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IATF 16949 Automotive QMS and Internal Auditing
What IATF 16949 adds to ISO 9001 for car parts suppliers, customer specific requirements, the automotive process approach, product safety, supplier and production controls, change control, SPC and problem solving, then internal auditing practice: a risk-based audit programme, shop-floor interviews, audit trails through the core tools and graded nonconformity statements.
- 13 modules
- 8h 45m of video
- Beginner
- English
- ₹0, free
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Certificate ₹499, optional. The course is free either way.
Overview
About IATF 16949 Automotive QMS and Internal Auditing
Learn what IATF 16949 adds to ISO 9001 and how to audit a car parts plant, from programme to verified fix.
IATF 16949 Automotive QMS and Internal Auditing is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, production engineers and new internal auditors at automotive parts suppliers worldwide. It has 13 modules and 8h 45m of video lessons by IATF 16949 Auditing, QualityWise, QualityPartner and others, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.
Who it is for: Quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, production engineers and new internal auditors at automotive parts suppliers worldwide
This course includes
- 8h 45m of video lessons
- 13 modules with written notes and diagrams
- One final assessment: 15 questions, pass mark 60%
- Ask-an-engineer support from practising engineers
- Lifetime access, the course does not expire
- Optional verifiable certificate when you finish
- Step 1 of 3
Learn the 13 modules
8h 45m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.
- Step 2 of 3
Pass the final assessment
15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.
- Step 3 of 3
Take the certificate, if you want it
Optional, paid once, only if you choose it. The course stays free either way.
See the certificate and its price
A look inside
From the lessons
IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 together: what the automotive standard adds
by Cetinler Engineering & Operations
Leadership, customer focus, objectives and management review in a car supplier
by IATF 16949 Auditing
Design, development, embedded software and special characteristics
by IATF 16949 Auditing
Production control: control plans, setup, error-proofing, TPM, tooling and traceability
by IATF 16949 Auditing
Monitoring with SPC, process capability and measurement system checks
by IATF 16949 Auditing
The internal audit programme: three audit types and risk-based planning
by QualityWise
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits and are shown from YouTube.
What you learn
What you will be able to do
By the end you will be able to:
- Explain how IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 work together
- Draw turtle diagrams and test risk, safety and contingency plans
- Audit suppliers, control plans, change control and capability data
- Run a problem-solving report from containment to verified fix
- Plan an internal audit programme and write graded findings
How it works
How this course works
Watch the lessons
Short video lessons, one module at a time, at your own pace.
Read the notes
Open the Reading tab for the written notes and diagrams of the module.
Check yourself
Answer the questions to see what stuck before you move on.
Final assessment
Pass the final once you have been through the modules.
Certificate, if you want oneOptional
Optional, with a page anyone can use to verify it.
Syllabus
Course content, module by module
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- Modules
- 13
- Video lessons
- 75
- Of video
- 8h 45m
- Final questions
- 15
- 01
IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 together: what the automotive standard adds
5 lessons · 30m - 02
Process approach, turtle diagrams, risk analysis, product safety and contingency plans
6 lessons · 57m - 03
Leadership, customer focus, objectives and management review in a car supplier
6 lessons · 44m - 04
People and measurement resources: competence, awareness, calibration and laboratories
6 lessons · 35m - 05
Design, development, embedded software and special characteristics
6 lessons · 38m - 06
Suppliers: selection, monitoring, development and incoming material
6 lessons · 37m - 07
Production control: control plans, setup, error-proofing, TPM, tooling and traceability
7 lessons · 39m - 08
Change control, nonconforming product, rework and containment
6 lessons · 45m Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%
Project
The course project
Optional practice that ends in the kind of job the course prepares you for, with the documents that go with it.
About 9 hours
Manufacturing process audit of a stamping cell at a car parts plant
Place a manufacturing process audit of press cell 20 in a risk-based programme, plan it, build a checklist from the cell's turtle diagram, log evidence including one audit trail, and write graded nonconformity statements. Then set the checks that will prove each corrective action worked. The sample pack shows every document for Norte Auto Components.
- 5documents in the pack
- 6steps to follow
- 6things to hand in
- 9 hof work, at your pace
Sample document pack, 5 documents, filled in for the scenario
- RegisterInternal audit programme 2027
- PlanAudit plan: manufacturing process audit of press cell 20
- RegisterChecklist and evidence log: press cell 20
- ReportInternal audit report: press cell 20
- RegisterCorrective action follow-up log
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
Tools
Software, hardware and lessons
Software
None. A spreadsheet and a document editor are useful for the practice tasks and the project.
Hardware
None.
Who it is for
Beginner to intermediate. For quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, production engineers, quality coordinators and students heading into automotive manufacturing. Knowing what ISO 9001 is helps; no auditing experience is needed.
Video lessons by
- IATF 16949 Auditing
- QualityWise
- QualityPartner
- Cetinler Engineering & Operations
- Gemba Academy
- All Things Quality
- Prabh Nair
- Auditor Training Online (ATOL)
Independent creators, credited in full under Credits.
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
Nothing to install
A spreadsheet and a document editor are enough for the audit programme, checklist, evidence log and report. Copies of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 are useful but not required.
Optional
Useful, not needed to finish the course.
- 01Free
LibreOffice
The Document Foundation
- Runs on
- Windows 10 or 11, macOS 11 or newer (Intel or Apple silicon), Linux
- Account
- None needed
- Size
- up to 1.5 GB of disk space on Windows
LibreOffice is free, open-source software under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, for any use including business. Calc is its spreadsheet.
Steps
- 1.Open the LibreOffice download page.
- 2.Check the page has picked your operating system, then select Download.
- 3.Run the installer (administrator rights are needed on Windows).
- 4.Start LibreOffice Calc for spreadsheet work.
- 5.Save as .xlsx if you need to share files with Excel users.
- Choose the latest main version unless your organisation asks for the older, more conservative release.
Official download pagelibreoffice.org
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for IATF 16949 Automotive QMS and Internal Auditing
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
QR code on the certificate
Names what you can do
A permanent link
Earned, not attended
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.
Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold in India by Wartens Automation Private Limited. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Why learn with EDWartens
What you get with this course.
- Free from the first lesson to the final assessment.
- Video lessons with written notes and a project.
- An optional certificate that anyone can verify online.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the IATF 16949 internal auditing course?
It is a free-to-learn course on what IATF 16949 adds to ISO 9001 for car parts plants and on how to audit those additions. One car parts plant in Monterrey runs through every module, from customer requirements to graded nonconformity statements.
Who is the IATF 16949 Automotive QMS and Internal Auditing course for?
Quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, production engineers, quality coordinators and students heading into automotive manufacturing. Knowing what ISO 9001 is helps. No auditing experience is needed.
Which edition of IATF 16949 does it teach?
It teaches IATF 16949:2016, the edition certified against. The IATF Global Oversight site was checked on 1 November 2026: it shows that a revision is under way and that the 6th Edition of the Rules for achieving and maintaining IATF recognition took effect on 1 January 2025. Check that site and your certification body for transition dates.
Does it re-teach ISO 9001?
No. It assumes you know what ISO 9001 asks for and teaches what the automotive standard adds: customer specific requirements, product safety, contingency plans, laboratory and calibration rules, supplier and change control, error-proofing, TPM and the three audit types. The ISO 9001 course on this site covers the base clauses.
Will it make me an IATF 16949 auditor?
No. It gives internal auditor knowledge only. Third-party IATF auditors are qualified through IATF-approved certification bodies, and this course does not lead to that qualification. Its certificate is a verifiable certificate of completion from EDWartens, not an auditor credential.
Does it cover APQP, PPAP, FMEA and SPC in depth?
It shows how an auditor checks them, using one worked plant. The methods themselves are taught in the courses on APQP, control plan and PPAP, on automotive FMEA and on SPC and MSA, which this course points to.
How long does it take, and is it free?
About 9 hours of video and around 14 hours in total with the notes, worked problems and the optional project, at your own pace. Every module, the notes, the optional audit project and the final assessment are free to learn.
What certificate does the IATF 16949 Automotive QMS and Internal Auditing course give?
A verifiable certificate of completion, issued when you finish the modules and pass the 15-question final at 60 percent. It has a unique certificate number, a QR code and a public verification page that shows the course, the modules covered and your final score.
Is the IATF 16949 Automotive QMS and Internal Auditing course free in India, and what does the certificate cost?
Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.
All course factsHide course facts
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹4,999.
- Who it is for
- Quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, production engineers and new internal auditors at automotive parts suppliers worldwide
- Format
- 13 self-paced modules, 8h 45m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. For quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, production engineers, quality coordinators and students heading into automotive manufacturing. Knowing what ISO 9001 is helps; no auditing experience is needed.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- None. A spreadsheet and a document editor are useful for the practice tasks and the project.
- Hardware
- None.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 inclusive of GST for learners in India, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- IATF 16949 Auditing, QualityWise, QualityPartner, Cetinler Engineering & Operations, Gemba Academy, All Things Quality, Prabh Nair, Auditor Training Online (ATOL) (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
- Last updated
- 27 September 2026
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Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- IATF 16949 Auditingmost of the course: customer specific requirements, Sanctioned Interpretations, product safety, contingency plans, objectives, management review, calibration, laboratories, new product introduction, FMEA and special characteristics, suppliers, control plan, setup, error-proofing, TPM, tooling, traceability, change control, rework, containment, SPC, capability and gauge studies, customer concerns, escalation, the audit programme, audit trails and nonconformities
- QualityWiseauditing by process, the audit programme and its purpose, auditor competencies and how to raise a clear nonconformity
- QualityPartnerthe process approach and risk based thinking for ISO 9001 and IATF 16949
- Cetinler Engineering & Operationsthe short overview of ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 together
- Gemba Academythe eight disciplines of problem solving in outline
- All Things Qualityan 8D worked step by step to root cause and corrective action
- Prabh Naira full step by step internal audit from plan to report
- Auditor Training Online (ATOL)a short guide to interviewing in an internal audit
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.