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Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor (CTIA®)

CTIA® Overview

The CTIA^® course is a 2-day intensive course builds further on the technical understanding of the standard acquired in the CTDC^® (Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant)course. It enables participants to develop skills and knowledge to conduct an internal audit program by applying widely recognised audit principles, procedures and techniques which are aligned with the ISO-19011 auditing guideline.

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Audience

The primary audiences for this course are quality directors and quality assurance managers, managers responsible for the governance of an enterprise and management of its risks, technical experts, project managers and consultants, internal auditors, compliance officers and virtually anybody involved in ANSI/TIA-942 compliance certification related projects either from an end-user or vendor perspective.

Prerequisites

Participants must hold a valid CTDC^® certificate in order to be able to register for the CTIA^® class.

Course Benefits

After completion of the course the participant will be able to:

Prepare the organisation for an audit according to ANSI/TIA-942 including preparation of the required documents, resource planning and management of the audit process itself
Conduct an internal audit according to ANSI/TIA-942 following ISO-19011 guidelines
Facilitate and support the external audit to ANSI/TIA-942
Manage the post-audit process with respect to CAR (Corrective Action Reports), gap closing and final certification
Facilitate surveillance and recertification audits

Course Syllabus

Fundamental concepts and process of an internal audit

Terms and de_nitions
Difference between an internal and external auditor
Audit principles
Auditor competency requirements

Managing an audit programme

Establishing the audit objectives
Establishing the audit programme

Planning the audit

Planning the schedule
Resource planning
Tools/equipment required
Document requirements
– Design documents
– Process documents
– Declarations

Conducting the audit

Conducting an opening meeting
Conducting the audit
Interviews
Document review
Facility review
Typical non-conformities
– Architectura
– Electrica
– Mechanical
– Telecommunications
Preparing the audit conclusions
Conducting the closing meeting

Preparing and distributing the audit report

Audit report requirements
Classification of non-conformities
Typical format of an audit report

Following up on the audit

The CAR – Corrective Action Report
Evaluation of the Corrective Action Report

Requesting a formal external audit

Issuing a conformity certificate

Requirements of the certificate
Registration of the certificate

Surveillance audits

Recertification audits

Delivery Structure and Methods

The CTIA^® course is lectured by an EPI Certified Instructor using a combination of lectures and question-and-answer sessions to discuss participants’ specific needs and issues experienced in their own environment. Participants are able to tap into the trainer’s extensive experience to enable them to solve practical problems in their current environment, thus adding tremendous value.

CTIA^® course available in the following delivery methods:

ILT – Instructor Led Training
VILT – Virtual ILT

Exam

Exam: Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor (CTIA^®)

The CTIA^®exam is a 60 minutes closed-book certification exam consisting of 40 multiple-choice questions. Candidates must achieve a minimum of 32 correct answers to pass the exam.

Certification and Accreditation

Candidates who successfully pass the exam will receive the official ‘Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor’ certificate. The CTIA^® certificate is issued for the ANSI/TIA-942 version current at the time, which the candidate tested for. The certificate itself does not expire and stays relevant only for the stated ANSI/TIA-942 version.

CTIA^® is world-wide accredited by EXIN.

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