Section 1
Who certifies ISO courses and auditors?
ISO publishes the standards but does not certify people or approve courses. That is done by independent schemes. The scheme behind a certificate decides how the course is assessed and what you can do with it afterwards.
- 1.1CQI and IRCAThe Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) and its International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) certify auditor training courses run by approved training partners, and register individual auditors in grades from As…
- 1.2PECBPECB certifies individuals through its own training courses and exams, delivered by partners worldwide (in the UK, for example, Firebrand Training). Its main levels are Foundation, Lead Implementer, Lead Auditor and Tra…
- 1.3Exemplar GlobalExemplar Global (formerly RABQSA) certifies auditors and other professionals and runs programmes that certify training courses against ISO management-system schemes. Less common on UK course titles than CQI and IRCA or…
- 1.4IBITGQThe International Board for IT Governance Qualifications sets the exams for the ISO/IEC 27001 qualifications taught by GRC Solutions (formerly IT Governance Ltd): Certified ISO 27001 ISMS Foundation, Lead Implementer (C…
1.5 Course certificate or auditor registration?
Passing a certified course gives you a course certificate. Separately, a scheme can register you as an auditor (for example IRCA Auditor or Lead Auditor, or a PECB Lead Auditor credential) once you can show audit experience. Employers and certification bodies sometimes ask for one, sometimes the other — read job adverts carefully. Auditor career paths and registration grades.