Choosing training is easier when you start with your goal. Decide what you want to learn, find the right course level, then compare the options that fit your time and budget.
Browse courses, or use the steps below to work out what you need.
1. Choose your subject
A management system is the way an organisation plans, carries out and reviews its work. Different ISO standards focus on different areas:
- ISO 9001: quality management — delivering consistent products and services and improving how you work.
- ISO 14001: environmental management — managing your organisation’s impact on the environment.
- ISO 27001: information security — managing risks to the information your organisation holds.
- ISO 42001: AI management — managing the responsible use and development of artificial intelligence.
Some courses cover several standards together. Look for integrated management systems training if your role spans more than one area.
2. Find the right course level
- Requirements or foundation: learn what a standard asks organisations to do.
- Internal auditor: learn to check whether your organisation’s management system meets its requirements and works in practice.
- Lead auditor: develop the skills to plan and lead audits.
- Lead auditor conversion: add another subject to relevant auditor training you already have. Entry requirements vary.
- Implementer: learn to set up, run or improve a management system.
- Transition: update your knowledge when a new edition of a standard is published.
Need help choosing between auditor courses? Read internal auditor vs lead auditor.
3. Choose how you want to learn
Study at your own pace
Self-paced online learning can fit around other commitments. Check how long you can access the materials, whether a tutor is available and how any assessment works.
Join a live online class
Live online courses run at set times with a tutor. Check the time zone, daily timetable and attendance requirements, especially if you are fitting training around work.
Attend in person
For classroom learning, check the venue and dates before arranging travel. Include accommodation and time away from work when comparing costs.
Arrange training for your team
For in-house training, ask the provider for a written quote covering group size, course content, trainer expenses and assessment.
4. Check what is included
- The full price, including VAT and any exam, material or travel costs.
- Course length, preparation work and attendance requirements.
- Any knowledge, experience or earlier training you need.
- Practical exercises, assessments, exams and resit arrangements.
- The certificate you receive and any professional recognition you need.
- Cancellation and date-change terms.
If you need a particular qualification for work, check with your employer or the relevant professional body that the course meets their requirements. A course certificate and professional auditor registration are different, and registration may also require experience.
Compare the full cost
Make a shortlist at the same course level, then write down the fee, VAT wording, exam costs, travel and time away from work. An in-house price per person may depend on a minimum group size, so compare it with a written quote for your team.
Check the examples in our ISO 9001 price guide, ISO 14001 transition and auditor guide, ISO 27001 lead auditor guide and ISO 42001 course guide. The links beside the examples show where the figures came from.
Will the certificate meet my needs?
A provider’s attendance or completion certificate, a certified training course and professional auditor registration have different meanings. Ask for the exact course name, recognition scheme and certificate awarded after assessment. If your employer specifies a qualification, have them check the course before you pay.
For an IRCA career route, check the official IRCA grades and requirements. Relevant training is one part of the route; the grade you can apply for also depends on your audit experience.
Ready to compare?
Open the course finder and select up to three courses to view side by side. Each listing shows when we checked the information. Visit the provider’s website for current prices, dates and booking details.
Provider information and guidance checked 7 September 2026. Published by Compliance Course Finder, operated by LATITUDE60 LTD. How we check course information.