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.
The CTLA® is part of the Standards/Compliance training track.
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.
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
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
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
The audit program
Planning the schedule
Audit preparation
Opening Meeting
Exercise: Creating an audit program, opening meeting presentation
High-level audit criteria considerations
High-level design requirements (Architectural, Electrical,
Mechanical, Telecommunication)
Rated-1
Rated-2
Rated-3
Rated-4
Nonconformity classication
Major nonconformity
Minor nonconformity
OFI – Observation Form Improvement
RFI – Request For Information
Grading of nonconformity
Key considerations
Key considerations
Key considerations
Exercise: Review site planning, floor planning, physical security, fire safety
Key considerations
Exercise: Review SLD – Single Line Diagram
Key considerations
Exercise: Review SLPD – Single Line Piping Diagram, fuel supply
Key considerations
Exercise: Network routing review
Closing meeting
Exercise: Closing meeting presentation
Audit report requirements
Audit report distribution
Retention of documents
Exercise: Creation of audit report
Follow-up action on audit report
History log of nonconformity
Criteria for issuing a conformance certificate
Review of a CAR
Exercise: Review CAR response
The full audit cycle
Surveillance audit
Recertification audits
Issuing of the TIA-942 DCDV/DCCC Certificate
Requirements of the certificate
Registration of the certificate
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.
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