CTLA: Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor

Course Information

Course Name

CTLA: Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor

Exam code

CTLA

Duration

3 Days

Certification

Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor

Overview

The CTLA® is a 3-day course designed to provide the knowledge and skills to become a lead auditor who is able to independently conduct ANSI/TIA-942 conformity audits. The course contains lectures and a variety of business cases and testing the aspiring auditor for his/her auditing capabilities. Lead auditors will determine the conformity or nonconformity of a data center to the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942. As such, the examination is one of the toughest exams in the data center industry.

Business Case and Exam

To be awarded the CTLA®, the candidate must meet two criteria. The first is the successful completion of the business cases during the training, the result will be available within 14 days. The second is a 60-minute closed-book exam, with 40 multiple-choice questions, whereby 32 correct answers are required to pass.

Candidates who successfully complete the business case and pass the exam will receive the official ‘Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor’ certificate.

The CTLA® certificate is issued for the ANSI/TIA-942 version current at the time, which the candidate tested for. The certificate itself does not expire and stays relevant for the stated ANSI/TIA-942 version and is subject to auditors’ regulation as per TIA.

Audience Profile

The audience for this course is any professional who aspires to become a TIA-942 Lead Auditor. Please note that the CTLA® certification does not allow the person to conduct a third-party audit and issue statements/letters/certificates unless he/she works for a TIA Accredited Licensed Certification Body and meets the other obligations as laid down in the auditor accreditation rules of TIA.

Prerequisites

Participants must possess:

1. A valid CTDC® – Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant Certificate
   AND

2. A valid CTIA® – Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor Certificate or a valid ISO-9001 or ISO-27001 Lead Auditor Certificate

At Course Completion

After completion of the course the participant will be able to:

• Describe the ANSI/TIA-942 audit scheme

• Describe the different certification programs

• Define an ANSI/TIA-942 audit program

• Review design drawings for conformity to the standard

• Judge audit evidence to be a CAT-1, CAT-2, OFI, RFI

• Create an audit report that conforms to TIA requirements

• Review a CAR – Corrective Action Report

• Understand the requirements and process for issuing certificates

• Describe the requirements for certification maintenance

Course Outline

Module 1: TIA-942 Accreditation Scheme

• The ANSI/TIA-942 accreditation scheme

• Standards

• SDO – Standards Development Organization

• TC/SC – Technical Committee / Sub Committee

• Standards Development Process

• Scheme Owner

• Audit Organizations (RCB, CB, CAB)

• Accreditation Body (AB, NAB)

• Roles within a CB

Module 2: Audit and Certification Process

• Overview of audit process

• Initiate audit

• Prepare for audit

• DCDV – Data Center Design Validation

• DCCC – Data Center Conformity Certification

• Report writing

• CAR – Corrective Action Report

• Issuance of certificates

• ANSI/TIA-942 certification for data centers

• Certificate maintenance

• Audit steps duration overview

Module 3: Audit Planning

• The audit program

• Planning the schedule

• Audit preparation

• Opening Meeting

• Exercise: Creating an audit program, opening meeting presentation

Module 4: Rating Levels Audit Criteria

• High-level audit criteria considerations

• High-level design requirements (Architectural, Electrical,

• Mechanical, Telecommunication)

  • Rated-1

  • Rated-2

  • Rated-3

  • Rated-4

Module 5: Recap on Nonconformity Classification

• Nonconformity classi­cation

• Major nonconformity

• Minor nonconformity

• OFI – Observation Form Improvement

• RFI – Request For Information

  • Grading of nonconformity

Module 6: Site Location & Architectural Audit

• Key considerations

Module 7: Fire Safety Audit

• Key considerations

Module 8: Physical Security Audit

• Key considerations

• Exercise: Review site planning, floor planning, physical security, ­fire safety

Module 9: Electrical Audit

• Key considerations

• Exercise: Review SLD – Single Line Diagram

Module 10: Mechanical Audit

• Key considerations

• Exercise: Review SLPD – Single Line Piping Diagram, fuel supply

Module 11: Telecommunications Audit

• Key considerations

• Exercise: Network routing review

Module 12: Closing Meeting

• Closing meeting

• Exercise: Closing meeting presentation

Module 13: Preparing and Distributing the Audit Report

• Audit report requirements

• Audit report distribution

• Retention of documents

• Exercise: Creation of audit report

Module 14: CAR Management

• Follow-up action on audit report

• History log of nonconformity

• Criteria for issuing a conformance certificate

• Review of a CAR

• Exercise: Review CAR response

Module 15: Certification and Certification Maintenance

• The full audit cycle

• Surveillance audit

• Recertification audits

• Issuing of the TIA-942 DCDV/DCCC Certificate

• Requirements of the certificate

• Registration of the certificate