The ISO 9001 Transition course runs over two days and ends with a one-hour PECB exam. Abilene Academy delivers it onsite in Morges, as virtual live training with an instructor, or as self-study with 365 days of access. All three formats lead to the same exam and credential.
Day one introduces ISO 9001:2026 and compares it with ISO 9001:2015 on structure, context of the organization and leadership. Day two moves clause by clause through planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement, and closes with the certification exam, a one-hour multiple-choice session.
About 40 percent of the time is instruction and 60 percent is exercises. Participants classify changes, trace their impact to procedures and records, and draft transition actions, with short quizzes at the end of each block.
Onsite training takes place in Morges, in French-speaking Switzerland. Virtual live is the same instructor-led course delivered remotely in real time. Self-study gives you the full programme at your own pace for 365 days. Every format includes more than 150 pages of materials and a 14 CPD credit attestation.
Whichever format you choose, you finish with the same working method: a gap analysis applied to a sample QMS, ready to reuse on your own system.
“Two days is enough because participants already know ISO 9001. We spend the time on the decisions a transition forces, not on the basics.”
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View courseThe PECB Certified ISO 9001 Transition credential shows you understand the differences between ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 9001:2026 and can plan and implement the changes in a QMS. It requires a one-hour multiple-choice exam with a 70% pass mark and no professional experience.
ISO 9001:2026 changes clauses 4.2, 5.1.1, 6.1, 6.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.6, 7.3, parts of clause 8, 9.2.2, 9.3.2 and 10.1. The biggest shifts are quality culture and ethical behavior, separate handling of risks and opportunities, expanded planning of changes and broader organizational knowledge. The process approach and PDCA are unchanged.
The transition period is three years. ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026, and ISO 9001:2015 certificates cease to be valid after 30 September 2029. Your transition audit, and any corrective action it raises, must be completed before that date.
The PECB Certified ISO 9001 Transition credential shows you understand the differences between ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 9001:2026 and can plan and implement the changes in a QMS. It requires a one-hour multiple-choice exam with a 70% pass mark and no professional experience.
ISO 9001:2026 changes clauses 4.2, 5.1.1, 6.1, 6.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.6, 7.3, parts of clause 8, 9.2.2, 9.3.2 and 10.1. The biggest shifts are quality culture and ethical behavior, separate handling of risks and opportunities, expanded planning of changes and broader organizational knowledge. The process approach and PDCA are unchanged.
The transition period is three years. ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026, and ISO 9001:2015 certificates cease to be valid after 30 September 2029. Your transition audit, and any corrective action it raises, must be completed before that date.
Compare each changed ISO 9001:2026 requirement with your current processes and records, classify it as new, revised, reorganized or unchanged, and note whether you already meet it. Give every gap an owner, a date and the evidence that will close it, then verify through an internal audit and management review before the transition audit.
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