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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify and gather evidence
   • Identify sources of information according to audit plan
   • Interview relevant stakeholders
   • Gather information and documentation
2. Manage audit team resources
   • 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
3. Lead team members in performance improvement
   • Provide feedback on performance to audit team
   • Encourage and support audit team to review their own work
   • Provide and document advice for individual improvement

Performance Evidence

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.

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Knowledge Evidence

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.

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