VDA 6.5 – Product Auditor – Qualification

Training Description

Do the products offer the quality expected by customers? That is the central question in all product audits. In the automotive industry, they have been an indispensable tool for evaluating and improving product quality for many years. The standard VDA 6.5 is a guide for the creation of audit programs and audit plans as well as for audit execution, reporting and measures management.

In this one-day training, you will learn how to create efficient audit programs, develop targeted audit plans, conduct product audits, and evaluate product quality with an appropriate defect classification. The documented results of an audit form the basis for the continuous improvement of product quality.

Target Audience

Personnel who plan or conduct product audits in companies.

Contents

• The basics of product audit.
• The structure of audit programme and the sequence of product audit.
• Audit planning.
• Methods of performing product audits, considering the risk.
• Corrective measures linked to the nonconformities.
• Requirements for the qualification of product auditors.

Literature

• VDA Volume 6.5
• VDA Volume 6.3
• IATF 16949

Prerequisites for Attendance

General knowledge of product audits will be an advantage.

Examination/Test

At the end of the training there is a written test, as a verification of the acquired knowledge.

Proof of Qualification

After passing the knowledge test, the participants will receive a VDA QMC e-Certificate of qualification.

Educational Results

• You will be familiar with the structure of audit programs and be able to create them in a technically correct manner.
• You will be able to develop the necessary audit plans in a targeted manner.
• You will be able to carry out product audits professionally.
• You will evaluate the product quality with an appropriate defect classification.
• You will be able to document the results of an audit appropriately.