Quality Consultant Development Course — ISO 9001:2026

This updated professional development program prepares quality consultants and QMS managers to plan, implement, evaluate and improve quality management systems against ISO 9001:2026. We prepare your organization to obtain certification from an accredited certification body; an independent certification body conducts the certification audit and decides on certificate issuance.

Learning outcomes

• Explain QMS principles and terminology with reference to ISO 9000.
• Assess organizational context, interested parties, QMS scope, leadership, quality culture and ethical behavior.
• Address risks and opportunities, quality objectives, process performance and operational controls.
• Develop relevant documented information without assuming every organization needs a fixed set of procedures or a quality manual.
• Plan internal audits, evaluate objective evidence and manage nonconformities and corrective actions, using ISO 19011:2026 audit guidance.
• Manage client gap assessments, implementation projects and readiness for independent certification audits.
• Apply ISO 10019:2005 guidance for selection of QMS consultants; this reference is not a consultant certification credential.

Program format

The updated curriculum retains the original program’s 60-hour structure of instruction, self-study and practical workshops. Confirm the schedule, assessment and availability of the revised cohort with the training team. The original delivery method is interactive Zoom training; ask about in-person options.

Course modules

1. QMS fundamentals, process approach and professional consultancy.
2. Understanding ISO 9001:2026 and mapping changes from ISO 9001:2015.
3. Scope, quality policy, objectives, process mapping and KPIs.
4. Gap assessment, risk and opportunity planning and operations.
5. Documented information and control of records and procedures.
6. Internal auditing using ISO 19011:2026, nonconformities and corrective actions.
7. Management review, improvement and readiness for independent third-party certification.

Free Documentation & Procedures Toolkit — 2026 edition

The updated starter toolkit contains editable Arabic and English templates for documented information control, document register, process/KPI cards, organizational context, interested parties, risks and opportunities, quality objectives, internal audits, nonconformity and corrective action, management review, supplier evaluation, change management and the 2015-to-2026 transition checklist. Customize the templates to your organization. Request the toolkit from Guidance until the downloadable package is uploaded to the site.

Who should attend

Quality consultants, QMS managers, internal auditors, quality engineers and organizational improvement professionals.

Important: This is professional training, not proof of consultant accreditation or CQI-IRCA approval for this updated course. Refer to a licensed copy of the current standard when assessing conformity.