Understand the requirements
Build familiarity with the clauses, terminology and principles relevant to your conformity-assessment activity.
Training & competence
Learn to prepare.
Evidence to qualify.
IASCB is an accreditation body, not a training delivery organisation. We set competence expectations and assess evidence; we do not sell or deliver training courses.
IASCB's position
Training can help
you prepare.
Applicants may choose training from any competent, independent provider to build understanding of relevant standards and assessment practices. Training is optional unless a specific scheme or regulator says otherwise.
Completing a training course does not confer IASCB accreditation, certification, auditor approval or inspector approval. Those outcomes require a separate evidence-based assessment against applicable requirements.
What IASCB doesDefines applicable expectations · Reviews competence evidence · Makes independent accreditation decisions
How learning supports readiness
Build capability
before assessment.
Use learning as one part of a wider readiness plan, alongside documented procedures, practical experience and internal review.
Develop internal capability
Help personnel understand their roles, responsibilities, impartiality duties and evidence expectations.
Test your readiness
Use exercises, internal audits and case studies to identify gaps before an external assessment begins.
Relevant learning routes
Choose learning
that fits your role.
Look for providers with demonstrable subject knowledge, experienced tutors, current course content and transparent claims about what the course does—and does not—provide.
Certification bodiesISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 · ISO/IEC 17024:2026 · ISO/IEC 17065:2012 awareness
Inspection bodiesISO/IEC 17020:2026 awareness and inspection competence
Laboratories and technical bodiesISO/IEC 17025:2017 · ISO 15189:2022 and relevant technical requirements
Auditors, inspectors and trainersRole-specific technical competence, audit practice and continuing professional development
External learning providers
How some accreditation bodies
support learning.
Some accreditation bodies operate a separate training arm. For example, UKAS offers the UKAS Academy, with public, virtual, in-house and eLearning courses delivered by UKAS experts. That training supports an accreditation journey but does not itself grant accreditation.
IASCB does not currently operate a training academy or deliver training courses. We signpost the distinction clearly so applicants can select learning independently and understand that assessment remains a separate process.
See the UKAS Academy model ↗Need guidance?