With over 34,000 companies certified in the USA and well over 1 million companies certified worldwide, ISO 9001 is undoubtedly the most popular Quality Management System (QMS) standard in the manufacturing and service industries. This course is designed by Quality Management System (QMS) professionals to assist you and your organization to get prepared for the 2015 revision of ISO 9001.

The class will provide an overview of the ISO 9001 revision process, the new element/clause “High Level Structure” (HSL), the introduction of the “risk based thinking” concept, and a summary of the main changes. Upon request we can provide a detailed, section by section, review of the requirements of the ISO 9001: 2015 international standard.

This course consists of a balance of lecture, practical exercises and supplemental handout information. The instructor will guide students through implementation, audit scenarios and group discussions. This training is also intended for those organizations that have implemented or plan to implement other industry specific Quality Management System standards based on ISO 9001.

This training can be customized to fit the needs and current systems of your organization. We can deliver this training at your location or in our facilities.

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to Quality Management Systems
• The ISO 9001 revision process
• The Process approach
• The PDCA cycle
• Risk based thinking
• Terms and definitions
• ISO/DIS 9001:2015 Requirements
  • Clause 4 – Context of the organization
  • Clause 5 – Leadership requirements
  • Clause 6 – Planning for the quality management system
  • Clause 7 – Support
  • Clause 8 – Operation
  • Clause 9 – Performance evaluation
  • Clause 10 – Improvement
• Next steps in the implementation of ISO 9001:2015

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