Ms. Damian, I hope you are doing well today. Your generalization "Seems like trainers and certification bodies are desperate to get money in on draft level standard revisions!" is inappropriate and does not reflect the needs and demands of the market. While there certainly may be organizations who fit this profile, painting every certified training organization and certification body as "greedy" as your comment implies, is disingenuous and simply wrong. We have been receiving requests for training on the revisions to ISO 14001 and 9001 since the DIS was issued for these standards. At that time, we explained to our customers the standard was still in development and significant changes to the content were possible between the DIS and the FDIS. Any changes to their management systems based on the DIS would be premature. Once the standard reaches the FDIS stage, organizations may begin their transition planning as only editorial comments are accepted to ensure consistent translation. No new requirements or technical revisions are allowed. Certification Bodies are already conducting training for their auditors on the revisions and have developed their transition plans for their certification customers and will begin sharing this information with them in the next few weeks for ISO 14001. Complicating the situation further will be the revisions to ISO 19011, scheduled for release in May 2026. Organizations have been reaching out to training providers requesting training of their auditors to assist in conducting gap assessments of their current management systems versus the new requirements. Customers are asking if these courses will satisfy the training requirements for auditor certification. Delays in providing the auditor competency requirements causes confusion and potentially frustration with the customers depending on certified course providers to provide clear information and meet their needs and expectations. If an organization contracts training for their auditors by a non-certified provider prior to the EG requirements being issued and their auditors then apply for EG certification they run the risk of being told the course they have taken and paid for does not meet the auditor competency requirements, The organization will have wasted time and received little to no return on the investment of their limited resources. This will create frustration and dissatisfaction in the market with certified courses in general for the seeming lack of responsiveness to the needs of the marketplace. While, yes there will reportedly be a three (3) year transition period for organizations to come into conformance with the revised standard, organizations are requesting auditor training now so they can plan their transitions in an orderly manner to fit in with their other priorities and initiatives. What we are requesting is simply a proactive approach to revising the auditor competency requirements to meet the demands of our customers. This is not an unreasonable request from one partner to another in this process.
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Carmine Joseph Liuzzi
SAI Global-Excel Global Partnership
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-20-2026 09:17 AM
From: Tamera (Tami) Damian
Subject: Let's hod off on training Standards until they are released!
No need to get all hyped up about the forthcoming changes to ISO 14001 and ISO 9001! Wait for the approved Standard release!
Seems like trainers and certification bodies are desperate to get money in on draft level standard revisions!
Slow down! There will be plenty of time for solid management systems to adjust to the revisions.
Per Exemplar Global
"Exemplar Global has structured processes in place to update our requirements related to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, both in terms of the recognition of training provider courses as well as personnel certification for professionals.
We understand that many of you are interested in creating new courses and/or transition courses that are aligned with the language of the FDIS versions of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Exemplar Global does not generally approve coursework based on preliminary, unfinalized versions of these standards, so please watch this space and we will keep you updated as to the status of this process."
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Revisions - Exemplar Global
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Tami Damian
Consulting/Training
Leadership Education And Development, Inc
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