Section 3
ISO standards covered
The management-system standards that UK courses are built around, with the current edition of each and any revision under way. Requirements standards can be certified; guidance standards (ISO 19011, ISO 31000) are trained on but not certified against.
| Standard | Topic | Current edition | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | Quality management QMS | ISO 9001:2026 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | New edition |
| ISO 14001 | Environmental management EMS | ISO 14001:2026 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | New edition |
| ISO 45001 | Occupational health and safety OH&SMS | ISO 45001:2018 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | Revision under way |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Information security ISMS | ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | Current |
| ISO 22301 | Business continuity BCMS | ISO 22301:2019 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | Revision under way |
| ISO 50001 | Energy management EnMS | ISO 50001:2018 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | Current |
| ISO 22000 | Food safety FSMS | ISO 22000:2018 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | Revision under way |
| ISO 13485 | Medical devices quality MD-QMS | ISO 13485:2016 | Requirements | Current |
| ISO/IEC 20000-1 | IT service management SMS | ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | Current |
| ISO/IEC 27701 | Privacy information management PIMS | ISO/IEC 27701:2025 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | New edition |
| ISO/IEC 42001 | Artificial intelligence management AIMS | ISO/IEC 42001:2023 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | Current |
| ISO 37001 | Anti-bribery management ABMS | ISO 37001:2025 | Requirements Harmonized Structure | New edition |
| ISO 19011 | Auditing management systems (guidance) | ISO 19011:2026 | Guidance | New edition |
| ISO 31000 | Risk management (guidance) | ISO 31000:2018 | Guidance | Revision under way |
3.1 Why so many standards look alike
Most ISO management-system standards share the Harmonized Structure: the same clause numbers 4 to 10 (context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, improvement) with much of the same core wording. Once you know one standard well, you already know the skeleton of the others — which is why auditor conversion courses exist. The Harmonized Structure explained.