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Sunday, November 22, 2015
Quality Concepts and ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: Certification/Registration to ISO 9001:2015 QMS - ...
Quality Concepts and ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: Certification/Registration to ISO 9001:2015 QMS - ...: Certification/Registration to ISO 9001:2015 QMS - Part 1 Taking the decision to implement ISO 9001:2015 QMS and its certification Kesha...
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Quality Concepts and ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: Training Handbook on 'ISO 9001:2015 QMS Implementa...
Quality Concepts and ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: Training Handbook on 'ISO 9001:2015 QMS Implementa...: Training Handbook on 'ISO 9001:2015 QMS Implementation in a School' ISO 9001:2015 QMS standard has replaced the earlier versio...
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Training Handbook on 'ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness'
ISO 9001:2015 QMS standard has replaced the earlier version ISO 9001:2008 QMS standard. Organizations are now required to upgrade their quality management systems (QMS) according to ISO 9001:2015 QMS standard before the transition period expires.
I have designed and developed a Training Handbook on ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness, for the benefit of the management executives, personnel involved in ISO 9001 QMS implementation, internal auditors and individuals, who are interested to upgrade their knowledge.
Contents of the Training Handbook are:
# 01 - An introduction on 'ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness' Training
# 02 - Introduction - Historical background, Standard Development Timeline for ISO 9001:2015
# 03 - Overview - Foreword, Introduction, QMS - Requirements Clauses, Scope, Normative references, Terms and definitions
# 04 - Context of the organization
# 05 - Leadership
# 06 - Planning
# 07 - Support
# 08 - Operation
# 09 - Performance evaluation
# 10 - Improvement
# 11 - Transition Planning
# 12 - Developing and Implementing ISO 9001:2015 QMS - This includes step-by-step process to develop and implement ISO 9001:2015 QMS. Very useful for organizations.
# 13 - Risk-based Thinking - An integral part of ISO 9001:2015 QMS
# 14 - ISO 9001:2015 QMS - Understanding the process approach and PDCA
# 15 - ISO 9001:2005 - Quality Management Principles
# 16 - Change Management in ISO 9001:2015
# 17 - Adding Value to the Audit
# 18 - Post-training test details
If you are interested to see the Preview of the Training Handbook, please send me an email. I will send a copy of the same.
Thanking you,
Keshav Ram Singhal
keshavsinghalajmer@gmail.com
or
krsinghal@rediffmail.com
One more request - Please share this message with friends in your network, so that more people may know about the Training Handbook.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
TRAINING ON 'ISO 9001:2015 QMS AWARENESS'
AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND UPDATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
ON
'ISO 9001:2015 QMS AWARENESS'

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF NEW STANDARD ON YOUR QMS
After attending the training you will be able to understand KEY CHANGES that affect your organization and your quality management system implementation, including the following -
• Structure and terminology
• Context of the organization
• Risk-based thinking
• Knowledge management
• Role of top management
• Management representative's role?
• Documentation impact and requirements for documented information
• Internal audit
• Understanding ISO 9001:2015 QMS requirements
• Transition planning guidance
• Implementation Guidance
CLICK HERE to see more details.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: NEW VERSION 'ISO9001:2015 QMS' STANDARD HAS BEEN P...
Forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: NEW VERSION 'ISO9001:2015 QMS' STANDARD HAS BEEN P...: NEW VERSION 'ISO9001:2015 QMS' STANDARD HAS BEEN PUBLISHED Please refer to our earlier news mentioning. "As per the latest i...
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Certification Bodies
The editor of this blog is collecting details of certification bodies operating in India and Neighbouring Countries. Please send details (name, address, email, website, etc.) by email to:
keshavsinghalajmer@gmail.com
or
krsinghal@rediffmail.com.
Thanks,
Keshav Ram Singhal
Friday, September 18, 2015
Forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: Developing and Implementing Forthcoming ISO 9001:2...
Forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: Developing and Implementing Forthcoming ISO 9001:2...: Keshav Ram Singhal From the last post .... - Last post link Step 5 - Appointing a QMS consultant A quality management system consult...
Friday, September 11, 2015
Forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: ISO 9001:2015 QMS Standard Expected To Be Publishe...
Forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: ISO 9001:2015 QMS Standard Expected To Be Publishe...: As per the latest information, forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS standard has almost come to a conclusion and has been approved for publicati...
Sunday, September 6, 2015
An Overview on International Standard on 'Quality Management - Guidelines for Training'
- Keshav Ram Singhal
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) had published an international standard on 'Quality management - Guidelines for training' in the year 1999. ISO 10015:1999 is a standard, that provides guidelines to assist organizations and their personnel when addressing issues related to training. This standard may be applied whenever guidance is needed with reference to 'education' and 'training' within ISO 9000 family of standards. A number of internal and external factors (such as changes in markets, technology, innovation, customer requirements, etc.) may affect performance of an organization's personnel, for which the organization needs to analyze its competence-related needs.

ISO 10015:1999 provides guidance that can help an organization to:
- identify and analyze training needs
- design and plan the training needs
- evaluate training outcomes
- monitor and improve the training process
Guidelines mentioned in ISO 10015:1999 cover the development, implementation. maintenance, and improvement of strategies and systems for training. These guidelines are meant for all types of organization, regardless of type, size and the produced products or services. Training providers may also use ISO 10015:1999 standard to address training needs of their personnel. ISO 10015:1999 mentions four-stage process of training, which are (i) Define training needs, (ii) Design and plan training, (iii) Provide for training, and (iv) Evaluate training outcomes.

ISO 10015:1999 standard has following clauses:
1 - Scope
2 - Normative reference
3 - Terms and definitions - This clause define related terms: (i) Competence, (ii) Training.
4 - Guidelines for training
4.1 - Training: A four-stage process
4.1.1 - General
4.1.2 - Purchase of training-related products and services
4.1.3 - Involvement of personnel
4.2 - Defining training needs
4.2.1- General
4.2.2 - Defining needs of the organization
4.2.3 - Defining and analysing competence requirements
4.2.4 - Reviewing competence
4.2.5 - Defining competence gaps
4.2.6 - Identifying solutions to close the competence gaps
4.2.7 - Defining the specifications for training needs
4.3 - Designing and planning training
4.3.1 - General
4.3.2 - Defining the constraints
4.3.3 - Training methods and criteria for selection
4.3.4 - Training plan specification
4.3.5 - Selecting a training provider
4.4 - Providing for the training
4.4.1 - General
4.4.2 - Providing support
4.4.2.1 - Pre-training support
4.4.2.2 - Training support
4.4.2.3 - End-of-training support
4.5 - Evaluating training outcomes
4.5.1 - General
4.5.2 - Collecting data and preparing an evaluation report
ISO 10015:1999 standard provides five tables mentioning inputs, process, outputs and record:
Table A.1 - Defining training needs
Table A.2 - Designing and planning the training
Table A.3 - Providing for the training
Table A.4 - Evaluating training outcomes
Table A.5 - Monitoring and improving training needs
ISO 10015:1999 standard is priced Swiss franc 88 and can be obtained from the Central Secretariat of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - Website: iso.org.
On the recommendation of the Quality Management Sectional Committee (MSD 2) and approval of the Management and Systems Division Council, Bureau of India Standards (BIS) had adopted ISO 10015:1999 as Indian Standard and published identical Indian Standard IS/ISO 10015:1999 and reaffirmed in 2004, which can be obtained from the sales counter of BIS (Website - bis.org.in) at the price within India of Indian Rupees 340. Price are subject to change.
Please note: The writer of this article is available for 'ISO 10015 Awareness' training as a trainer and organizations can contact mentioning their requirements.

Saturday, August 29, 2015
Forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: Outsourcing or Externally Provided Processes, Prod...
Forthcoming ISO 9001:2015 QMS Awareness: Outsourcing or Externally Provided Processes, Prod...: Keshav Ram Singhal 'Outsourcing' is an important external source activity for an organization. 'Outsource' can be defin...
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