TIA-942 Lead Auditor

CTLA^® Overview:

Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor (CTLA®) is an advanced training program designed for professionals seeking to lead and manage audits of data center facilities based on TIA-942 standards. Participants will gain advanced knowledge and skills in audit leadership, risk management, compliance assessment, and best practices applicable to data center audits. The course covers key topics such as audit planning and scheduling, audit team management, audit execution and reporting, and corrective action management. Practical exercises and real-world case studies provide hands-on experience and reinforce learning. By the end of the course, participants will be well-prepared to pursue CTLA® certification and effectively oversee and execute data center audits at a leadership level.

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.

Course Benefits:

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 Syllabus:

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

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

Audit Planning

• The audit program
• Planning the schedule
• Audit preparation
• Opening Meeting
• Exercise: Creating an audit program, opening meeting presentation

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

Recap on Nonconformity Classification

• Nonconformity classi­cation
• Major nonconformity
• Minor nonconformity
• OFI – Observation Form Improvement
• RFI – Request For Information
• Grading of nonconformity

Site Location & Architectural Audit

• Key considerations

Fire Safety Audit

• Key considerations

Physical Security Audit

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

Electrical Audit

• Key considerations
• Exercise: Review SLD – Single Line Diagram

Mechanical Audit

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

Telecommunications Audit

• Key considerations
• Exercise: Network routing review

Closing Meeting

• Closing meeting
• Exercise: Closing meeting presentation

Preparing and Distributing the Audit Report

• Audit report requirements
• Audit report distribution
• Retention of documents
• Exercise: Creation of audit report

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

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