Lead Auditor training on ISO/TS 16949

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The International Automotive Task Force (IATF) is an ad hoc group of automotive manufacturers and related industry associations formed to improve the collective quality control across supply chains in the automotive industry.

Specifically, the purposes for which the IATF was established are:

1. Develop a consensus regarding international fundamental quality system requirements for production materials, products and services (e.g., heat treating, painting and plating).
2. Develop policies and procedures for the common IATF third party registration scheme to ensure consistency worldwide.
3. Provide appropriate training to support IATF 16949 requirements and the IATF registration scheme.
4. Establish formal liaisons with appropriate bodies to support IATF objectives.
5. ISO/TS 16949:2009, in conjunction with ISO 9001:2008, defines the quality management system requirements for the design and development, production and, when relevant, installation and service of automotive-related products.
6. ISO/TS 16949:2009 is applicable to sites of the organization where customer-specified parts, for production and/or service, are manufactured.
7. Supporting functions, whether on-site or remote (such as design centres, corporate headquarters and distribution centres), form part of the site audit as they support the site, but cannot obtain stand-alone certification to ISO/TS 16949:2009.
8. ISO/TS 16949:2009 can be applied throughout the automotive supply chain.