as PECB’s instructor-led programme so you can study around your schedule.
Lead Auditor prepares you to audit an FSMS; Lead Implementer prepares you to build and run one.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 22000 and audit principles is recommended.
After passing the exam and meeting PECB’s requirements you can apply for the PECB Certified ISO 22000 Lead Auditor credential.
Yes — the self-paced kit includes one certification exam and one free exam retake.