Custom ISO 9001 Executive Training
Why Choose?
Give top management a clear, business-focused understanding of the ISO 9001 responsibilities they need to fulfill: setting direction, sponsoring implementation, providing resources, assigning accountability and reviewing whether the QMS is delivering the intended results.
Tailored to Your Business Priorities and QMS Status
Focused on Leadership, Sponsorship and Governance
Live Dialogue with a Senior ISO 9001 Consultant
4 Hours | Up to 20 Participants
Choose between live virtual and on-site training.
FromUSD 780
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1. On-Site or Live Virtual
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2. Date
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An effective QMS depends on leadership decisions and commitments that cannot be left to the implementation team. This briefing turns the standard's leadership requirements into a practical discussion about direction, resources, accountability, performance and improvement in your organization.
Clarify Leadership Responsibilities: Understand what top management must sponsor, communicate, resource and review – and what belongs to the implementation team.
Connect the QMS to Business Priorities: Relate quality objectives, customer focus, risks and performance measures to your strategic direction.
Strengthen Oversight and Decision-Making: Know what evidence and performance information leaders should review, what questions to ask and when action is needed.
Address Your Real Leadership Questions: Use the live format to discuss your QMS status, implementation priorities and concerns directly with a senior consultant.
Quite enlightening how Greg showed us that ISO is more than paperwork to qualify for new business. For the first time, I understood ISO could create operational value.
Kevin Barber / Barber Group
Shift to Business Value: Barber Group's leadership team moved from viewing ISO 9001 as a compliance cost to seeing how the QMS could support operational performance and better management decisions.
After this briefing, executives will be prepared to:
Explain top management's responsibilities and distinguish leadership oversight from implementation work.
Align the QMS with strategic direction, customer needs and meaningful quality objectives.
Provide effective sponsorship through clear accountability, communication and appropriate resources.
Review QMS performance, including results, risks, improvement priorities and management-review inputs.
Participate confidently in certification audits and explain leadership decisions with relevant evidence.
The briefing combines concise instruction, executive coaching and strategic discussion. Your consultant adapts the emphasis and examples to your organization, QMS status and leadership priorities.
ISO 9001 for Top Management: What the QMS is intended to achieve and the responsibilities that belong at leadership level.
Direction and Sponsorship: Strategic alignment, customer focus, quality policy and objectives, accountability, resources and organizational support.
Governance and Performance: Process performance, risks and opportunities, management review, improvement priorities and evidence for decision-making.
Implementation and Change: How leaders remove barriers, reinforce priorities and help the QMS become part of normal management rather than a separate compliance project.
Certification Audit Readiness: What auditors typically explore with top management and how to explain leadership decisions with appropriate evidence.
ISO 9001 should give leaders better visibility, clearer accountability and stronger control – not another layer of administration.
Colin Gray / Lead Instructor / 9001Simplified
After the live briefing, each participant receives a Certificate of Completion that includes:
0.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Confirmation of Participation in the live executive briefing
There is no written final assessment. The certificate records participation, not examination-based professional competence.
Get your leadership team briefed in three simple steps.
Choose your preferred date at checkout:
Live Virtual Briefing: Can typically be scheduled within 1 week.
On-Site Briefing: Requires 3 weeks notice.
Worried about timing? You'll get a full refund if we can't agree on a date.
Once scheduled, your consultant will discuss your business objectives, QMS status and leadership priorities. We then adapt the emphasis, examples and discussion agenda, confirm logistics and – when briefing virtually – test the video-conferencing setup.
Your leadership team joins a live, 4-hour briefing with focused instruction, organization-specific discussion and direct access to a senior consultant.
Andrew O'Reilly
IRCA-certified Lead Auditor, consultant and instructor with more than 25 years of experience in quality management, process improvement, project management and change management.
Andrew combines ISO 9001 expertise with Six Sigma and Prosci change-management credentials to help leaders use the QMS as a practical management tool. His focus is on better process visibility, stronger accountability, measurable improvement and changes that employees can adopt and sustain.
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Colin Gray
Senior consultant, trainer and IRCA-certified Lead Auditor with more than 30 years of experience helping hundreds of companies improve their management systems.
Colin helps leadership teams look beyond certification and use ISO 9001 to strengthen organizational control, clarify responsibilities, improve decision-making and drive continuous improvement. His strategic perspective is especially valuable when executives want the QMS to support business performance rather than become another layer of administration.
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Simon Keller
Training Manager, Lead Author and experienced consultant with more than 20 years of experience in education and ISO 9001 quality management.
Simon specializes in turning complex ISO 9001 concepts into clear, practical guidance for decision-makers. His background in education, technical writing and system design helps executives quickly understand what matters, what does not, and how the QMS can be integrated into normal management activities.
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Robin Bathurst
Senior consultant and instructor with more than 20 years of specialized experience in medical testing, medical devices and manufacturing.
Robin helps leaders in technical and highly regulated industries balance compliance, risk and operational performance. Her experience with advanced process controls gives executives a practical perspective on how to maintain strong oversight without creating unnecessary complexity.
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Included
Four hours of tailored leadership instruction for up to 20 participants, course materials and a Certificate of Completion for each participant. All travel expenses are included for the on-site option.
Duration
4 hours of training.
Client Requirements
For virtual training: stable internet connection and video conferencing capability. For on-site training: a suitable training room with a projector and screen.
Prerequisites
None.
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This briefing is for members of top management and senior leaders who sponsor the QMS, set direction, allocate resources, assign accountability and review performance. It is not implementation or auditor training.
Custom Employee Training builds workforce awareness and buy-in. The Executive Briefing focuses on top management's leadership, sponsorship, governance and performance-review responsibilities.
Yes. The content is designed for a leadership audience. We focus on business priorities, oversight and decision-making rather than clause-by-clause instruction or technical jargon.
Yes. Before the session, your consultant discusses your business objectives, QMS status and leadership priorities, then adapts the emphasis, examples and discussion agenda accordingly.
The standard briefing is for up to 20 participants to maintain an interactive, conversational environment. Choose a live virtual session by video conference or an on-site session at your location.
No. Each participant receives a Certificate of Completion carrying 0.4 CEUs. It records participation in the live leadership briefing, not examination-based professional certification.
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