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Our quality applications support document control, control plans, quality and production inspections, CAPA, 8D, calibration, training records, and engineering change requests and orders — with role-based dashboards, alerts, approvals, and reporting.

Our certifications are aligned with ISO 19011 auditing guidelines and industry best practices. The certificates are suitable for internal audits, supplier audits, second-party audits, and certification audit preparation. Acceptance depends on your customer and/or certification body requirements.

Use the Certificate Search page to verify any certificate issued by ZLG using its certificate number. Results show the holder name, program, and issue date. Contact us if you need help verifying a certificate.

No consultant can guarantee certification — that decision belongs to your independent certification body. What we do is prepare your system, your records, and your people so you walk into the certification audit with objective evidence that the system works. We also clearly separate our consulting role from the accredited certification body that issues your certificate.

Typical implementations run several months from gap assessment to certification audit readiness, depending on organization size, site count, existing documentation, and resource availability. We build a realistic project plan during the Assess and Prioritize phases rather than quoting a one-size-fits-all number.

Core content includes a standard overview, ISO 19011 principles, audit planning and checklists, interviewing, evidence collection, nonconformity writing, reporting, and corrective action verification.

Typically 1–2 days depending on the standard, audience experience, and customization level.

Yes. Certification requires course attendance, a written exam, and participation in audit exercises.

Internal Auditor training focuses on executing audits within your organization. Lead Auditor training prepares participants to plan, lead, manage, and report audits, including supplier and multi-site audits.

Recommended prerequisites include Internal Auditor training and a working knowledge of the applicable standard. Prior quality or compliance experience is strongly recommended.

Typically 3–5 days depending on the standard and training format.

ZLG auditors have no responsibility for the processes they audit, which satisfies the impartiality expectations of ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100, and IATF 16949. Findings are based strictly on objective evidence, and confidentiality is protected under our engagement agreement.

Yes. We can develop your audit program, plan and execute process and system audits (remote, on-site, or multi-site), write nonconformities, deliver reports, and follow up on corrective actions — or supplement your existing audit team for specific audits.

Training programs have published per-participant pricing, with organizational rates for private sessions. Consulting, auditing, management, and staffing engagements are quoted after a short scoping conversation, since scope, site count, and standard drive the effort. Request a quote through the consultation form and we will respond with specifics.

ZLG (Zerimar Legnar Group) provides Quality Management System (QMS) training — including awareness and implementation workshops, Internal Auditor certification, and Lead Auditor certification — plus QMS management, independent internal auditing, quality software applications, implementation and certification support, gap assessments, audit preparation, and professional quality staffing.

We provide training, auditing, and auditor certification for ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100, and IATF 16949, along with IPC and J-STD workmanship programs, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma. Our auditing practice follows ISO 19011 guidance.

Yes. ZLG delivers training, auditing, and consulting services in both English and Español, which is especially valuable for multi-site and cross-border manufacturing organizations.

Public training sessions run on a published calendar. Private training, audits, and consulting engagements are typically scheduled a few weeks out depending on availability — contact us early if you have a fixed certification or customer audit date.

We place Quality Managers, Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians, Quality Inspectors, Document Control personnel, Internal Auditors, and training personnel — for temporary coverage, project surges, or longer-term assignments.

Our auditor training is designed for quality engineers, regulatory professionals, manufacturing leadership, supplier quality engineers, and validation and CAPA teams — anyone responsible for auditing, maintaining, or improving a quality management system.

Yes. We tailor training using your procedures, forms, risks, and audit history to make the content immediately usable in your organization.

Yes. ZLG provides audit mentoring, gap assessments, pre-certification readiness reviews, and ongoing advisory support after training is complete.

Participants learn clause intent, process auditing, risk-based thinking, and how to identify and document objective evidence and nonconformities that stand up to certification audit scrutiny.

Yes. We cover validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) auditing expectations, CAPA effectiveness, record integrity, and audit trails commonly reviewed in regulated environments.

Yes. We cover product safety planning and responsibilities, counterfeit parts controls, and configuration management and change control evidence expectations.

Yes. We cover how to audit APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, and SPC, plus customer-specific requirements readiness.

Yes. We offer live virtual, on-site, and hybrid formats. Content can be customized for single-site or multi-site organizations, and programs are available in English and Español.