• Format: 100% Online (self-paced)
• Duration: 90 Mins

• Complete at any time to suit your schedule.
• Immediate access to course materials on booking.

This SEQM Training Online Self-Paced ISO 14001:2026 Upgrade Course is designed for those who are already familiar with ISO 14001:2015 and now need to understand the key changes within the revised 2026 version.

Rather than teaching the standard from the beginning, the course focuses on the transition: what has changed, why those changes matter, and how they affect environmental management systems in practice.

You may be an Auditor who needs to understand what evidence to look for, a Tutor who needs to be able to explain and assess conformity with the new requirements, or a Consultant who needs to guide organisations through the revision with confidence.

By the end of the course you should feel more confident in understanding the 2026 update and applying it within an environmental management system.

• Those already familiar with the ISO 14001:2015 Standard
• Auditors, Tutors, Consultants, Environmental Managers and Practitioners who work with EMS
• Anyone wishing to understand the key changes in the updated 2026 revision
• Those wishing to build on existing environmental management experience

Note:
This is an upgrade course. It assumes you already know ISO 14001:2015 and is not CQI and IRCA certified – see certified options below.

Key topics include:

• Why ISO 14001 has been revised and the global drivers behind the 2026 update
• The transition timeline and how to plan for it
• The clause-by-clause changes from ISO 14001:2015 to ISO 14001:2026
• How the changes affect implementation, auditing and day-to-day EMS activities
• Auditing the new requirements: the evidence, audit trails and auditor judgement involved

Attendees will receive a detailed understanding of:

• The main drivers behind the revision, including climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem health, pollution, the availability of natural resources, and rising expectations for transparency and accountability
• What has stayed the same, including the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, the Harmonized Structure and the core principles of environmental management
• The transition timeline: published on 15 April 2026, with a three-year transition period to be completed before May 2029
• Clause 4 – Context: the requirement to consider wider environmental conditions, interested party needs and a lifecycle-based scope
• Clause 5 – Leadership: strengthened expectations for top management to support all relevant EMS roles, not only formal management positions
• Clause 6 – Planning: reinforced lifecycle thinking, risks and opportunities, and the new Clause 6.3 on planning of changes
• Clause 7 – Support: documented information that must be available and usable, and the growing role of digital tools, monitoring systems and data
• Clause 8 – Operation: the broader focus on externally provided processes, products and services, and clearer links to emergency preparedness

• Clause 9 – Performance evaluation: defined internal audit objectives and a restructured management review (purpose, inputs and outputs)
• Clause 10 – Improvement: corrective action linked to environmental impacts and continual improvement as a central EMS outcome

plus:

• The specific evidence auditors should expect to see for each revised area of the standard
• The audit trails that matter most, from the context of the organisation right through to improvement
• Practical audit questions that can be used to test implementation and effectiveness
• How weak or incomplete evidence can lead to findings or nonconformities
• How organisations can demonstrate effective implementation during a transition or certification audit

In order to successfully complete this online course, each Learner will need to:

• Complete all online course modules
• Pass the final assessment by achieving 70% or higher

On successful completion you will receive a  SEQM Training Certificate of Achievement

Looking for CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 14001:2026 Training?

This update course explains the changes between ISO 14001:2015 and the 2026 version but is not CQI and IRCA Certified.
If you already hold a CQI and IRCA Certified Internal or Lead Auditor Qualification, the SEQM Certificate of Achievement for this course demonstrates that you have completed training in the 2015 to 2026 key changes.

To receive an ISO 14001:2026 CQI and IRCA Auditing Certificate there are 3 options:

CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 14001:2026 Internal Auditor:
https://seqmtraining.com/internal-auditor-iso-14001-2015-ems-training-course/

CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 14001:2026 Lead Auditor:
https://seqmtraining.com/iso-14001-lead-auditor-course-cqi-and-irca-certified-training/

CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 14001:2026 Auditor Conversion:
https://seqmtraining.com/iso-14001-lead-auditor-conversion-course-cqi-and-irca-certified-training/

These courses are more suitable if you do not yet hold a CQI and IRCA qualification, or you have the 2015 version but want the full 2026 upgraded certificate.