ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management and Internal Auditing

ISO 9001:2026 is a targeted update, not a rewrite. ISO says it puts greater emphasis on leadership, a culture of quality and ethical behaviour. It gives greater clarity on risks and opportunities. It adds a new section explaining the intent of the requirements. It adopts the latest Harmonized Structure, which makes it easier to combine with other management system standards. ISO published the new edition on 16 September 2026. A full module covers the changes, and every clause module points out what 2026 changed.

Only for a limited time. Reported transition arrangements say that from 31 March 2028, new and initial accredited certifications can be issued only to ISO 9001:2026, and that organisations already holding a 2015 certificate must transition by 30 September 2029, at a scheduled surveillance or recertification audit or at a separate transition audit. The accreditation side, not ISO/TC 176, sets these rules (DNV reports that Global ACI set the requirements), so confirm the dates with your certification body. The course includes planning a transition gap analysis.

ISO 19011 is the international guidance standard for auditing management systems such as ISO 9001. Its current edition is ISO 19011:2026, valid from 27 May 2026, which replaced the 2018 edition. Per the Estonian Centre for Standardisation, its scope covers audit principles, managing an audit programme, conducting audits and evaluating auditor competence. It gives guidance, not requirements. An organisation cannot be audited against it for a certificate. This course teaches internal auditing to it, from the audit programme to the nonconformity report.

QA and QC engineers, supplier-quality and production engineers, quality coordinators, students and anyone asked to become an internal auditor. No auditing experience is needed.

Yes. ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026. Organisations holding a 2015 certificate have until 30 September 2029 to transition. A full module covers the changes, and every clause module points out what 2026 changed. Some video lessons were recorded for the 2015 edition. They are used only where the content did not change, and each module says so.

No. It is preparation. It is not an IRCA or Exemplar Global auditor course, and it does not give you an auditor qualification. It teaches the knowledge those courses examine and lets you practise auditing. You can then audit inside your own organisation, or move on to a full auditor course with a head start.

Not to take the course. The notes explain the intent of every clause in plain words. The text of ISO 9001 is copyright ISO, so the course does not reproduce it. If you will work with the standard, buy it from ISO or your national standards body.

Yes. Every module, the notes, the project and the final assessment. The only paid item is the certificate, if you want it.

An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a number anyone can verify on our site. It is not an ISO, IRCA or Exemplar Global certificate. EDWartens is not affiliated with ISO or any certification body.

About 15 hours of video lessons, notes and practice, taken at your own pace. The videos alone are about 9 hours. The optional project takes about 10 hours more.

A mock internal audit of a valve plant preparing for its ISO 9001:2026 transition. You build the audit programme and write the plan and a process-based checklist. You log the evidence, write and grade the nonconformities, report, and verify the corrective actions. A complete sample pack shows each document.

The ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management and Internal Auditing course has 15 modules. It opens with "What a quality management system is, and how ISO 9001 works", goes through "ISO 9001:2026: what changed and the transition to 2029", "Clause 7: resources, measurement, competence, awareness and communication", "Clause 9: monitoring, customer satisfaction, internal audit and management review" and "Audit findings, nonconformity reports, the closing meeting and follow-up" and ends with "Final Assessment". The full list with minutes is under "What you learn" on this page.

After the ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management and Internal Auditing course: Explain what changed in ISO 9001:2026 and plan the transition before 30 September 2029; Analyse context, interested parties, climate change and scope, and map the processes of a QMS; Test leadership, quality culture, ethical behaviour and the quality policy with evidence. These are the practical outcomes the course is written around, and the final assessment of 15 questions checks them.

For the ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management and Internal Auditing course, software: None. A spreadsheet and a document editor are useful for the practice tasks and the project. Hardware: none. The course itself is free.

ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management and Internal Auditing is rated beginner. Beginner to intermediate. For QA and QC engineers, supplier-quality and production engineers, quality coordinators and students. No auditing experience is needed. A copy of ISO 9001:2026 helps but is not required: the notes explain the intent of every clause in plain words. It is written for QA and QC engineers, supplier-quality engineers and new internal auditors, and takes about 15.4 hours at your own pace.

Skills from the ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management and Internal Auditing course (for example: explain what changed in ISO 9001:2026 and plan the transition before 30 September 2029) are used in roles such as quality engineer, process improvement analyst, quality auditor and operations manager, and in quality engineer work. The course gives you practical evidence of the skill; it does not promise a job, and employers decide on experience and interview.