“The EICC Code of Conduct (CoC) Training” is a three-and-a-half-day course. Special arrangements can be
made to cater to the needs of a single discipline training, e.g., EHS or Labor and Ethics. Common modules
like general EICC Information and Management Systems will be taught in both courses. Exemptions may
be granted to attendees who have attended these kinds of sessions previously. For cost and training
dates, log on to the EICC website for more details.
The agenda for the EICC course is as follows
? Day 1 – General EICC Information
? Audit Process
? EICC VAP Operations Manual
? EICC Audit Expectations
? EICC Audit Tools (Audit Checklist, opening meeting and closing meetings)
? EICC Report Expectations, Tips, and Guidance
? Ethics
? General Audit Guidance
? Day 2 – Management System and EHS
? Management System and EHS Questions
? Management System and EHS Code Interpretations
? Management System and EHS Tips and Guidance
? Day 3 – Labor & Ethics
? Workhour Spreadsheet
? Sampling and Worker Interviews
? Labor & Ethics Questions
? Labor & Ethics Code Interpretations
? Labor & Ethics Tips and Guidance
? Day 4 (half day) – Q&A (two hours) and Test (two hours)
NOTE: as described elsewhere, an individual is approved for each discipline individually, and their
24-month approval is managed individually as well. Therefore, their EHS approval is terminated 24
months after participants successfully attend an EHS training, and their Labor and Ethics approval
is terminated 24 months after successful attendance at a Labor & Ethics training.
The EICC Forced Labor Audit course is focused on the following topics:
? EICC Audit process – how the process works, definitions, etc.
? EICC Code of Conduct with specific focus on Forced Labor
? Overview of general auditing expectations and procedures
? Expectations for EICC Auditors related to ethics, bribery, gift-taking, honesty, transparency, etc.
? How to conduct an EICC forced labor audit – scope, interviews, document reviews,
triangulation of answers, etc.
? Audit Tool and EICC audit scoring methodology
? Special focus on workers interviews
Auditors, worker interviewers, translators or interpreters should attend the EICC Forced Labor Audit
course.
Renewal and Continual Professional Development (CPD)
On a 24-month basis, all Auditors must have completed three EICC audits (initial or renewal) (refer to
Section 8 for more details). In addition, all Auditors shall collect at least 24 hours of CPD.
The CPD hours must be logged in the “EICC Qualification/CPD Log” and submitted to the EICC / Appointed
Agent for review and approval.
The following activities could be counted as CPD hours:
? Training / webinar on the revision and/or up-date of EICC Code of Conduct, audit tools
(mandatory)
? Attendance at the EICC Auditor summit (technical content only)
? EICC-related training courses organized by EICC Learning Academy
? Attendance at the EICC annual conference
? Local legal and other regulatory requirement training courses, workshops and conferences
? Other EHS, Labor and Ethics, Forced Labor-related training courses, workshops and conferences
? Internal Auditor calibration workshop (EICC-related only)
The EICC/ EICC-Appointed Agent has the sole discretion to decide on the acceptance of the CPD hours
submitted.