Integrated Management Systems
ISO 56001:2024 – Innovation Management System – Lead Auditor Training
Overview
A professional programme for those who plan, lead and report management-system audits against ISO 56001:2024. It follows the audit principles of ISO 19011 and covers the full audit cycle — from planning and opening meeting to findings, nonconformity grading, reporting and follow-up — through realistic case work and role play.
The standard
About the standard
ISO 56001:2024
Innovation Management System
Sets out requirements for building and running a management system dedicated to innovation, covering strategic intent, leadership commitment and the processes and reviews needed to turn new ideas into realized value. It is written to fit organizations of any size, sector or industry and can be used for certification or purely as internal guidance. The standard rests on the innovation-management principles defined in the companion ISO 56000 vocabulary standard, aiming to make innovation a repeatable, governed capability rather than a one-off event.
Key objectives
- Provide a certifiable framework of requirements for running an innovation management system
- Turn innovation from ad hoc effort into a structured, repeatable organizational capability
- Align innovation activity with strategic direction and leadership commitment
- Reduce uncertainty and risk in pursuing new products, services, processes and business models
- Enable integration with other ISO management system standards through a common structure
Who uses it
Organizations that want to make innovation systematic and measurable.
Contribution to the SDGs
Per ISO, ISO 56001 contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
- Interpret the requirements of ISO 56001:2024 in an audit context
- Plan an audit programme and an individual audit, including scope, criteria and sampling
- Lead an audit team and conduct opening and closing meetings
- Collect and evaluate objective evidence through interview, observation and document review
- Grade nonconformities and write clear, defensible audit findings
- Prepare the audit report and follow up corrective actions
Who should attend
Auditors, consultants, management representatives and professionals who want to lead first-, second- or third-party audits.
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