Course description

The objective of this course is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills required to perform social accountability audits of an organization’s conformance with ISO 19011.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

Understand the potential range of social and ethical issues that face organizations and auditors, and the range of conversations, specifications, codes of conduct and other initiatives
Explain the role of an auditor in planning, conducting, reporting and following up a social accountability audit in accordance with ISO 19011
Plan, conduct, report and follow-up a social accountability audit in accordance with ISO 19011 by interpreting the requirements of SA8000:2026

This social accountability lead auditor training course reflects the intent and expectations of current social and ethical standards. Learners successfully completing this training course will be prepared to audit against SA8000:2026 and SMETA 7, using established and accepted auditing methodologies.