ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026. This PECB course takes you through every change from ISO 9001:2015, clause by clause, and ends with a one-hour exam. Global ACI, UKAS and PECB all describe the revision as targeted rather than fundamental, so this is a short, focused course. Aegentra, an official PECB authorised training partner, sells it online as Self-Study for NZ$247.00, before applicable tax, with the exam and one free retake included.
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Self-Study course and exam bundle
Read, revisit examples and work through the official materials at your own pace. Your bundle includes:
12 months of myPECB dashboard and course access from assignment
Official PECB slide-based course materials — slides only, no video lectures
Two exam attempts: your first exam and one free retake if you do not pass
Certification application fee included; Transition credentials have no annual maintenance fee
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Self-Study only: recorded eLearning and live classes are not offered for this course. Your myPECB dashboard and course access lasts 12 months from assignment. PECB says the exam cycle (first attempt and retake) must be completed within 12 months of purchase for Self-Study. A failed attempt needs a 15-day wait before the retake. Aegentra Labs is not included with this course. Mandatory consumer rights are not excluded.
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At a glance
ISO 9001:2026 Transition: the facts.
Standard
ISO 9001:2026, published 16 September 2026
Course length
Two days of PECB content; Self-Study is self-paced
Materials
More than 150 pages of PECB training material, including quizzes
Exam
1 hour, 40 multiple-choice questions, closed book, online or on paper, English or French
Prerequisites
None. PECB: “There are no prerequisites to participating in this training course.”
Credential
PECB Certified ISO 9001:2026 Transition
Maintenance
None. Transition credentials need no annual maintenance fee or CPD
CPD
14 credits on course completion, as PECB states
What PECB includes
What your Self-Study bundle contains.
Official PECB Self-Study course materials: more than 150 pages of training material, including quizzes, delivered through your myPECB dashboard.
The PECB exam, with one free retake if you do not pass.
The certification application fee. PECB’s fee terms also mention the first-year Annual Maintenance Fee, but Transition credentials need no maintenance, so none is payable.
An attestation of course completion worth 14 CPD credits, as PECB states for this course.
How it helps you
What you can do after the course.
Explain each change to an auditor
You will be able to say which clauses changed, how much, and what evidence a 2026 audit is likely to look for, using the same clause references your certification body uses.
Plan the update to your QMS
The second objective PECB sets is practical: plan and implement the changes an existing quality management system needs. That means a short, prioritised list instead of a rewrite.
Brief leadership on quality culture
Clause 5.1.1 now asks top management to promote quality culture and ethical behaviour, and clause 7.3 asks staff to be aware of it. The course gives you the wording to explain what that asks of leaders.
Add a current credential
Passing the exam leads to the PECB Certified ISO 9001:2026 Transition credential, with no experience requirement and no maintenance fee.
ISO 9001:2015 vs ISO 9001:2026
What changed from ISO 9001:2015 to ISO 9001:2026.
ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026, according to Global ACI and UKAS. It replaces ISO 9001:2015 including Amendment 1:2024, the amendment that added climate change to clauses 4.1 and 4.2.
The table compares ISO 9001:2015 (with Amendment 1:2024) and ISO 9001:2026. Clause wording follows Global ACI’s transition requirements (TECH-3-TR, section 3.1). The last column is UKAS’s own rating of the extent of change, from its High-Level Gap Analysis V1.0 of September 2026.
ISO 9001:2015 compared with ISO 9001:2026, with UKAS’s rating of each change
Clause or area
ISO 9001:2015
ISO 9001:2026
UKAS rating
Structure
Annex SL high-level structure. Annex A (clarification) and Annex B (other standards)
Aligned with the Harmonized Structure (Annex SL and ISO TMB resolution 16/2025), with quality-specific terms. Annex A rewritten to clarify requirements. Annex B removed
Not rated
Documented information
“Maintain” and “retain” documented information
New phrase; “documented information shall be available” clarified
Not rated
4.1 Context and climate change
Climate change added by Amendment 1:2024
Carried into the 2026 text. No new requirement compared with the 2015 text plus the amendment
No change
4.2 Interested parties
Determine interested parties and their requirements
Strengthened analysis of interested parties and their requirements
Significant
5.1.1 Leadership
Items a) to j); promote “improvement”
Items a) to k). New i) promoting quality culture and ethical behaviour. “Continual” improvement. New note on shared values, attitudes and established practices
Significant
5.2 Quality policy
Appropriate to the purpose and context
New e): takes into account the context of the organisation and supports its strategic direction
Minor
5.3 Roles
“Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities”
Retitled “Roles, responsibilities and authorities”
Minor
6.1 Risks and opportunities
6.1.1 and 6.1.2 cover risks and opportunities together
Split into 6.1.1 Determining risks and opportunities, 6.1.2 Actions to address risks and a new 6.1.3 Actions to address opportunities
Significant (6.1.2 and 6.1.3)
6.3 Planning of changes
Purpose, consequences, integrity, resources and responsibilities
Adds e) how effectiveness will be monitored and evaluated, f) communication of the changes, g) how results will be reviewed
9.3.3 Management review results; continual improvement moves to 10.1 and the separate 10.3 is removed
No change
Unchanged clauses
Including 4.3, 4.4, 5.1.2, 7.1.1 to 7.1.4, 7.4, 7.5, most of 8.2 to 8.7, 9.1.1, 9.2.1 and 10.2
No change
No change
Global ACI’s assessment is that “the overall changes to the document are minimal”. UKAS says the most significant changes relate to interested parties, quality culture and ethical behaviour, risks and opportunities, planning of changes and management review. Climate change is not new in 2026: it arrived with Amendment 1:2024.
Transition deadlines
ISO 9001:2026 transition deadlines.
These dates come from Global ACI’s mandatory transition requirements for ISO 9001:2026 (TECH-3-TR 2029-09-30, issued 4 September 2026). They bind accreditation bodies that sign the Global ACI mutual recognition arrangement and the certification bodies they accredit. Global ACI expects organisations to find the changes “largely intuitive”.
ISO 9001:2026 transition milestones (Global ACI, with the UKAS date named)
Milestone
Date
Transition period
Three years from publication
Accreditation bodies ready to assess
No later than 31 March 2027
Certification bodies submit their transition declaration
30 June 2027
Accreditation-body transition decisions complete
30 September 2027
New and initial certifications to ISO 9001:2026 only
From 31 March 2028. No new ISO 9001:2015 certifications after this date
UK only: UKAS-accredited bodies stop accepting new ISO 9001:2015 applications
16 March 2028 (UKAS counts 18 months from the publication date)
All certified organisations transitioned
By 30 September 2029. ISO 9001:2015 certificates are no longer valid after that
Certified organisations move to the 2026 edition at a surveillance audit, a recertification audit or a special transition audit, and remote audits are allowed. The certification body decides whether extra audit time is needed. New Zealand certification bodies are commonly accredited by JAS-ANZ, the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand. We could not read a JAS-ANZ transition notice, so confirm with your certification body which dates it applies to your certificate.
Course agenda
Two days, clause by clause.
Day 1
Introduction to ISO 9001:2026 and its comparison to ISO 9001:2015: course objectives and structure, management systems and ISO 9001, an overview of the changes, context of the organisation, and leadership.
Day 2
Clause-by-clause comparison and the exam: planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, improvement, and closing of the course.
From the official PECB course outline. Day headings describe the syllabus, not a fixed study time for Self-Study.
The exam
The PECB ISO 9001:2026 Transition exam.
Exam facts
Item
Detail
Duration
1 hour
Questions
40 multiple-choice questions
Book rules
Closed book
Where
Online through PECB, or on paper
Languages
English and French
Pass mark
PECB has not published it on the pages we checked
Results
Online multiple-choice results are shown straight away
Retake
One free retake; wait 15 days after a failed attempt
Exam domains
Domain
What it covers
Domain 1
Differences between the main clauses of ISO 9001:2026 and ISO 9001:2015
Domain 2
Understanding, planning and implementing the ISO 9001:2026 changes
PECB has not published the pass mark for the Transition exams on any page we read, so we do not quote one. Ask academy@aegentra.co.nz and we will confirm it with PECB before you book.
Your credential
What you receive: PECB Certified ISO 9001:2026 Transition.
Credential requirements
Requirement
Detail
Exam
PECB ISO 9001:2026 Transition exam
Professional experience
None
QMS project experience
None
Other
Signing the PECB Code of Ethics
Passing the exam and applying leads to the PECB Certified ISO 9001:2026 Transition credential. PECB’s certification rules note that references, work experience and downgrades “do not apply for Foundation, Transition, and Provisional certificates”.
It is a separate credential. PECB lists “Quality professionals wishing to update their ISO 9001 certificates” in the audience, but its course page does not say whether the Transition credential updates or re-dates an existing PECB ISO 9001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor credential. Do not assume it does. PECB has published that answer for ISO 14001, not for ISO 9001; if it matters to you, email academy@aegentra.co.nz and we will ask PECB before you buy.
PECB’s certification maintenance policy says: “The following credentials do not require maintenance: Foundation, Provisional, and Transition.” There is no annual maintenance fee and no CPD reporting for the Transition credential.
Who it is for
Who should take this course.
Quality managers and QMS owners
You are responsible for moving a certified quality management system to ISO 9001:2026 before the September 2029 deadline and want a clear list of what to change.
Auditors, trainers and consultants
You maintain, audit or teach ISO 9001 and need to explain each change and its likely audit evidence.
Holders of ISO 9001 credentials
You hold an ISO 9001 Foundation, Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor credential and want to update your knowledge to the 2026 edition.
PECB lists: “Individuals seeking to remain up to date with the requirements of ISO 9001”, “Individuals responsible for transitioning a QMS from ISO 9001:2015 to ISO 9001:2026”, “Managers, auditors, trainers, and consultants involved in maintaining or auditing a QMS” and “Quality professionals wishing to update their ISO 9001 certificates”.
Running an integrated quality and environmental system? ISO 14001 has its own 2026 transition, with an earlier cut-off.
Self-Study NZ$533.00
Before you decide
Your questions, answered.
Has ISO 9001:2026 been published yet?+
Yes. ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026, according to Global ACI and UKAS. It replaces ISO 9001:2015 including Amendment 1:2024. Pages that still describe a draft or an expected September 2026 release are out of date.
What are the main changes in ISO 9001:2026?+
The revision is targeted, not fundamental. UKAS rates these as significant: strengthened interested parties (4.2), quality culture and ethical behaviour in leadership (5.1.1) and awareness (7.3), separate actions for risks and for opportunities (6.1.2 and 6.1.3), three new items in planning of changes (6.3), and management review inputs that now “shall include” changes in interested parties’ needs (9.3.2). Annex B is removed.
When do certified organisations have to transition to ISO 9001:2026?+
Under Global ACI’s mandatory requirements, every certified organisation must be transitioned, with a 2026 certificate issued, by 30 September 2029. After that date ISO 9001:2015 certificates are no longer valid. Confirm with your certification body which dates it applies to you.
Can we still certify to ISO 9001:2015?+
For now, yes. Global ACI allows new and initial certifications to ISO 9001:2015 until 31 March 2028; after that, new certifications are to ISO 9001:2026 only. In the United Kingdom, UKAS-accredited bodies stop accepting new 2015 applications on 16 March 2028.
Do I need an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer certificate to take the Transition course?+
No. PECB says: “There are no prerequisites to participating in this training course.” The credential also has no professional or QMS project experience requirement. Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 will make the course quicker, because it focuses on what changed.
Does the Transition credential replace or update my ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certificate?+
PECB does not say. The PECB Certified ISO 9001:2026 Transition credential is awarded separately, and PECB’s course page does not state whether it updates or re-dates an existing ISO 9001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor credential. PECB has published that answer for ISO 14001 but not for ISO 9001. Email academy@aegentra.co.nz and we will ask PECB before you buy.
What is the ISO 9001:2026 Transition exam format?+
One hour, 40 multiple-choice questions, closed book, taken online or on paper, in English or French. It has two domains: the differences between the main clauses of the two editions, and understanding, planning and implementing the changes. PECB has not published the pass mark on the pages we checked.
Is there an annual maintenance fee for the Transition credential?+
No. PECB’s certification maintenance policy says Foundation, Provisional and Transition credentials do not require maintenance, so there is no annual maintenance fee and no CPD to report. The course price includes the exam, one free retake and the certification application fee.
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