Requirements for Certification
Requirements for Certification / V14 2025-04-01
Section 4. Introduction
• Updated to state V14 replaces all previous versions and is effective from 1st April 2025. Clarified continued validity of V13 until 30th September 2025.
Changes Throughout:
QMS replaced with “management system.”
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• References to "standards and modules" replaced with "modules."
• References to "withdraw" replaced with "revoke."
• References to "cycle of certification" or "audit cycle" replaced by "certification cycle."
• Sections 5.3.5, 6.7.1, and 7: Updated references from "IAF MD1 version 2" to "IAF MD1: 2023."
Specific Section Changes:
• Clause 5.1.1: Text updated to reflect that certifications must align with GWO Requirements for Training and GWO modules. • Clause 5.1.7: Removed requirement for certification bodies to register with WINDA as a rolling process. • Clause 5.2.2: Updated requirements for auditors to state: "A fully qualified and active ISO 9001 or ISO 45001 lead auditor under ISO/IEC 17021 or ISO/IEC 17065 must conduct the audit of a training provider."
• Clause 5.2.3b.iii: Reference to remote supervision now permitted for physical audits.
• Clause 5.3.1: Reference to “suspension of approval” added for clarification.
• Clause 6.1.3: Updated text to state that valid module versions must be used for certification and recorded in WINDA.
• Subsection 6.2 “Multi-settings offers” removed; 6.2.3 is now 6.2.18 and 6.2.4 is now 6.2.19
• Clause 6.2.12: Auditor observation requirements updated to ensure instructors are part of the ongoing competence program and subject to annual assessments. • Clause 6.3.1: Updated surveillance audit timing: must occur between 10-14 months after the certificate’s “valid from” date. • Clause 6.3.3 (now 6.2.3): Clarification that the Stage 1 audit is a readiness review of the management system taken from the Requirements for Training (Sections 6, 7, 8, and 9). • Clause 6.3.10 (now 6.4.2): Included reference to “Physical settings” to clarify that it does not apply to digital learning. • Clause 6.4.2: “Different settings” replaced with “different physical settings” to clarify that this does not apply to digital learning.
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