Welcome to your ISO Lead Auditor journey

Your learning does not end after five days.

An Exemplar Global–recognized course can be the beginning of something much bigger: a professional journey of learning, certification, visibility and connection with thousands of auditors across the world.

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“This is not only a five-day training course. It is your entry point to a worldwide professional ecosystem built for auditors, experts and future industry leaders.”

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DB HSE accredited portfolio

15 Lead Auditor pathways.
One global learning experience.

Choose the management-system discipline that matches your role, industry and future direction. Every pathway combines standard interpretation with practical audit planning, evidence evaluation, reporting and corrective-action skills.

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5 DAYS

The common Lead Auditor learning architecture

  1. 01Understand context, principles and requirements
  2. 02Interpret processes, risks and operational controls
  3. 03Plan an audit using ISO 19011:2026 principles
  4. 04Conduct interviews, sampling and evidence evaluation
  5. 05Report findings, corrective actions and audit conclusions
01Quality

ISO 9001:2015

Quality Management Systems

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Who should join?

Quality managers, QMS professionals, consultants, process owners, internal auditors and professionals moving into third-party auditing.

Course focus

  • QMS principles, organisational context and process-based thinking
  • Risk-based planning, operational control and performance evaluation
  • Auditing QMS conformity, effectiveness and continual improvement

Professional benefits

  • Lead quality audits with a structured approach
  • Identify process weaknesses and improvement opportunities
  • Support certification readiness and customer confidence
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02Environment

ISO 14001:2026

Environmental Management Systems

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Environmental managers, HSE professionals, sustainability practitioners, compliance specialists, consultants and environmental auditors.

Course focus

  • Environmental aspects, impacts, compliance obligations and strengthened life-cycle thinking
  • Climate change, biodiversity, resource efficiency and evolving environmental priorities
  • Operational controls, audit evidence, performance evaluation and corrective action

Professional benefits

  • Evaluate environmental risks and legal compliance
  • Strengthen pollution prevention and resource efficiency
  • Support credible EMS certification and sustainability goals
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03Health & Safety

ISO 45001:2018

Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems

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Who should join?

HSE managers, safety officers, occupational health professionals, consultants, supervisors and internal or external auditors.

Course focus

  • Hazard identification, OH&S risks, opportunities and worker participation
  • Operational planning, hierarchy of controls and emergency response
  • Incident evidence, legal compliance and OH&S audit techniques

Professional benefits

  • Audit systems that protect workers and prevent harm
  • Connect risk controls with leadership and worker consultation
  • Strengthen organisational compliance and safety performance
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04Food Safety

ISO 22000:2018

Food Safety Management Systems

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Who should join?

Food safety managers, HACCP team members, production managers, quality professionals, suppliers, consultants and food-sector auditors.

Course focus

  • Food-chain context, prerequisite programmes and hazard control
  • HACCP principles, OPRPs, CCPs, traceability and emergency response
  • Auditing food-safety controls, validation, verification and improvement

Professional benefits

  • Assess food-safety risks across the supply chain
  • Audit HACCP-based controls with confidence
  • Support consumer protection and certification readiness
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05Information Security

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Information Security Management Systems

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Information-security managers, IT professionals, risk and compliance teams, data-protection specialists, consultants and ISMS auditors.

Course focus

  • Information-security context, risk assessment and risk treatment
  • Statement of Applicability and Annex A information-security controls
  • Auditing governance, cyber resilience, evidence and control effectiveness

Professional benefits

  • Evaluate information-security governance and controls
  • Connect technical evidence with business risk
  • Support privacy, resilience and stakeholder trust
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06Energy

ISO 50001:2018

Energy Management Systems

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Energy managers, engineers, facility managers, sustainability teams, technical consultants and energy-management auditors.

Course focus

  • Energy review, significant energy uses and energy baselines
  • Energy performance indicators, objectives and operational controls
  • Auditing energy data, performance improvement and management review

Professional benefits

  • Verify systematic improvement in energy performance
  • Identify energy-saving and cost-reduction opportunities
  • Support decarbonisation and responsible resource use
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07Resilience

ISO 22301:2019

Business Continuity Management Systems

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Business-continuity managers, risk professionals, emergency planners, IT resilience teams, consultants and continuity auditors.

Course focus

  • Business impact analysis, risk assessment and continuity strategies
  • Incident response, recovery procedures, exercises and testing
  • Auditing organisational resilience and continuity capability

Professional benefits

  • Evaluate readiness for disruption and crisis
  • Test whether continuity plans are realistic and effective
  • Improve recovery capability and stakeholder confidence
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08Transport Safety

ISO 39001:2012

Road Traffic Safety Management Systems

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Fleet managers, transport operators, road-safety professionals, logistics teams, government agencies, consultants and RTS auditors.

Course focus

  • Road-traffic safety performance factors and organisational context
  • Safe vehicles, drivers, journeys, speed and emergency preparedness
  • Auditing crash-prevention controls and road-safety performance

Professional benefits

  • Assess controls designed to reduce road deaths and injuries
  • Improve fleet and journey-risk management
  • Support evidence-led transport safety decisions
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09Medical Devices

ISO 13485:2016

Medical Devices Quality Management Systems

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Medical-device quality professionals, regulatory teams, manufacturers, suppliers, consultants and auditors working in healthcare technology.

Course focus

  • Medical-device QMS requirements and regulatory alignment
  • Design, production, traceability, sterile-device and supplier controls
  • Auditing risk management, complaints, vigilance and corrective action

Professional benefits

  • Understand sector-specific quality and regulatory evidence
  • Audit product-realisation controls across the device life cycle
  • Support patient safety and market confidence
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10Security

ISO 18788:2015

Security Operations Management Systems

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Security managers, private security companies, risk professionals, government contractors, consultants and security-operations auditors.

Course focus

  • Security operations, human-rights obligations and risk management
  • Rules for use of force, competence, subcontractors and incident control
  • Auditing operational accountability, legal compliance and performance

Professional benefits

  • Assess responsible and lawful security operations
  • Improve governance of high-risk security activities
  • Strengthen accountability and client assurance
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11Supply Chain

ISO 28000:2022

Security & Resilience — Security Management Systems

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Supply-chain managers, logistics professionals, port and cargo operators, security teams, consultants and resilience auditors.

Course focus

  • Supply-chain security context, threats, vulnerabilities and risk treatment
  • Cargo, facility, partner, transport and incident controls
  • Auditing resilience, security performance and continual improvement

Professional benefits

  • Evaluate security across complex supply networks
  • Identify vulnerabilities in logistics and trade operations
  • Improve resilience and confidence among supply-chain partners
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12Laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Testing & Calibration Laboratory Competence

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Laboratory managers, technical managers, quality officers, scientists, calibration professionals, assessors and laboratory auditors.

Course focus

  • Impartiality, competence, resources and laboratory-process requirements
  • Method validation, measurement uncertainty, traceability and result validity
  • Auditing technical records, equipment, sampling and reporting

Professional benefits

  • Audit both management and technical competence
  • Improve confidence in test and calibration results
  • Support laboratory accreditation preparedness
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13IT Services

ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018

IT Service Management Systems

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IT service managers, service-desk leaders, technology governance teams, consultants, internal auditors and ITSM auditors.

Course focus

  • Service-management system planning and service portfolio governance
  • Incident, problem, change, capacity, availability and supplier management
  • Auditing service performance, controls and continual improvement

Professional benefits

  • Evaluate reliable and controlled IT service delivery
  • Connect service-management processes with business needs
  • Support stronger customer experience and service resilience
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14Enterprise Risk

ISO 31000:2018

Risk Management

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Risk managers, directors, HSE and quality leaders, project professionals, consultants and assurance specialists across all sectors.

Course focus

  • Risk principles, framework, governance and organisational integration
  • Risk identification, analysis, evaluation, treatment and communication
  • Reviewing risk maturity, controls, monitoring and improvement

Professional benefits

  • Strengthen risk-based decision-making
  • Evaluate how risk is embedded across functions
  • Improve governance, resilience and strategic assurance
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15IMS / QHSE

ISO 9001 + ISO 14001 + ISO 45001

Integrated Management System Lead Auditor

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Who should join?

QHSE managers, integrated-system coordinators, senior auditors, consultants, compliance leaders and professionals responsible for combined management-system audits.

Course focus

  • Integrating ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2026 and ISO 45001:2018 through their common management-system structure
  • Planning and conducting combined audits without losing discipline-specific evidence
  • Integrated risks, objectives, operational controls, performance evaluation and continual improvement

Professional benefits

  • Audit quality, environmental and OH&S systems through one coordinated programme
  • Reduce duplication while preserving the integrity of each standard
  • Support efficient QHSE governance, certification and strategic decision-making
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The official provider record contains duplicate entries and historical editions. This catalogue consolidates them into 15 principal Lead Auditor pathways—including the Integrated Management System course—and presents current applicable editions. Candidates should confirm the exact approved course title, version and availability with DB HSE International before enrolment.

Your community advantage

More ways to learn.
More people to learn with.

The Exemplar Global Community brings professional development, peer connection and certification services together in one place.

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Build your global network

Connect with auditors, certified professionals, training providers and industry leaders from around the world.

02

Learn beyond the classroom

Use the Knowledge Base, professional discussions and shared resources to keep developing after the live classes finish.

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Access webinars and CPD

Attend free webinars, learn from global experts and earn valuable CPD credits for ongoing professional development.

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Explore career opportunities

Visit the Career Development Hub for job opportunities, résumé guidance and advice from experienced professionals.

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Manage your certification journey

Review requirements, upload evidence, apply for personnel certification and track your status from one professional portal.

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Strengthen your professional profile

Develop your community profile, share ideas and—when eligible—showcase verified certification and a digital badge.

One professional home

Everything starts from your Community dashboard.

Create posts, browse communities, search the Knowledge Base, discover news and events, and access the certification portal from one clear dashboard.

  • Complete and strengthen your professional profile
  • Join Global and Career Development communities
  • Ask questions and exchange practical audit insights
  • Access Manage Certifications when you are ready
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Your next steps

From course participant to connected professional.

Take it one step at a time. DB HSE will guide you through the training; the Community gives you the space to continue growing.

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  1. 01

    Complete your training

    Participate in the full ISO Lead Auditor course and successfully meet the course assessment requirements.

  2. 02

    Receive your course certificate

    Your training certificate confirms successful completion of an Exemplar Global–recognized course with DB HSE International.

  3. 03

    Create your Community account

    Select Log in, choose Sign up now, verify your email and complete your professional profile.

  4. 04

    Explore and participate

    Join communities, introduce yourself, follow discussions, attend webinars and use the Knowledge Base.

  5. 05

    Apply when you are ready

    Review the relevant scheme and grade requirements. Personnel certification is a separate application that may require training, experience, evidence and fees.

An important distinction

Course certificate and personnel certification are connected—but they are not the same.

After your course

Training Certificate

Confirms that you successfully completed the approved ISO Lead Auditor training and its course requirements with DB HSE International.

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DB HSE was present where the vision is shaped.

DB HSE International’s CEO, Debjyoti Biswas, was invited to meet the Exemplar Global team in Sydney, Australia—among a select group of training-provider representatives.

That relationship strengthens our commitment to offer learners more than classroom delivery: authentic guidance, international exposure and a pathway into a wider professional community.

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