Candidate’s Skills Assessment

Participate in a quality audit

Candidate’s Name/Signature:

Assessor’s Name/Signature:

Date:

In this exercise your assessor will be undertaking a diagnosis of your current skills. Read through the following performance criteria
and note your experience level for each element by the click in the button.

Review auditee documentation Current Skill level

Where applicable review auditee's previous quality audits to establish possible impact on the High  Medium  Low  
conduct of the current audit

Request relevant organisational documents from auditee and review and check the adequacy of High  Medium  Low  
these documents

Amend reviewed documents and determine and source any further documentation required High  Medium  Low  

Resolve issues which arise with auditee and relevant parties High  Medium  Low  
Participate in developing audit schedules Current Skill level

Access or prepare appropriate checklists/tools and audit related documentation High  Medium  Low  

Confirm schedules and required resources with auditee before beginning auditing activities High  Medium  Low  

Anticipate possible issues and outline strategies to address these issues should they arise High  Medium  Low  

Ensure preparation activities and documentation correspond to the audit plan High  Medium  Low  

In consultation with auditing team determine appropriate methods and techniques High  Medium  Low  

Assist lead auditor in creating entry and exit meeting agendas High  Medium  Low  

Gather and analyse information Current Skill level

Access a range of potential sources of information High  Medium  Low  

Collect and make an initial assessment of sample documentation High  Medium  Low  

Interview appropriate persons in relation to relevant documentation High  Medium  Low  

Identify and report patterns trends interrelationships and areas of risk High  Medium  Low  

Identify aspects of the audit that require the use of specialists and request appropriate High  Medium  Low  
assistance

Evaluate information Current Skill level

Evaluate information against prescribed benchmarks High  Medium  Low  

Form a defensible opinion as to the meeting of these benchmarks by the auditee High  Medium  Low  

Ensure opinions are formed from and supported by available information High  Medium  Low  

Report findings Current Skill level

Formulate findings and prepare a corrective action report if discrepancies or non-compliances High  Medium  Low  
are detected

Examine results/findings against audit objectives and present to lead auditor High  Medium  Low  

Report recommendations for improvements as applicable High  Medium  Low  

Participate in exit meeting Current Skill level

Prepare for exit meeting High  Medium  Low  

Ensure reporting arrangements are agreed upon and documented during the meeting High  Medium  Low  

Ensure context and consequences of audit are explained and follow-up is discussed High  Medium  Low