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Certification Audit Preparation Checklist (Word)

Prepare logistics, documents, records and people for an external certification or surveillance audit.

Free · CORAA original — SA-aligned
Updated 17 Oct 2026
For
External audit day
Covers
Documents · records · people
After
Log and answer findings
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Editable Word
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Certification Audit Preparation Checklist — ___

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Prepare for an external certification or surveillance audit of a management system (quality, environment, safety, information security or similar). Requirements differ by standard and certification body; check your contract and the current standard.

Hold a short opening and closing meeting for your own team. Record any findings, and the owner and date for each response, in the corrective action register.

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This template follows the format published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in the AASB Audit Working Paper Templates (June 2023), the authoritative reference for Indian statutory-audit documentation. Fill in your firm’s letterhead and the engagement details on the form above, click Download Word file, and you’ll get a fully formatted .docx ready to use.

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Current documents, complete records, a finished internal audit and management review, and fixes to past findings. Check your certification body's requirements.
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