The formal training requirements that the IRCA require from QMS 2000 scheme auditors for transition to ISO 9001:2008 is 2 hours structured professional development (CPD)

Follow this link for the official IRCA requirements and press release

These transition requirements are actually quite limited, and to that end Capable People offers auditors the opportunity to gain the appropriate CPD and transition training through a distance learning program, which all things considered is the most sensible and cost effective option all round. It’s already going down well as customers take advantage of being able to demonstrate the appropriate CPD through formal structured learning, and also to be able to deal with it from home and very quickly, if they need to – you could register, complete the program and receive your hard copy certificate inside a week if you wanted to

The ISO 9001:2008 Auditor Transition module is now available. Details can be found here