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Cognicert ISO 3834 Lead Auditor Course

Plan and conduct audits of fusion-welding quality, evaluate evidence and follow up findings on welding procedures, personnel competence and production controls.

  • Practical, standards-based professional learning
  • Assessment and verifiable Cognicert certification
  • Flexible online, self-study and organisational delivery

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What you will work on

Who this course is for
  • Persons responsible for conducting certification audits according to ISO 3834:2021 requirements
  • Persons involved in the ISO 3834:2021 certification audit process

Entry, exam and access at a glance

Prerequisites

Entry requirements depend on the course and level. Review the course-specific requirements and prior knowledge listed below.

Exam and resits

100 questions in one hour. Pass mark: 70%. Your payment includes two exam attempts. A third or later attempt costs £100 per resit.

Platform-wide pass rate: 87% across all examined trainees, based on Cognicert’s exam-platform results. This is not a course-specific pass rate or a guarantee of an individual result.

Self-study access

Lifetime access for the enrolled learner. Access is personal and cannot be shared.

Overview

Plan and conduct audits of fusion-welding quality, evaluate evidence and follow up findings on welding procedures, personnel competence and production controls.

Work through welding procedures, personnel competence and production controls and connect them to the responsibilities of your audit or assessment role. The detailed programme explains the methods and activities covered.

Objectives

The “ISO 3834 (Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials) Lead Auditor” course provides comprehensive training for participants to be able to:

  • Understand to audit each and every ISO 3834:2021   guidelines;
  • Learn fundamental auditing skills;
  • Implement methods to comply with the ISO 3834:2021
  • Audit process and techniques
  • Improve Auditor’s skills and techniques
  • Examine the requirements of ISO 3834 from an Auditor Perspective
  • Write Audit reports process and follow up corrective actions
  • Plan, Lead, Conduct and report an ISO 3834 audit;
Audience
  • Persons responsible for conducting certification audits according to ISO 3834:2021 requirements
  • Persons involved in the ISO 3834:2021 certification audit process
Content

Background and Development of ISO 3834:2021     

  • Definition of ISO 3834:2021
  • Benefits of ISO 3834:2021
  • Types of Audits
  • Why Audits are needed
  • ISO 3834– overview
  • Elements of 3834

Introduction to the Requirements of the ISO 3834:2021  Standard

  • Technical Review – materials type, welding process, NDE etc.,
  • Welding coordination personnel competencies
  • Responsible Welding coordinator (RWC) as per ISO 14731
  • Sub-contracting of welding activities
  • Heat Treatment & NDE
  • Inspection & Testing Equipment
  • Welding and related activities
  • Welding consumables
  • Storage of parent materials
  • Post-weld heat treatment
  • Inspection and testing
  • Calibration and validation of measuring, inspection and testing equipment
  • Identification and traceability

ISO 19011:2018

  • Fundamentals of Internal Auditing
  • Decide how to Audit
  • Principles of Auditing

Managing an Audit Programme

  • Preparation & Planning Of Audits
  • Preparation Of checklist

ISO 19011:2018 and ISO 17021:2015

Audit Activities

ISO 17021:2015  Audit Process

  • Certification Audit processes and criteria
  • Identification of Non-Conformities [N/C’s].
  • Documenting the Audit (Audit Report)
  • Conducting Audit Follow-Up
  • Practical Auditing Exercise

Introduction to Management Review

  • Making Management Review relevant to Management
  • What will be reviewed?
  • Establishing the Objectives
  • Planning the Management Review
  • Output of Management Review

Competence and Evaluation of Auditors.

Creating a Corrective Action Plan

  • What is Root Cause Analysis?
  • When (and when not) to use Root Cause Analysis
  • The Root Cause Analysis Process
  • How to construct a Root Cause Analysis Checklist
  • Examples of how a well-run Root Cause Analysis Process works
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions
Delivery
  • Case Study
  • Individual Exercises
  • Role Play
  • Group Exercises
  • Group Presentation
  • Examination

Duration
5 Days

Delivery Methods: 

Online/ Virtual

Self Study

Classroom: https://cognicert.com/delivery-partners/

Frequently Asked Questions: https://cognicert.com/faqs/

ONE STANDARD · FIVE LEARNING LEVELS

Choose your ISO 3834 course

Compare the focus and training duration of each level. Choose the level that fits your responsibilities; you do not need to book every level in sequence.

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1 day

ISO 3834 Awareness

People who need an introduction to the standard and their role in supporting it.

Self-study: £75On demand · study at your own pace

Live online: £20030 November–4 December 2026

Per learner, before applicable UK VAT. Review your total before payment.
2 days

ISO 3834 Foundation

People building a working understanding of the standard before taking on implementation or audit responsibilities.

Self-study: £150On demand · study at your own pace

Live online: £50030 November–4 December 2026

Per learner, before applicable UK VAT. Review your total before payment.
3 days

ISO 3834 Internal Auditor

People preparing to plan and carry out internal audits within their organisation.

Self-study: £250On demand · study at your own pace

Live online: £75030 November–4 December 2026

Per learner, before applicable UK VAT. Review your total before payment.

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UPCOMING COURSE CALENDAR

Training, exam and application dates

Prices are per learner before any applicable UK VAT. A live-online intake costs more after its standard deadline because the published late fee is added. Self-study is priced separately and has no late-intake fee.

TRAINING DATESEXAMDEADLINE & STATUSLIVE ONLINESELF-STUDY
30 November–4 December 20264 December 2026Standard booking period
Standard deadline: 2 November 2026. No late fee yet.
Places are confirmed at booking, not guaranteed by this calendar.
£1,200
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£500
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VERIFIABLE ACHIEVEMENT

Check your Cognicert certificate

Successful candidates receive a uniquely numbered Cognicert certificate that another person can check through our public certificate-verification service. This confirms the authenticity of a Cognicert-issued award; acceptance by an employer, regulator or external professional scheme depends on their requirements.

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Course and Business Development Adviser
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