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BSBAUD512
Lead quality audits

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead audit teams as they conduct quality audits. It covers conducting entry and exit meetings; identifying and gathering relevant information; managing audit team resources; and providing feedback to audit team members on their performance.

The unit applies to individuals who have a well-established knowledge of quality auditing and who are proficient in using a range of quality auditing and managerial techniques to supervise quality audit teams.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

lead a quality audit team on at least two occasions, including:

leading entry and exit meetings

identifying all objectives, schedules and relevant information and confirming they have been included in the audit plan

managing the information gathering process by team members, and analysing, synthesising and reporting of the findings

assisting team members to continuously improve their performance.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

quality auditing principles, methods and techniques

requirements of auditing standards

key features of technology required for quality auditing activities for leading a quality audit team

strategies to develop performance improvement in audit team members.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

workplace documentation including previous quality audit reports

checklists

risk management and audit plans.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

lead a quality audit team on at least two occasions, including:

leading entry and exit meetings

identifying all objectives, schedules and relevant information and confirming they have been included in the audit plan

managing the information gathering process by team members, and analysing, synthesising and reporting of the findings

assisting team members to continuously improve their performance.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

quality auditing principles, methods and techniques

requirements of auditing standards

key features of technology required for quality auditing activities for leading a quality audit team

strategies to develop performance improvement in audit team members.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

workplace documentation including previous quality audit reports

checklists

risk management and audit plans.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify sources of information according to audit plan 
Interview relevant stakeholders 
Gather information and documentation 
Supervise activities of audit team members 
Reassign team members, as required 
Instigate contingency actions, as required 
Review, assess, and reach agreement on audit team findings according to audit plan 
Prepare for exit meeting 
Examine results and findings against audit objectives and present to relevant stakeholders 
Confirm reporting arrangements for the quality audit with the auditee 
Explain context and consequences of audit and discuss followup 
Review and submit final audit report according to audit plan 
Provide feedback on performance to audit team 
Encourage and support audit team to review their own work 
Provide and document advice for individual improvement 

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