An internal audit is a vital tool for assessing an organization's quality management system. It provides information about the system in a planned manner from various sources. The audit determines the health of the quality management system and is beneficial when conducted properly. A value-added internal audit that is useful to departments, management, and top management should be performed. The document then describes an interactive two-day program on internal auditing that will cover audit approaches, planning and preparation, performing audits, reporting results, and the characteristics of a good auditor.