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Meet the Facilitators 
Session 1 – Welcome: Why 17024 Was Revised and How to Read the 2026 Standard
Session 2 – The ISO Revision Process & New 2026 Definitions: How the Standard Changed and Why
Session 3 – Resource Requirements: Managing Competence and Governing AI in the Certification Process
Session 4 – General Requirements: Managing Impartiality in the 2026 Standard
Session 5 – Structural Requirements for Education, Training, and Impartiality (2012 → 2026)
Session 6 – Certification Schemes (Section 8): From Job Analysis to a Defensible, Maintained Scheme
Session 7 – Certification Process Requirements & What Changed in Clauses 7 & 9
Session 8 – Management Systems Under 17024:2026 — Risk-Based Thinking and the Six Subsystems (Section 10)
Wrap Up

ISO/IEC 17024:2026 – Understanding the Revisions

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Course Overview

The new 2026 revision of ISO/IEC 17024 is here, and in this self-paced course certification body staff (scheme owners, quality and compliance managers, and lead assessors) will learn what changed, why those changes were made, and what evidence assessors will expect to see during and after the transition.
Led by Dr. Vijay Krishna (who participated in the ISO revision process), and Dr. Adrienne Cadle (a lead assessor and Working Group 30 member) this course distills expert facilitation into eight focused sessions you can complete on your own time.
This is not an introduction to certification. This course assumes you already understand the fundamentals of ISO/IEC 17024 and are actively operating certification programs. The focus is on the changes between the 2012 and 2026 standards. Specifically, which clauses have moved, changed, tightened, or appeared for the first time in the 2026 standard. More importantly, each change is translated into practical, real-world guidance so you can answer the question that matters most: “What will I need to demonstrate during an assessment?”

In This Course You Will Learn

  • How to identify the substantive changes between the 2012 and 2026 versions of ISO/IEC 17024, as well as locate those changes within the standard.
  • How to apply the revised requirements to certification body operations, including AI use, impartiality management, competence, and information security.
  • To determine what documentation, records, and processes must be updated to meet the new standard.
  • To prepare a defensible transition plan and evidence package for accreditation assessment.

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Objectives

Key learning objectives for the ISO/IEC 17024:2026 transition workshop.