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Clearer Requirements
Updated wording and structure help organizations better understand and apply QMS requirements.
Quality Management System Training
Build Better Quality Systems with ISO 9001:2026.
Understand the latest Quality Management System requirements, strengthen customer focus, improve processes, manage risks and opportunities, and develop practical management-system auditing skills.
ISO 9001:2026
Quality Management System
Edition 6th Edition
Published September 2026
Awareness 1 Day
Lead Auditor 5 Days + Exam
New Edition ISO 9001:2026 was officially published on September 16, 2026.
What Is ISO 9001:2026?
A Global Framework for Effective Quality Management
ISO 9001 is an internationally recognized Quality Management System standard that can be applied by organizations of different sizes, sectors, and industries.
It provides requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving a Quality Management System.
ISO 9001 helps organizations strengthen processes, consistently meet applicable customer requirements, improve performance, enhance customer confidence, and create a stronger culture of quality.
ISO 9001:2026
What the New Edition Emphasizes
The 2026 edition retains the familiar management-system framework while updating areas important to today's organizations.
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Quality Culture
Greater emphasis is placed on leadership, organizational culture, and commitment to quality.
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Risks & Opportunities
The updated edition provides clearer treatment of risks and opportunities in strategic decision-making.
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Easier Integration
Improved alignment with other ISO management-system standards supports integrated management systems.
Quality Management Principles
Foundations of Effective Quality Management
Customer Focus
Understand and consistently address customer needs and expectations.
Leadership
Establish clear direction and create conditions that support quality objectives.
Engagement of People
Enable competent and engaged people to contribute effectively to organizational performance.
Process Approach
Manage activities as connected processes within a coherent system.
Improvement
Maintain an ongoing focus on enhancing performance and results.
Evidence-Based Decisions
Use relevant information and analysis to support sound decisions.
Relationship Management
Manage relationships with relevant interested parties to support sustained organizational success.
QMS Structure
Key ISO 9001 Management-System Areas
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Context of the Organization
Understand internal and external issues, interested parties, QMS scope, and organizational processes.
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Leadership
Address leadership commitment, customer focus, quality policy, roles, and responsibilities.
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Planning
Address risks and opportunities, quality objectives, and planning for changes.
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Support
Understand resources, competence, awareness, communication, organizational knowledge, and documented information.
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Operation
Plan, implement, and control processes needed to provide products and services that meet requirements.
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Performance Evaluation
Monitor performance, analyze information, evaluate customer satisfaction, audit the QMS, and conduct management review.
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Improvement
Address nonconformities, corrective actions, and continual improvement of the Quality Management System.
Who Should Attend?
Designed for Quality & Management-System Professionals
Quality Managers
Professionals responsible for managing and improving organizational quality systems.
Internal Auditors
Personnel involved in evaluating QMS effectiveness and conformity.
Compliance Officers
Professionals involved in organizational compliance and management-system requirements.
Process Owners
Managers and employees responsible for operational processes and performance.
Aspiring Lead Auditors
Individuals seeking to develop professional Quality Management System audit competencies.
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CQI & IRCA Certified QMS Lead Auditor Training
Develop practical competencies for planning, conducting, reporting, and following up Quality Management System audits.
Delivered in association with IQCS Certification Sdn Bhd, a CQI and IRCA Approved Training Partner.
Auditor Development
Develop Practical ISO 9001 Audit Skills
The Lead Auditor course combines understanding of ISO 9001 requirements with practical management-system auditing methods.
The five-day program includes more than 40 hours of lectures, workshops, case studies, practical exercises, and audit role-playing activities.
✓ Interpret ISO 9001 requirements
✓ Apply audit principles
✓ Conduct process-based audits
✓ Review documented information
✓ Prepare audit reports
✓ Evaluate corrective action
QMS
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Lead Auditor participants should already have a foundation in ISO 9001, quality-management principles, and the PDCA approach.
Lead Auditor Prerequisites
Prepare Before Lead Auditor Training
Trainovate's current Lead Auditor page expects participants to have prior knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements, quality-management principles, and the Plan–Do–Check–Act cycle.
Completion of an ISO 9001 Foundation or Awareness course, or equivalent prior learning, is recommended before attending the Lead Auditor program.
Lead Auditor Assessment
Training, Practical Assessment & Examination
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Continuous Assessment
Participants are assessed throughout the course through exercises, participation, audit activities, and practical work.
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Practical Assessment
Learners demonstrate application of auditing techniques through practical activities and audit role-playing.
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Written Examination
Participants must successfully complete the required examination and course assessments to meet completion requirements.
2026 Training Schedule
Upcoming ISO 9001:2026 Lead Auditor Training
Completed training batches automatically disappear after their final training date.
Training Date Duration Location
Training Arrangements
Flexible Quality Management Training
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Virtual Instructor-Led
Participate in live online lectures, workshops, discussions, case studies, and audit exercises.
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Corporate Training
Arrange ISO 9001 awareness or management-system training for employees and organizational teams.
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Consultancy
Discuss QMS implementation, documentation, improvement, internal-audit, and certification preparation requirements.
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