Training systems
Requirements for Certification / V12 2023-05-02
• 5.1.2 In the case that the certification body is accredited to ISO/IEC 17021, it must also be accredited to ISO 9001 and/or ISO 45001
• 5.1.3 All accreditations must be within relevant sector codes subject to review by GWO5.1.3 xxx
• 6.1-6.6 in Section 6 “The certification process” have been re-organized.
• 6.1.5 is now 6.3.2 “Initial certification audits of training providers must always be physical visits, at least for the witnessing of training in the stage 2 audit”. • New 6.1.5 “If the training provider is certified for a specific training standard or module and a new version is released, additional certification is not required, and verification that the changes have been addressed in the lesson plan will be conducted in the next surveillance audit”. • New 6.2.4 “When there is a change of location of a fixed training facility, training cannot be resumed until the new location is listed in the certificate. An extraordinary audit must be conducted to verify that the appropriate physical equipment is in place and that risks are adequately managed. If the training standards, modules and settings remain the same, no additional witnessing of training is required”.
6.3.6-6.3.19 have been reorganised.
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• 6.5.3 is now 6.4.3. "The purpose of the surveillance audits shall be to record whether the training provider’s certification is in compliance and may continue" • 6.4.17 now 6.3.11 “The maximum timeframe between completion of the audit against section 6, 7 and 9 in the Requirements for Training is four weeks except for multi-site certification” • 6.4.6 is now 6.3.10 "If a specific GWO standard or module is to be taught in different settings, witnessing of training is required only in one of the settings if the lesson plan and the training materials are common in the different settings. However, the audit will verify that the physical equipment required by the GWO standard or module is in place, and that risks which are specific for each of the settings have been assessed" • 6.4.14 is now 6.2.16. "The number of course participants in any part of the observed training (actual or mock) must comply with the following requirements: a. exercises and timings must be capable of being adjusted to minimum and maximum instructor/participant ratio while achieving the learning objectives in accordance with the GWO Taxonomy Framework. A plan for this must be documented and must be verified by the auditor. For example, when the participant number in any witnessed training is below the maximum instructor: participants ratio in the standard (for a single instructor), the instructor must conduct the training in a manner that demonstrates the ability to train at the maximum instructor: participants ratio b. any minimum number of participants for any of theory or practical elements. If it is not possible to have regular registered course participants matching this minimum number, mock participants can be asked to join the course. • New 6.5.1 “Extension of scope audits of training providers must always be physical visits, and remote auditing is only available for the QMS audit portion”. • 6.5.2 is now 6.4.2 “The end date of the first surveillance audit following initial certification shall not be more than 12 months after the valid from date of the certificate”.
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