ISO 21001:2018

IGC provides certification services such as ISO 21001 educational organization management system provisional auditor, auditor, lead auditor, internal auditor, and senior auditor based on cooperation with GPC (Global Personnel Certification), an accredited personnel certification body based on ISO/IEC 17024.

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  ISO 21001:2018 Overview

  ISO 21001 was developed with the consensus of the international community to provide the educational services that learners expect as interest in the quality of education increases. ISO 21001 specifies the Educational Organization Management System (EOMS) requirements and aims to provide educational services to satisfy learners and other beneficiaries.
  
  Educational Organization management systems are applicable to all educational institutions, including lifelong learning institutions, such as schools and academies, special education institutions, and remote education institutions, and can be integrated with other management systems based on the HLS structure.

• ISO 21001 Auditor Certification Requirements

  

  	Lead auditor	Auditor	Senior Auditor	Internal Auditor	Provisional Auditor
  Education	Secondary education or higher
  Work experience	5 years and more (Including 2 years or more of experience related to the ISO 21001)		10 years and more (Including 5 years or more of experience related to the ISO 21001)	3 years and more (Including 1 year or more experience related to the ISO 21001)	None
  Audit experience	Audit log of 35 MD or higher as an auditor or lead auditor within the last 3 years (of which 15 M/D or more are audit log as lead auditor)	Audit log of 20 M/D or higher as an auditor or lead auditor within the last 3 years	Audit log of 15 M/D or more as an auditor or lead auditor within the last 3 years (only the log after acquiring lead auditor certification from an accredited personnel certification body is acceptable)	Within the last 3 years awarded 5 times + audit log of at least 15 M/D	None
  Education training	* Completion of auditor training course within the last 3 years (Only a certificate of completion issued by an accredited personnel certification body or a training provider designated by it can be accepted)
  Test	GPC knowledge and personality test pass

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  ISO 21001 Auditor Certification Procedure

  • 1. Receipt of application documents

    - The applicants fill out the application form and submit materials to prove their background.

  • 2. Review of application documents and other materials

    - After reviewing the submitted application documents and other materials, if they are not sufficient, applicants should prove their history by supporting additional data.

  • 3. Performing GPC exam

    - The applicants should take the knowledge and attribution test and are granted certification upon passing the test.

  • 4. Review by Certification Decision Panel

    - Based on the submitted data and test results, the certification decision panel makes a certification decision.

  • 5. Certification issuance

    - When the certification is determined, a certificate is issued and delivered to the applicant.

  The certification is valid for 3 years from the date of issue, and registration fees must be paid annually in accordance with the certified cycle, and additional requirements must be met at the 3rd year in the renewal cycle.