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ATC Professional grades and schemes also reflect the industry-specific knowledge required by a successful auditor.

We ask everyone applying to join ATC Professional to demonstrate your competence in the current version of the relevant standard(s).

Grade Who is it for? To apply
Principal Auditor Suitable if you are a senior audit professional with an extensive history of conducting audits, but you may no longer lead teams or audit regularly. Principal auditors have often moved into training, consultancy or management roles. For further information
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Lead Auditor This grade is suitable if you are competent in conducting ‘full system’ audits and are experienced in leading teams that carry out external audits. For further information
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Auditor This grade is suitable if you mainly conduct ‘full system’ audits, either as a member of a team or as a sole auditor. They may be internal full system audits, second-party or third-party audits. Some partial system audits may be acceptable. For further information
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Internal Auditor Suitable if you conduct internal ‘partial system’ audits of your own organisation’s management system, or a supplier’s management system. You are probably not a full time auditor. For further information
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Associate Auditor Suitable if you have passed an ATC Professional auditor training course, but do not yet meet the audit requirements of your desired grade. You can gain formal recognition of your training and abilities. For further information
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