ISO 9001 Foundation

ISO 9001 Foundation is a two-day training course which focuses on the concepts of quality and quality management, and provides an overall explanation of ISO 9001 requirements for a quality management system (QMS). In this training course, you will be acquainted with the various aspects of a QMS based on ISO 9001, such as the role of top management, risks and opportunities, quality policy, processes that shape product and service provision activities, requirements for performance evaluation, and the importance of continual improvement.

How this course works

PECB eLearning training courses are neither location-constrained nor time-bound. This method is technologically enabled and is delivered by PECB Certified Trainers in pre-recorded video format, so you can follow the course from any device and location.

• Pre-recorded video sessions delivered by PECB Certified Trainers
• Quizzes throughout the course, so you can check your understanding as you go
• Additional reading material to enhance your knowledge
• The complete course material, digitally, through my PECB
• Around 200 pages of information and practical examples

You have 12 months from the date of purchase to work through the course and sit the exam — there are no fixed dates and nothing to schedule. Whichever format you take, PECB delivers the course material digitally through my PECB, and you sit the exam online from anywhere in the world once you are ready.

Your fee covers PECB’s full certification cycle:

• The first exam attempt
• One free retake
• The certification application fee
• The first year of PECB's Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF)

Both the 12-month window and what the fee covers are set by PECB’s Exam Rules and Policies. Note the last item: PECB covers the first year of its Annual Maintenance Fee, so keeping the credential current after that first year is paid to PECB directly.

Who should attend

• Managers and consultants seeking to know more about quality management
• Professionals wishing to get acquainted with ISO 9001 requirements for a QMS
• Individuals engaged in or responsible for quality management activities in their organization
• Individuals wishing to pursue a career in quality management

What you’ll be able to do

• Describe the quality management concepts, principles, and definitions
• Explain the main ISO 9001 requirements for a quality management system
• Identify potential actions and approaches that organizations can use to achieve conformity to ISO 9001

Course outline

PECB structures the course in 2 parts, covering 2days’ worth of material. You work through them in your own time.

1. Introduction to quality concepts, QMS, and clauses 4–6 of ISO 9001

2. Clauses 7–10 of ISO 9001 and certificate exam

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to participate in this training course.

Exam & certification

The course closes with the PECB ISO 9001 Foundation Exam, which meets the requirements of PECB’s Examination and Certification Programme and covers 2 competency domains:

1. Fundamental concepts and principles of quality management and a QMS based on ISO 9001
2. ISO 9001 requirements for a quality management system — Clauses 4 to 10

Pass it and you can apply for the PECB Certificate Holder in ISO 9001 Foundation credential. There is no professional-experience requirement — the training course, the exam, and signing the PECB Code of Ethics are the whole of it.