Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor (CTLA®)

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.

Participants must possess the following certificates at the time of successful completion of the business case, and passing the CTDC exam:

1. A valid CTDC^®1 – 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

Note: ¹The TIA version of the CTDC certificate shall be the same as the CTLA.

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

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

  Delivery Structure and Methods

The CTLA^® course is lectured by an EPI Certified Instructor using a combination of lectures, question-and-answer
sessions and business case studies simulating an audit engagement.

The CTLA^® course is approximately 80% hands-on and 20% lecture. Participants are able to tap into the trainer’s
extensive audit experience to enable them to understand how to effectively and efficiently run an audit, thus adding
tremendous value.

CTLA^® course is available in the following delivery methods:

• ILT – Instructor Led Training (Schedule)
• VILT – Virtual ILT (Schedule)

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.

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