Southpac International Group | 10 July 2025
Southpac’s Auditor Training Co is expanding its range of courses on offer with the launch of the new Advanced Audit Practice Course.
Exclusive to Auditor Training Co, this one-day facilitated virtual course is designed to enhance the way organisations approach audits. The course empowers professionals to move beyond traditional compliance checks and leverage auditing as a powerful tool for organisational learning, performance improvement, and long-term success.
Many audits focus too narrowly on box-ticking tasks and paperwork reviews. This conventional approach often misses the deeper, more valuable insights that can help organisations learn, adapt, and improve. Recent academic research shows that shallow, compliance-only audits overlook operational realities. These shortcomings often limit audits to superficial compliance checks rather than addressing systemic vulnerabilities and unlocking opportunities for meaningful change.
At the heart of the Advanced Audit Practice Course is the Audit Maturity Model, a framework that guides participants from superficial compliance through to thorough assessment and into genuine operational learning. Rather than viewing non-conformances as endpoints, the model encourages auditors to understand context, uncover hidden struggles, and explore why issues arise. The model introduces a spectrum of approaches, from verifying that procedures exist and are followed, to assessing system effectiveness, and ultimately fostering an environment where audits inform real, lasting improvements.
Traditional auditing often focuses on conformance and control. The Advanced Audit Practice Course introduces new guiding principles:
These principles encourage auditors to engage more deeply with the people closest to the work, bridging the gap between “work as imagined” and “work as done.”
Facilitated by Andy Shone, founder of Auditor Training Co and an experienced Lead Auditor, the course uses case studies, scenarios, and simulations to help participants practice advanced audit techniques. Attendees will learn to ask better questions, move beyond superficial findings, and interact more meaningfully with operational teams. They will leave equipped to implement improvements that matter, helping their organisations evolve rather than simply comply.
The Advanced Audit Practice Course provides a unique opportunity for quality and safety professionals to move beyond compliance and help their organisations learn, improve, and excel – transforming the audit process into a powerful tool for positive change.