BSI’s Advanced Auditor Training Course is the next step for professionals who have already achieved an Auditor Practitioner Qualification and are looking to progress to the Professional level.

This course equips experienced auditors with the advanced knowledge, tools, and techniques required to plan, conduct, and manage complex audits in today’s evolving business environment. With a strong focus on risk-based thinking, digital transformation, and integrated management systems, participants will gain the capability to deliver audits that drive both assurance and continual improvement.

Combining practical activities with expert insights, this course enables auditors to operate confidently across digital, hybrid, and complex organizational settings, while adding strategic value to their organizations.

How will I benefit? 

By attending this course, you will:

• Enhance audit effectiveness and efficiency
• Apply advanced techniques for integrated and combined audits
• Reduce duplication and improve audit outcomes
• Strengthen risk-based decision making
• Design and manage risk-based audit programmes aligned to business priorities
• Focus audits on high-impact areas
• Leverage modern audit technologies
• Conduct remote, virtual, and hybrid audits
• Utilize emerging tools such as data analytics, AI, and digital platforms
• Drive continual improvement
• Move beyond compliance to identify best practices and improvement opportunities
• Use audits as a tool for strategic performance enhancement
• Improve stakeholder engagement and inclusivity
• Confidently audit diverse and vulnerable auditees
• Deliver audits that are professional, inclusive, and impactful

What will I learn?

By the end of this course, participants will:

Advanced Audit Practices

• Apply principles of combined and integrated audits across multiple management systems
• Use line-of-sight auditing to assess alignment between strategy, processes, and outcomes
• Evaluate process effectiveness and compliance obligations

Risk-Based Audit Management

• Develop and manage risk-based audit programmes aligned with ISO 19011
• Prioritize audits based on risk, impact, and organizational objectives
• Monitor and continuously improve audit programme performance

Digital & Technology-Enabled Auditing

• Plan and conduct remote, virtual, and hybrid audits effectively
• Utilize audit technologies including:
• Secure collaboration platforms
• Data analytics and AI tools
• Real-time monitoring and digital evidence systems
• Audit digital processes, automated systems, and data integrity

Process-Based & Improvement-Focused Auditing

• Apply a process approach to auditing (inputs, outputs, results)
• Use quality and improvement tools (e.g., root cause analysis, Pareto, control charts)
• Identify, benchmark, and replicate best practices across the organization

Specialized Audit Techniques

• Conduct Layered Process Audits (LPAs) to improve operational consistency and quality
• Audit organizations with a focus on compliance management and regulatory requirements
• Adapt audit approaches to meet the needs of vulnerable or diverse auditees

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for professionals who already have auditing experience and want to advance their capability:

• Practitioners holding a BSI Auditor Qualification seeking to progress to the Professional level
• Internal and external auditors
• Lead auditors and audit programme managers
• Quality, compliance, and management system professionals
• Risk, governance, or assurance professionals

Duration

2 days

How will I learn?

Our high impact accelerated learning approach increases learning by improving knowledge retention and skill application. This course is activity-based, resulting in a deeper understanding of the material and a greater impact on job performance.

What will I gain?

• A BSI Advanced Auditor Training Certificate
• Progression to the Professional Auditor Qualification (for eligible BSI Practitioner holders)
• Enhanced capability to deliver value-driven, technology-enabled audits

Prerequisites

Participants should have:

• Completed a recognized Internal or Lead Auditor Practitioner course, and
• A good understanding of management system auditing principles

Course Materials

Soft Copy: You will receive an email prior to the course with instructions on how to access the online Student Handbook, which can be viewed, downloaded or printed.

NOTE: Copies of the standards are not included in the class fee.

BSI will make reasonable efforts to have loaner copies available for use during the class, but students are encouraged to have their own copy. Soft copies of the digital loaner standard cannot be printed or downloaded.

Course Logistics

If your class is Live Online:

• Students need to connect to the class from any internet accessible location.
• Webcam and Microphone are REQUIRED.
• PLEASE take note of the TIME ZONE to that class that you are enrolled in.

If your class is In-person :

• You are encouraged to bring a laptop with you to class.

*Session lengths could vary depending on amount of class discussion.

Related Training

• Any recognized Management System Requirements Training Course.
• Any recognized Management System Internal Auditor Training Course.
• Any recognized Management System Lead Auditor Training Course.

This course allows the delegate to complete the BSI Professional Internal/Lead auditor qualification for the management standards where they already have a BSI Internal/Lead auditor practitioner qualification. On completion of the course and exam the next step will be to complete the Certified professional internal/Lead auditor qualification.

 

Summary

This course moves auditors beyond traditional compliance auditing to become strategic partners in organizational success—equipped to:

• Navigate complex, digital audit environments
• Apply risk-based and integrated approaches
• Drive improvement, not just conformity