Becoming environmental auditor

Answer:

The main question is whether you want to become internal environmental auditor or external environmental auditor. If you want to be come internal auditor, you need to have competences that include knowing the standard and the auditing techniques, this can be achieved by attending internal auditor course and they are usually not very demanding. Here you can take a look at our free ISO 14001:2015 Internal Auditor Course https://advisera.com/training/iso-14001-internal-auditor-course/

If you want to become lead auditor, the person who will conduct audits for the third party (i.e. certification body) you need to get Lead Auditor certificate and also to meet other requirements of the organization that hires you, such as proper education, experience, etc.

This article is written for ISO 9001, but it can be useful for you: Benefits and potential problems in becoming an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2020/04/10/how-to-become-an-iso-9001-lead-auditor/

Also, you can take a look at this book: ISO Internal Audit: A Plain English Guide https://advisera.com/books/iso-internal-audit-plain-english-guide/