Auditing for Social Accountability

Those who undertake supplier/vendor assessments and are responsable for vetting potential suppliers with regards social and ethical trading:

• Buyers
• Technical Managers
• Product Managers
• Supplier auditors

The course aims to provide the fundamental knowledge to enable attendees to undertake social accountability audits.
To provide an understanding of the ETI Base Code and / or the SA 8000 Standards for auditing labour standards in the workplace.
Delegates who sucessful complete the course will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance.
To provide practical guidance on undertaking supplier audits.
The course covers the following:

• Overview of Social Accountability issues
• ETI Base Code & SA 8000 Standards
• Labour standards, Product Issues
• Health, safety & welfare issues
• Employee relations and conditions of employment
• Understanding differing employment markets and working conditions
• Auditing skills
• Planning an audit
• Identifying and reporting non-conformances
• Reporting writing