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15 Apr 2026

ISO Auditor Competence: who decides?

Your ISO Auditor Certificate doesn't make you competent Being on a professional ISO auditor register isn't enough either Competence is defined as the ‘ability to apply knowledge and skills to achieve intended results.’ And so it is with ISO Auditor Competence. Your Lead Auditor Certificate alone does not ensure competence. Nor, when competent, do you suddenly become incompetent three years after ...

17 Feb 2026

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28 Feb 2025

Why Checking the Competency of ISO Internal Auditors is Essential

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Question: What's the one thing that ISO Auditor Training can't give you? Answer: Competency. ISO Management System Standards require competence in internal auditing, and ISO training is essential to building such competence. This post will examine internal auditing of the two most popular management system standards: ISO 9001, the quality management system (QMS) standard, and ISO 14001, the ...

11 Feb 2025

ISO Internal Audit Program best practice

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Don't waste time and effort on ISO Internal Audits! For many, Internal Audits are a sterile and mandatory drudge, carried out solely to obtain some records to show in an inane internal audit report to the external auditor. Such audits add no value to the organization for the resources applied. Yet, many organizations extract great value from the activity, including monetary value, which will ...

News and Commentary on ISO Management System Standards

ISO Auditor Competence: who decides?

deGRANDSON: your best choice

Why Checking the Competency of ISO Internal Auditors is Essential

ISO Internal Audit Program best practice

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