A self-paced internal auditor course from Kiwa ASI
Internal Audit Foundations Training
A clean report proves nothing. Evidence does.
Ten modules put your people in the auditor's seat. They plan the audit, run the opening meeting, interview the person who does the work, trace the records both ways, and write a finding that holds up. Built for SQF, BRCGS, and FSSC 22000 sites.
$499 per learner · training a whole auditor pool? We'll set up the seats · start the same day.
Why it matters
Find your own problems first.
An internal audit is how a plant finds its own problems before a certification body, a customer, or a regulator does. A weak program makes clean-looking reports and ugly external audits — and the certification body audits the auditors too: their competency records, their independence from the area they audited, and the quality of their evidence.
- Turns people who know their own area cold into auditors who can verify someone else's
- Teaches objective evidence over opinion — every conclusion rests on records, interviews, and observations
- Treats the hard parts honestly — auditing a friend's department, a missing record, a manager who disputes the finding
You are the auditor
The sanitation log is perfect. Every box, every shift, the same pen. Is that proof — or a question?
“We always do it, but there's no record.” The operator is sure. What can you write down?
The manager disputes your finding in the closing meeting. Does your evidence hold?
Every lesson puts the learner in moments like these — and shows what a good auditor does next.
Ten short modules. One complete audit.
The mark on every certificate
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Enroll and start the same day
Self-paced on any device. No classroom, no travel, no trainer to schedule. Stop after any lesson and pick up where you left off.
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Work the audit, start to finish
Narrated video lessons in plain English, written in second person: you walk the floor, open the record, and ask the question. Each module ends with a knowledge check and a printable pocket card.
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Pass at 80% and download the certificate
A dated, per-person certificate with the kiwa | ASI mark — ready to file with your internal auditor competency records.
Curriculum
Ten modules. About four hours.
The course follows a real audit in order: the language, the rules, the evidence, the floor, and the report. Every module closes with a knowledge check and a pocket card to carry on the next audit.
01
The language of auditing
4 lessons · knowledge check · Glossary pocket card
- 1.1Audit words — criteria, scope, program, auditee
- 1.2Evidence words — objective evidence, conformity, nonconformity
- 1.3Fix-it words — correction vs. corrective action, root cause
- 1.4Who’s-who words — first-, second-, third-party, independence
02
What is an internal audit?
4 lessons · knowledge check · Pocket card
- 2.1Where it sits — first-, second-, and third-party audits
- 2.2What it checks — system, process, and product audits
- 2.3The audit cycle — Plan, Do, Check, Act, and where you come in
- 2.4What it is not — an inspection, a GMP walk, or a performance review
03
What the schemes require
5 lessons · knowledge check · Independence-rule pocket card
- 3.1What SQF, BRCGS, and FSSC 22000 require of the program
- 3.2Who may audit — competence in the standard and the technique
- 3.3Independence — you cannot audit your own work
- 3.4The competency records the certification body asks to see
- 3.5Building a pool of auditors — coverage without bottlenecks
04
Why internal audits exist
4 lessons · knowledge check · Pocket card
- 4.1Find your own problems first — before the CB or a customer
- 4.2Feeding corrective action, management review, and improvement
- 4.3The clean-report trap — when a spotless audit is bad news
- 4.4They audit the auditors too — what a weak program costs
05
The seven principles
5 lessons · knowledge check · ISO 19011 principles pocket card
- 5.1Integrity and fair presentation — the truth, even when it’s awkward
- 5.2Due professional care and confidentiality
- 5.3Independence and evidence — no opinion-as-fact
- 5.4The risk-based approach — time where it matters most
- 5.5Good habits vs. bad habits — the auditor you want to be
06
The RIO evidence triangle
4 lessons · knowledge check · RIO pocket card
- 6.1Records, Interviews, Observations — three sources, one conclusion
- 6.2When the three disagree — that gap is the finding
- 6.3Sampling — why the cleanest recent week is not evidence
- 6.4Objective evidence vs. opinion — the rule you carry everywhere
07
Before you walk the floor
5 lessons · knowledge check · Opening-meeting checklist
- 7.1Scope, criteria, and objectives — confirmed in writing
- 7.2Mining the last audit — open corrective actions first
- 7.3Your audit plan, timed agenda, and clause-by-clause checklist
- 7.4Logistics — escorts, PPE, and the right people in the room
- 7.5You run the room — a collaborative opening meeting
08
Interviews
5 lessons · knowledge check · Interview-questions pocket card
- 8.1Open-ended first — “Walk me through…” before “Do you…”
- 8.2Show me, don’t tell me — demonstration over yes/no
- 8.3Interview the doer, use silence, pull the thread
- 8.4Tone and body language — putting a nervous employee at ease
- 8.5Role-play — the missing record and the defensive operator
09
Records and observations
5 lessons · knowledge check · Two-direction trace checklist
- 9.1What counts as objective evidence — on paper and on the floor
- 9.2Tracing both directions — lot-forward and record-back
- 9.3The three-way match — procedure, record, what you see
- 9.4Record teardown — spot the problems in a sanitation log
- 9.5“We always do it, but there’s no record”
10
Findings and the closing meeting
5 lessons · knowledge check · Finding-writing pocket card
- 10.1Requirement → Evidence → Conclusion — a defensible finding
- 10.2Classifying consistently — major, minor, observation
- 10.3Good report vs. bad report — a side-by-side teardown
- 10.4Strengths, accuracy, and proofreading before you publish
- 10.5Role-play — the manager who disputes your finding
Issued instantly on pass
Your documentation
Proof for the competency file.
Certification bodies ask how your internal auditors were trained. When a learner passes the knowledge checks, they download a dated, per-person certificate — a clean record of audit-technique training to keep with the rest of their auditor competency file.
- Issued instantly on an 80% passing score — no waiting
- Dated and per-person, with the kiwa | ASI mark
- Covers audit technique — pair it with training on your own scheme's code, since the schemes expect both
Train one auditor — or the whole pool
Enroll yourself today, or talk to us about training a team.
One learner — or a few
$499
per learner · full course + certificate
- All 10 modules — about 4 hours of narrated lessons
- 10 knowledge checks and 10 printable pocket cards
- Dated certificate on an 80% pass
- Self-paced on any device — stop and resume any time
Secure checkout on our training school. Start the same day.
A team of auditors
Building an auditor pool?
Tell us how many people and which sites. We set up the seats and enrollment for you, so your auditors just sign in and start.
- Seats set up for you by the Kiwa ASI training team
- One conversation covers every site and shift
- A dated certificate for each auditor's competency file
josh.clauser@kiwa.com · harmeet.kaur@kiwa.com
Every seat includes all 10 modules, 10 knowledge checks, 10 printable pocket cards, and a dated certificate on an 80% pass.
Ready to take the auditor's seat?
About four hours. Ten pocket cards. One skill your whole food safety system depends on.
Enroll — $499 →$499 per learner · Certificate included · Team seats set up for you