Accepted alternative training courses

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Training courses that IRCA can accept as meeting the requirements for certification.

PROVIDER	ACCEPTED EQUIVALENT
RABQSA	IRCA no longer accepts certificates of successful completion from RABQSA TPECS assessments completed after 1 July 2012. IRCA limits acceptance of certificates of successful completion after this date (1 July 2012) from RABQSA Training Course Certification to the RABQSA Internal QMS Auditor training course as equivalent to the IRCA Internal QMS Auditor and IRCA QMS Foundation courses (meeting the training requirement for IRCA certification as an internal auditor). Please contact us on +44 (0)20 7245 8600 if you require any further information or have a query about an RABQSA certificate you hold.
IEMA	IRCA accepts the IEMA-approved Advanced Course in Environmental Auditing as an acceptable equivalent to the IRCA EMS Lead Auditor course, providing the delegates achieve a 5 points / 70 per cent exam mark. IRCA will also accept successful completion of the IEMA approved Foundation Course in Environmental Auditing (and the examination) if it is supported by an IRCA Certified five-day QMS (or other discipline, ie OH&S or FSMS) Lead Auditor course.
CEF	IRCA accept the Safe-T-Cert as an alternative to the IRCA Certified OH&S Lead Auditor course, but only for those auditors within the Irish construction industry conducting audits to the Safe-T-Cert standard.
NABET	IRCA no longer accepts certificates of successful completion from NABET Certified Training courses. Please contact us on +44 (0)20 7245 8600 if you require any further information or have a query about an NABET certificate you hold.