ISO public training courses

Here's our current schedule of public training courses on various aspects of ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 implementation, auditing, and maintenance. Get up to speed on the latest techniques for making your ISO system add value and efficiency to your organization.

The Effective Internal Auditor - ISO 9001

Internal auditor This course is for individuals who wish to qualify to internally audit management systems compliant with the requirements of ISO 9001 (2008). Workshop style minimizes tedium and maximizes learning. The two-day course complies with the guidance of ISO 19011. Students successfully completing the course requirements receive certificate of completion. Download course outline here.

Dates: To be announced

Seamless integration:
adding ISO 14001 and/or OHSAS 18001
to your system

training07 (88K) ISO 9001 certified firms interested in adding ISO 14001 (environmental management) and OHSAS 18001 (health/safety management) flags to their system often don't realize it - but they are already a third of the way there. All three management standards have major areas of requirements overlap, and it is possible - even desirable - to integrate the systems to minimize redundancy and cost. Rob Kantner, who pioneered in helping firms reach the "ISO Trifecta" (simultaneous registration to 9001, 14001, 18001), shows you how to develop and implement integrated quality, environmental, and/or health/safety management systems and get certified simultaneously to the relevant standards - on an efficient and value added basis. Download course outline here.

Date: To be announced

The Effective Internal Auditor - ISO 14001

Internal auditor Taught by authority Rob Kantner and drawn from Kantner & Company's years of experience teaching thousands about ISO style management system auditing, this course takes novice and experienced auditors through the steps to competence in auditing ISO 14001 environmental management systems. The workshop style course walks students in a down to earth practical style through audit preparation, data gathering, developing findings, and reporting / documentation. Covered also are the ISO 14001 requirements. Kantner's teaching style helps transform dry subject matter into an engaging and beneficial learning experience. Download course outline here.

Dates: To be announced

How to Implement OHSAS 18001:
Health/Safety Management

Internal auditor OHSAS 18001, the international health/safety management specification, dovetails with 9001 (quality) and 14001 (environmental) among management systems helpful to organizations of all kinds. This outstanding two-day workshop course on OHSAS 18001 implementation shows you how to ramp up your health/safety performance with a system that augments your current safety program. Based on our 15 years of industry experience, this course walks you through the steps needed to design and implement the system, prepare for successful certification audit, and - just as important - ensure that the system adds value to your business processes. Download course outline here.

Dates: To be announced

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Extremely beneficial: Portions of this seminar would be extremely beneficial to all employees from an educational standpoint in regards to quality.
Really enjoyed: Again, thanks for everything. I've really enjoyed all the training. This information will follow me anywhere.
Great training!
Informative: Rob was very informative and easy to understand.
Knowledgeable: Very knowledgeable in field. I learned quite a bit about auditing.
Team exercise: The team exercise was informative. Great job!
Great!: The instructor was very knowledgeable. He made a very boring process fun. He was great!
Interesting: Instructor made this somewhat dry material very interesting.
Focused: I liked the animated abilities of the instructor to keep the class interested in subject matter, on track, and focused.
Organized: Very good course - well organized.
Hands-on: I liked the hands-on training backed up by manual presentations.
Instructor knowledge: The knowledge of the instructor in this subject really made class very informative. Really learned a lot about auditing and ISO.
Learn by doing: Doing the case exercises made what could have been a very dry subject much more interesting. I learn more by doing rather than just being lectured. Very good course - I learned a lot.
Good mix: Interactive; moved along well. Good mix of instruction and role playing. Excellent instructor. Would higly recommend this course to anyone learning how to audit.
Hands-on: Instructor knowledgeable, with excellent communication skills. Hands-on exercises very helpful.
Practical: Practical exercises were very valuable in providing reference to the course material.
Material interesting: Subject matter was pretty dry, but the material was presented in an interesting way.
Recommend to all: [Instructor] made a potentially dull subject very interesting. I recommend this to all employees.
Experienced, excellent: Very experienced and excellent instructor.
Helpful: Informative, well organized, and presented in a relaxed atmosphere. Instructor was very helpful - never failed to answer questions no matter how insignificant.
Relevant: Very relevant to our type of organization. Presented in an interesting and casual manner; makes it more of a reality than a far-fetched process.
Condensed and informative: Course was condensed, and informative. Instructor was helpful even when "sidetracked" by passing out and discussing forms.
Prepared: What I liked was instructor's humor and preparation.
Recommend to other companies: Instructor balanced the activities and functions to help the trainees focus on the topic material. Will recommend to other companies.
I liked: I liked instructor's ability to make a relatively dull topic more interesting.
Not just lecture: I liked the interaction; this was not just a straight lecture format. Nice job!
Excellent. Keep it up. And thanks.
Not boring: Not boring - time went by too fast.
Case studies: Instructor kept it interesting with occasional bits of humor. Case studies were great. Course would not have been done justice without them.
Good teacher: Rob did a good job communicating. Good teacher.
Light hearted: Instructor kept it light hearted and entertaining, yet we still learned what we needed to know.
Effective internal auditor: I found the program to provide an excellent discussion of not only what it takes to be an effective internal auditor, but also profound insight into the philosophy behind ISO.
Only seminar not boring: This is the only seminar I have attended that I did not become bored.
Well planned, expertly presented: This was a well planned and expertly presented program. Instructor is a pro with a warm and highly listenable style.
Outstanding subject knowledge: The instructor was excellent in presenting course contents. His subject knowledge was outstanding.
Opened my mind: In the past 16 hours I learned what I did not know in the past 10 years. It really opened my mind a lot in different aspects.
Highly recommend: Instructor was terrific. I highly recommend this program to anyone interested in ISO 9000. He really knows his stuff.
Everyone could understand: Made a difficult subject easier. Speaker was great – explained things in details everyone could understand.
Best course: Well paced. I was able to leave with a much better understanding of a very complex issue. The objective my company hoped for has been met. Best course I have attended.
Handled with excellence.

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