Lead Auditor Personnel Certification Scheme
Become a certified Accent-TS Lead Auditor and gain the globally recognized competence to plan, execute, and lead effective management system audits in accordance with international standards. This certification elevates your career by establishing you as a trusted expert capable of ensuring organizational compliance and driving continual improvement.
What You Will Achieve
This scheme certifies your ability to:
- Lead Audit Teams: Direct and manage all phases of an audit, ensuring alignment with ISO 19011:2018 (Auditing Guidelines) and ISO/IEC 17021-1 (Certification Body Requirements).
- Master Specific Standards: Apply auditing principles to your chosen management system (e.g., ISO 9001, 14001, 27001, etc.).
- Drive Organizational Improvement: Identify critical non-conformities and opportunities for improvement, adding significant value to client or internal management systems.
- ID
- High Education Degree
- CV (Accent-TS Attached Form) or your own Form
- Self Decleration
- Code of Conduct
- Training Course in Relevant Standard for 40h
Applicants for certification must meet one of the following criteria:
- Provide a document Possess a minimum of three years' relevant experience in the implementation, operation, and/or auditing of management systems, or internal audit experience, which provides the practical knowledge necessary to effectively audit such systems.
- Have conducted at least three audits as an auditor in a relevant standard, or three audits as a Technical Expert and five audits as an auditor in any Management System.
- Applicant sign an Experience Declaration form (Accent-TS Attached Form)
Part 1: Core Auditing Principles (Lead Auditor)
This foundational part of the exam is mandatory and covers the principles and requirements for conducting management system audits, focusing on:
ISO 19011:2018 (Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems)
ISO/IEC 17021-1 (Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems)
Part 2: Management System Specialization
This part assesses knowledge specific to the particular management system standard (e.g., ISO 9001, 22000, 14001, etc.) the applicant chooses for their certification.


