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How Long Is the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Course?
The 40 live hours, how batch formats shape your calendar, the exam window and result timing, so you can plan the whole CQI IRCA ISO 45001 Lead Auditor journey.
3FOLD Training is a CQI IRCA Approved Training Partner (ATP 6039853) · Licensed by KHDA, Dubai
If you are planning around work and family, the first practical question about the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course is how long it takes. The honest answer has two parts: the live course, and everything around it, including the exam window and the wait for results. This guide covers both for the CQI (Chartered Quality Institute) and IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors) ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor course (PR357), using our course page and the CQI and IRCA online exams guide for learners (2024). We do not print batch dates, because they change from batch to batch.
According to the 3FOLD Training course page, the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course is 40 hours of live online Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT). After the last live day you have 30 days to take the 1 hour 45 minute online exam, and your training provider receives results within 10 UK working days. Batch formats, such as weekend or weekday-evening, decide how those 40 hours spread across your calendar.
| Live course | 40 hours, live online VILT |
| Batch formats | Weekend or weekday-evening, per the Dubai course page |
| Exam window | 30 days from the last day of the course |
| Exam length | 1 hour 45 minutes, online |
| Results | Within 10 UK working days to your provider |
| Your own time | Revision and mock exams, on top of the live hours |
How long is the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course?
40 hours of live online training, according to our course page.
Forty hours is the teaching time with an instructor. It does not include the time you spend revising, practicing on the mock exams, or sitting the exam itself. Think of it as the core of a longer journey, not the whole journey. Our guide to how long to prepare for the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor exam covers the study time that sits around it.
Why is the course 40 hours and not shorter?
Because a Lead Auditor must learn the standard and practice the audit method.
An auditor needs to plan an audit, run an opening meeting, gather evidence, write findings and report. Each of those is a skill, and skills need practice with feedback. That is why a CQI IRCA certified course is built around about 40 hours of tuition. If a provider offers something far shorter under the same certificate, ask whether it is a CQI IRCA certified course and confirm with CQI and IRCA. Our guide to the eligibility criteria for the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course shows who is ready to start.
How do batch formats change the calendar?
The 40 hours stay the same, but they spread differently.
| Format | What it means for your calendar |
|---|---|
| Weekend batch | Live hours fall on weekends, so weekdays stay free for work |
| Weekday-evening batch | Live hours fall after work, so weekends stay free |
| Session times | Shown in Gulf Standard Time, so convert to your own time zone |
| Batch dates | Change from batch to batch, so check the course page |
Choose the batch you can attend in full, because the audit method builds session by session.
Need to know which batch fits? Ask our team about the next batch and the start time in your time zone.
What happens inside the 40 hours?
Teaching, audit practice, a case study and feedback.
- The standard. The requirements of ISO 45001:2018 and how they apply in an audit.
- The audit process. Planning, conducting, reporting and closing out.
- Practice. Exercises and a case study with other learners.
- Feedback. Trainer comments on your activities.
- Exam preparation. Mock exams on the learning management system (LMS).
Our guide to how an ISO 45001 audit works from start to finish shows the flow you practice during the live days.
How long do you have to take the exam after the course?
30 days from the last day of the course, with 1 hour 45 minutes to sit it.
The exam is set by CQI and IRCA. It is taken online and remotely proctored, with 40 questions and 1 hour 45 minutes, according to the CQI and IRCA online exams guide for learners and our course page. Because the window is 30 days, plan your revision before the course ends rather than after it. According to our course page, the first CQI and IRCA exam attempt is included. Our guide to how many questions and marks are in the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor exam sets out the format.
How long until you get your results and certificate?
Your provider receives results within 10 UK working days.
The CQI and IRCA guide says results are available for your training provider to download within 10 UK working days, and to contact your provider if you have not received them within 14 working days. If you pass, you receive a Certificate of Achievement. Timings can change, so confirm the current arrangement with your provider. Our guide with the best tips to pass the CQI IRCA ISO 45001 Lead Auditor exam helps you use the waiting time well.
Planning your timeline? See the live course page for the current batch formats.
What does the whole timeline look like from enrollment to result?
Four stages, with the live course in the middle.
- Before the course: choose a batch you can attend in full and read ISO 45001:2018 once.
- The live course: 40 hours of live online VILT, with practice and feedback.
- The exam window: sit the online exam within 30 days of the last day of the course.
- Results: your provider receives them within 10 UK working days, and a Certificate of Achievement follows if you pass.
After that, an IRCA auditor grade is a separate step that needs audit experience. Our pages for ISO 45001 Lead Auditor training in Dubai and the ISO 45001 OHSMS Lead Auditor course in Bangalore show how the live sessions work in those places.
How does 3FOLD Training organize the course length?
As 40 live hours, with support around them, according to our course page.
| Item | What the 3FOLD Training course page lists |
|---|---|
| Live training | 40 hours of live online VILT |
| Approval | CQI IRCA Approved Training Partner (ATP 6039853), licensed by KHDA in Dubai |
| Practice | Exam study guide, two mock exams and trainer feedback |
| Exam | First CQI and IRCA attempt included |
| Access and support | LMS access for three months and free re-attendance for one year |
We prepare you for the exam; CQI and IRCA examine and certify. Check the course page for current batch formats and session times.
Course length simulation: choose the best auditor action
For practice only. Read each situation and choose the best response. These scenarios were written by 3FOLD Training and are not real exam questions or legal advice.
1 scenario answered: 1 of 1 correct
Preloaded example: Situation 1 is already answered. Plan the live hours, the 30-day exam window and the result wait.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course?
According to the 3FOLD Training course page, the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course is 40 hours of live online Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT). Revision, the exam and the wait for results sit around those hours.
Why is the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course 40 hours?
Because a Lead Auditor must learn the ISO 45001 requirements and also practice planning, conducting and reporting an audit, with feedback. Those skills need time with an instructor. Confirm the course requirements with CQI and IRCA.
How long do I have to take the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor exam after the course?
According to the CQI and IRCA online exams guide for learners, you have 30 days from the last day of your course to take the exam. The exam is taken online and lasts 1 hour 45 minutes, so plan your revision before the course ends.
How long does it take to get ISO 45001 Lead Auditor exam results?
Results are available for your training provider to download within 10 UK working days, according to the CQI and IRCA guide. If you have not received them within 14 working days, contact your provider. If you pass, you receive a Certificate of Achievement.
Is the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course offered on weekends or evenings?
According to the 3FOLD Training Dubai course page, batches run in weekend or weekday-evening formats, with session times shown in Gulf Standard Time. Batch dates change, so check the course page and ask the team for the next batch.
Does the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course include self-study time?
The 40 hours are live teaching. Your own revision, the study guide and mock exams are extra, so plan time outside the live hours. The amount depends on your background, so there is no fixed number.
What happens if I miss a session of the ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course?
Ask the 3FOLD Training team before you enrol. According to the course page, free re-attendance is available for one year, but you should choose a batch you can attend in full, because the audit method builds session by session.
How long does the whole ISO 45001 Lead Auditor certification journey take?
It depends on your batch and how soon you sit the exam. The journey has four stages: the 40 live hours, the exam within 30 days, results within 10 UK working days, and the Certificate of Achievement if you pass. An IRCA grade is a separate step that needs audit experience.
Where 3FOLD Training fits
3FOLD Training is a CQI IRCA Approved Training Partner (ATP 6039853), licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai. The ISO 45001 Lead Auditor course is delivered as 40 hours of Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT), with learning management system (LMS) access for exam preparation, and you can check the next available batch on the course page. We prepare you for the exam; CQI and IRCA examine and certify. For any question, contact the 3FOLD team.
Ready to audit with confidence? Check the next batch and see what the course includes.
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