ISO 9001:2026 – Quality Management System Lead Auditor

Prerequisites:
No formal prerequisites are required.

This course is suitable for:

• Quality professionals
• Management representatives
• QMS coordinators
• ISO consultants
• Internal auditors
• Lead auditors
• Managers and supervisors
• Compliance professionals
• Employees involved in quality management
• Professionals responsible for ISO 9001:2015 transition
• Beginners who want to understand ISO 9001:2026

Recommended: Basic knowledge of quality management concepts is helpful but not mandatory.

ISO 9001:2026 – Quality Management System Awareness & Requirements Training is designed to provide participants with a clear and practical understanding of the latest edition of the internationally recognized ISO 9001 Quality Management System standard.

The course explains the key requirements of ISO 9001:2026, the major updates from ISO 9001:2015, and how organizations can prepare their Quality Management Systems for the new edition.

Participants will learn about organizational context, leadership, quality culture, planning, risks and opportunities, support, operational controls, performance evaluation, internal audits, management review, corrective action and continual improvement.

The training also provides practical guidance on understanding the transition from ISO 9001:2015 to ISO 9001:2026 and identifying areas that may require review or improvement within an existing QMS.

The course is suitable for beginners, quality professionals, managers, internal auditors, consultants and professionals involved in implementing, maintaining or transitioning an ISO 9001 Quality Management System.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of ISO 9001:2026.
• Explain the purpose and benefits of a Quality Management System.
• Understand the key requirements of ISO 9001:2026.
• Identify the major changes from ISO 9001:2015 to ISO 9001:2026.
• Understand the importance of leadership and quality culture.
• Understand the revised approach to risks and opportunities.
• Identify QMS requirements related to organizational context, planning, support and operations.
• Understand performance evaluation, internal audits and management review.
• Understand nonconformity, corrective action and continual improvement.
• Identify areas that may require updating during ISO 9001:2015 to ISO 9001:2026 transition.
• Apply ISO 9001:2026 concepts to real-world organizational processes.
• Develop a basic understanding of preparing an organization for ISO 9001:2026 implementation or transition.