Committed to Quality

For 2022, suppliers with a new Quality Leader with responsibility for supporting the design, manufacturing, and assembly operations within the organization via AS13100 are required to attend the SAE administered Quality Foundations Training course or attend a recognized OEM training course (e.g., GE). QMs in place prior to 2023 who have attended the SAE course or a recognized OEM training course are exempt from the SAE course. 

For 2023, suppliers with a new Quality Leader with responsibility for supporting the design, manufacturing, and assembly operations within the organization via AS13100 are required to attend the SAE administered Quality Foundations Training course and any required OEM gap training. QMs in place prior to 2023 who have attended the SAE course or a recognized OEM training course are exempt from the SAE course.

AESQ provides three training courses provided by SAE International:

1. AS13100 Quality Foundations (C2112)
2. AS13100 Supplemental Quality Management System Requirements (PD532104)
3. Common Training for DPRV Personnel (C1501)

AESQ does not approve any other training courses, training providers or competency requirements as required in AS13100 (e.g practitioners for 8D or MSA or audit training).

AESQ has decided for the initial roll-out that there will be no third-party training courses approved to maintain standardization and consistency in content and delivery.

    SAE is the only recognized source for the AS13100 Supplemental Quality Management System Requirements Course (PD532104).
    The only recognized sources for the Quality Foundations course are the SAE Quality Foundations course (C2112) and AESQ voting member company courses that already exist and meet the intent of the SAE courses.
    This will permit the use of the existing training documentation through 2022.
    All training beyond 2022 must use the SAE developed courses while understanding that voting member companies may supplement the SAE Quality Foundations Training with unique member training like DPRV.

The AESQ webinars are not approved training and do not meet specific training requirements in AS13100. The AESQ webinars are an optional series designed to help with understanding of AS13100 deployment

• Past Webinars
• Future Webinars

These training courses replace ones that you are already required to attend. Training and education are seen as key areas for improvement across the industry i.e. how to effectively deploy defect prevention quality tools etc.

Visit the AESQ website, and click on Activities, Available Training, https://aesq.sae-itc.com/training

Each individual must have a separate log-in and account for the training.

The training includes subtitles (closed captioning) in Mandarin and other languages.

The AS13100 Requirements Course is recommended if you are responsible for implementing it in your company (or updating the QMS) and the Quality Foundations Course.

Yes, certification of course completion will be available. Please click this link for details on training: https://discover.sae.org/AS13100

For information we conduct around 50 internal audits a year, with 15 internal auditors. This is to ensure independence and variation. 
Whilst they are all experienced with a good knowledge of systems and customer specific requirements, PPAP, product etc, they are not qualified lead auditors. 
We are a relatively small company and am not convinced that sending each and everyone away for a week at a cost of $5000 each would add value or get support from those who have to approve the spend.  

With Ref to Table 5 in AS13100 :

What’s the difference between someone “Leading” an Audit , and therefore requiring a Lead Auditor Qualification”  and someone who is “conducting” an audit and only needing a 2 day course for qualification (or Lead Auditor approval)

Our internal Audits are normally completed by individuals.

The intent of separating Lead Auditor and Auditor roles, responsibilities and training is to recognize the audit structure for organizations of all sizes. The Lead Auditor is responsible for all aspects of a specific audit including coordinating other auditors who are supporting (conducting) the audit. If an auditor is acting alone in conducting an audit from start to finish, they would need to satisfy the requirements defined for a Lead Auditor.

Lead Auditor Qualification:

• This level of training is required for auditors that will be leading Internal and/or supplier audits. [1]
• The Lead Auditor shall be trained in an Aerospace Lead Auditor training with documented content and examination. [1]

Internal Audit Qualification

• Internal Auditor Qualification shall be achieved by Auditors that conduct internal audits or participate in supplier audits in support of a Lead Auditor.
• Training to be delivered by external body, (recommend using a training provider that utilizes Aerospace Experienced Auditor, minimum 2 days, and contains audit methods and 9100) or by an approved internal Lead Auditor.

I have a question with regard to auditor qualifications from table 5 (page 33). 

Lead Auditor qualification – The lead auditor shall be trained in an Aerospace Lead Auditor training with documented content and examination. 

My question is that, if an auditor has ISO9001 Lead auditor training and qualification, and has been on the SAE AS13100 supplemental QMS requirements, SAE AS13100 Quality Foundations, SAE AS13100 Learning Plans and the SAE 3 day AS13100 course, would this meet the requirements of lead auditor in AS13100?