Audits and MDR - Internal Audit Requirements

Yes, you can conduct in-house audits using our internal audit package.

The only requirement is that your internal auditor(s) comply with competence requirements established by your organization. Normally, those requirements are:

• Auditor(s) know the audit criteria (the management standard)
• Auditor(s) know good auditing practices
• Auditor(s) should not audit their own work to ensure independence (please check ISO 9000:2015 definition 3.13.1 where one can read that an audit is “ a systematic, independent, and documented process.) 

Usually, organizations translate these requirements into something that can be evidenced like doing an internal audit course and passing an exam.

Internal auditors don’t need to be professionals approved by a third party, they just have to comply with competence requirements. Of course, if your company requirements say that internal auditors must be approved by a third party, and must have at least 100 hours of audit experience, then that is the benchmark to abide by.

The following material will provide you with information about audits:

• ISO 9001 – ISO 9001 internal auditor training: Is it for me? - https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2015/06/02/iso-9001-internal-auditor-training-is-it-for-me/
• Free online training ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Course – https://advisera.com/training/iso-9001-internal-auditor-course/
• Book -  ISO Internal Audit: A Plain English Guide - https://advisera.com/books/iso-internal-audit-plain-english-guide/