Supplier Evaluation & Second-Party Audits

It is for people who choose, monitor or audit suppliers: purchasing and supply chain staff, quality and supplier quality engineers, internal auditors and managers responsible for outsourced processes. It suits manufacturers, service providers and outsourcing businesses whose customers expect them to control their own supply chain. Some audit experience helps; learners new to auditing may also take Sterling Academy's ISO 19011 auditing course.

It covers why supplier control matters and how ISO management system standards treat externally provided processes, products and services; supplier selection and evaluation criteria; risk ranking and approved supplier lists; scorecards and re-evaluation; the difference between first-, second- and third-party audits; planning a second-party audit with ISO 19011 guidance; checklists, interviews, sampling evidence and writing findings; and reporting, supplier corrective action and follow-up.

It is a set of short video modules, each followed by practice questions, and a final exam. The course page shows the number of modules and the approximate video runtime; allow additional time for the practice questions and the exam. With 12 months of access, you can complete it in one sitting or spread it over several sessions.

Yes. Learners who reach the 70% pass mark in the final exam receive a Sterling Academy Certificate of Completion for Supplier Evaluation & Second-Party Audits. Each certificate carries a unique number and a QR code, and anyone can check it online using the certificate number and the holder's surname. It is a training certificate for the individual learner.

Yes. Supplier Evaluation & Second-Party Audits is a self-paced online course made of short video modules, in English with captions. You study at your own pace during 12 months of access, and practice questions after modules help you check your understanding before the final exam. If a point is unclear, questions are answered by a Sterling consultant.

Supplier Evaluation & Second-Party Audits has a list price of US$149 per learner, with a limited-time offer of US$99 per learner until 31 December 2026. Teams save 20% for 11 to 50 learners and 30% for 51 to 200; 201 or more learners are priced on request. Client administrators can track their team's progress. Prices are in US dollars, excluding taxes, and Sterling confirms final pricing and enrolment.

No. The Certificate of Completion is a training certificate: it shows that one person completed Supplier Evaluation & Second-Party Audits and reached the pass mark in its final exam. A second-party audit is a customer's own check of a supplier and does not certify anyone. Sterling does not certify organisations; certification to a management system standard is granted by an independent certification body after that body's own audit.