The International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) was formed in London in 1984 as part of the British government's enterprise initiative, designed to make industry and business more competitive through the implementation of quality principles and practices. Over 30,000 auditors have been awarded professional certification since 1984 and more than 120 countries are represented on the IRCA register.
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IRCA offers five grades of certification:
This certification is designed for those who conduct internal audits of their organization's management system
This certification is designed for entry level/trainee auditors seeking a career in auditing and experienced auditors taking a break from auditing or moving into management
This certification is designed for audit team members
This certification is designed for audit team leaders who typically work for certification bodies or perform supplier audits for large organizations
This certification is designed for experienced auditors who operate on their own (i.e. as a team of one, performing sole audits). We designed this grade as an alternative to the lead auditor grade
IRCA approved training organizations offer certified training courses based on a wide range of management systems standards and industry sectors:
These certified courses are designed for students needing a basic understanding of the requirements of a specific management systems standard. Suitable for people with little or no knowledge of the relevant standard
These certified courses are designed for students requiring the basic skills necessary to audit areas of their own organization's management systems
These certified courses are designed for students requiring all knowledge and skills necessary to interpret a management systems standard in the context of a second party supplier or third party certification audit
These certified courses are designed for experienced auditors wishing to audit in new contexts, against other management systems standards, by adding to their existing generic auditing skills and experience
IRCA has the following personnel certification programs: