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ISO Certification for Individuals<\/h1>
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About ISO certification for individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This blog covers what you need to know about ISO certification<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> for individuals. It’s a practical way to build ISO awareness among employees at all levels and to prepare the staff of a certified organization to apply ISO standards in their day-to-day work. It also recognizes the training investment you’ve made in your people and demonstrates your organization’s commitment to the standard.<\/p>\n

Can an individual get certified to a specific ISO standard?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The simple answer is no. A person cannot be certified to a particular standard such as ISO 9001 – that certification is awarded to a company or organization by a certification body. What an individual receives is a training certificate, issued on successful completion of a course such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor training<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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ISO certification vs. ISO training certification<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The terms are often used interchangeably, but they’re quite different. ISO certification is awarded to an organization by a certification body<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> after the organization proves – through documentation review and internal and external audits – that it meets the requirements of a standard such as ISO 9001 or ISO 14001.<\/p>\n

A training certificate, on the other hand, is issued to an individual who completes a course – lead auditor, lead implementer, internal auditor, or awareness training. These courses familiarize participants with a standard so they can help their organization implement it. The training certificate is issued by the training provider or examination body, not by the certification body that audits organizations. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Types of ISO training for individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

ISO training raises awareness and improves knowledge among the people who work within an organization, so they can take part in the certification process and support it through the audit cycle. IAS, through its training arm, offers ISO training<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> across the main course types:<\/p>\n