A focused transition course for organisations already certified to ISO 14001. It covers what the 2026 edition changed and what it did not: the wider range of environmental conditions now considered in context, the restructured risk and opportunity requirements, new expectations around planning and managing change, a strengthened life cycle perspective, the shift from outsourced processes to externally provided processes, products and services and where continual improvement went. It also sets out what a transition actually involves. For people who already know the standard and need to know what is different.
~35 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start
What You Will Learn
State when the 2026 edition was published, what it superseded, and how the transition period works
Explain how the range of environmental conditions considered in context was widened
Describe the restructured risk and opportunity requirements and the expectations around planning changes
Explain the strengthened life cycle perspective and the shift to externally provided processes, products and services
Identify what did not change, including where continual improvement now sits
Outline the practical steps involved in transitioning an existing certification
Course Content
1. The new edition and your transition
2. Context widened beyond climate
3. Risk, opportunity and planning change
4. Life cycle and external providers
5. Improvement, guidance and what stayed
6. Apply it: running your transition
Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
System owners, environmental managers, internal auditors, supervisors and anyone responsible for moving an existing ISO 14001 certification onto the 2026 edition. Assumes working familiarity with the standard already.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It builds general awareness of the changes introduced by the 2026 edition of ISO 14001 and does not issue a formal qualification. Completing it does not certify you, does not certify your organisation and is not a substitute for reading the standard itself, for advice from your accredited certification body about your own transition or for the environmental laws, licences and approvals that apply where you work.
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$39 per person
$39.00
Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
Duration
~35 minutes
Format
100% online, self-paced
Lessons
6
Assessment
10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate
Instant, verifiable
Access period
6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for
System owners, environmental managers, internal auditors, supervisors and anyone responsible for moving an existing ISO 14001 certification onto the 2026 edition. Assumes working familiarity with the standard already.
Buying for a team? Set the quantity to the number of people. You’ll receive an enrolment code for each seat.
