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ISO 14001:2026 Awareness and Transition & Internal Audit Training

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Course Overview for ISO 14001:2026 Awareness and Transition & Internal Audit Training

The primary Purpose of an ISO 14001:2026 Awareness and Transition & Internal Audit Training programme is to align an organization’s workforce, leadership, and auditing teams with the updated requirements of the revised Environmental Management System (EMS) standard and create awareness of ISO 14001:2026 requirements. This training provides and help the participant to understand the changes and implement the changes in their EMS management system and to develop the necessary expertise to perform Process Approach methodology Environmental Management System audit by applying widely recognized audit principles, procedures, and techniques.

 

Course Objectives

  • Understand the structure of ISO 14001:2026
  • Learn the difference between ISO 14001:2015 versus ISO 14001:2026
  • Understand key requirements, terms and definitions of ISO 14001(EMS)
  • ISO 14001:2026
  • Upgrading and Implement and prepare for the upcoming ISO 14001:2026 audits
  • To create a basic awareness about Management System based
    on ISO 14001:2026 Standard.
  • Enhanced ability to identify the aims and benefits of an ISO 14001 audit
  • Ability to interpret ISO 14001 requirements – principles, procedures and auditing techniques
  • Plan and conduct an audit in accordance with ISO 14001 audit plan
  • Undertake audit reporting, including writing factual & value-added non-conformity reports
  • Undertake audit follow up activities, including evaluating the effectiveness of corrective action/s
  • Understand an auditor’s role to: plan, lead and follow-up on a management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011
  • Identify the Environment Management System gaps
  • Improve and continuously upgrade the Environment Management System through a proper audit skill
  • Able to conduct audit efficiently and effectively

Language

English / Malay

Methodology

Training with audio and video visuals aids, hard copy training material, practical session on workplace documents, records and theory

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the requirements of ISO 14001:2026
  • Evaluate their organisation’s status with regard to ISO 14001:2026 implementation
  • Know the characteristics of ISO 14001:2026 EMS
  • Understand the purpose EMS and explain the framework relevant to EMS
  • Understand the EMS Management Principles

 

Course Content

DAY 1

Module 1: Introduction to EMS & ISO 14001:2026
  • General Understanding of (Global and Local) Environmental issues
  • Purpose and Benefit of ISO 14001
  • ISO 14001:2026 structure and key elements
  • Fundamentals of EMS: Purpose, key benefits, and the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle.
  • Why the 2026 Revision? Transition from 2015, incorporating climate change amendments, biodiversity, and circular economy expectations.
  • 3-Year Transition Roadmap: Timelines and certification impacts (2026–2029)                
Module 2: Organizational Context & Leadership (Clauses 4 & 5)

 

Clause 4 – Context of the Organization:

  • Identifying internal and external environmental conditions (climate risks, pollution, resource availability, biodiversity).
  • Applying Life Cycle Perspective (LCP) when setting the EMS scope.

Clause 5 – Leadership & Commitment:

  • Top management accountability and supporting all organizational roles (not just management).
  • Environmental Policy updates reflecting resource conservation and ecosystem protection 
Module 3: Planning, Life Cycle Thinking & Management of Change (Clause 6)

 

Clause 6 – Planning

  • Environmental Aspects & Impacts (6.1.2): Evaluating life cycle stages (design, procurement, usage, end-of-life).
  • Risks & Opportunities (6.1.4 & 6.1.5): Differentiating environmental aspects from broader organizational risks.
  • Setting Environmental Objectives (6.2): Measurable targets linked to environmental performance
  • NEW Clause 6.3 – Planning of Changes:
  • Establishing a structured process to manage operational and system changes before implementation.
Module 4: Support & Operations (Clauses 7 & 8)

 

Clause 7 – Support:

  • Competence, awareness, and internal/external communication alignment.
  • Managing records as “documented information”.

Clause 8 – Operation:

  • Controlling externally provided processes, products, and services (extending focus beyond outsourced processes to supply chains).
  • Emergency preparedness and response planning across all potential scenarios
Module 5: Performance & Improvement (Clauses 9 & 10)Clause 9 – Performance Evaluation:

  • Monitoring, measuring, and evaluating compliance obligations.
  • Internal Audit requirements: Setting clear audit objectives.
  • Management Review restructuring (inputs, process, results).

Clause 10 – Improvement:

  • Managing nonconformities, corrective action root causes, and continual improvement
Summary Checklist for 2026 Compliance

 

  • Update Context Registry: Explicitly document the relevance of Climate Change and Biodiversity.
  • Revise Clause 6: Map your risk assessment process to the new sub-clause structure (6.1.4 and 6.1.5).
  • Implement Change Management: Create a formal process for evaluating environmental impact before changing suppliers, processes, or equipment (per Clause 6.3).
  • Supply Chain Audit: Expand your control criteria to cover “externally provided products” beyond just outsourced labor/services.

                                                           

           

DAY 2

Module 6: Audit principles, preparation and launching of an audit. 
  • Fundamental audit concepts and principles
  • Understanding Process Approach Audit Methodology
  • Audit approach based on evidence and risk

 

  • Initiating the audit based of adequacy, compliance and effectiveness (Adequacy, Compliance and Effectiveness – ACE concept)
  • Establishing and preparing for the audit

 

Module 7 On-site audit activities.  
  • Audit Team formation
  • Preparing audit schedule, plan and scope
  • Inquiry, Interview, Observation, Examination or Inspection of Evidence
  • Audit Notes base of observation, interview, SOP and evidence
    • Audit team discussion and report discussion
    • Analyse findings by ISO 14001:2026 elements

 

Module 8: Closing the audit.
  • Documentation of the audit and its review
  • Presentation of audit findings and discussion
  • Closing the audit

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