Halderstone Academy
Halderstone Academy
Halderstone Academy

Management System Core Training Modules

Foundational modules covering the principles, methods, and practices common to all ISO-aligned management systems

Overview
Overview
Overview

What these modules are designed for

These modules provide the shared foundations that underpin effective management systems across all domains. They are designed for professionals working with ISO-aligned management systems in practice — including management system owners, auditors, and senior leaders with governance or oversight responsibilities.

The focus is on universal principles that apply regardless of the specific standard. This includes understanding organisational context, applying risk-based thinking, designing coherent governance structures, managing documented information, evaluating performance, and driving continual improvement.

The core modules also include domain-agnostic audit foundations that address management system auditing practices common to all ISO standards, such as audit principles, evidence evaluation, sampling, nonconformity handling, reporting, and follow-up.

The modules are deliberately standard-agnostic and apply across quality, information security, environmental management, business continuity, data protection, artificial intelligence governance, and integrated management systems.

Modular learning
Modular learning
Modular learning

How these modules fit into professional tracks

Management system core modules form the backbone of all Halderstone professional tracks. They establish a shared conceptual and methodological baseline before participants move into domain-specific specialisation.

For auditor tracks, this includes common audit foundations that apply across all management system standards.

Modules completed as part of one track are recognised across other tracks. This avoids duplication, respects prior learning, and enables efficient progression into additional roles or domains — for example, moving from a manager track into an auditor track, or from one management system domain into another.

The modules can also be taken independently to build foundational competence or to refresh existing knowledge.

Available modules
Available modules
Available modules

Domain-agnostic modules about management systems or auditing

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Executive

Leading with Management Systems

A focused 90-minute session for executives who want management systems to drive performance, risk control, and credibility, beyond certification

Duration

1.5 h

List price

CHF 550

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System Leadership in Practice

A practical executive workshop on turning management systems into drivers of reliability, trust, and strategic performance.

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 600

View module

System Foundations

Understand organisational context, stakeholders, and system boundaries

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Leadership & Policy Foundations

Understand leadership responsibilities in management systems and how top management sets clear policy direction and accountability

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Policy Management

Build a coherent, auditable policy framework that aligns with strategy, scales across entities, and stays current without bureaucracy.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Governance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of role design, decision rights, governance mechanisms, and escalation paths in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Resource Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of resourcing management systems across people, time, budget, infrastructure, and external support

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Documentation & Knowledge Foundations

Fundamentals of documented information control, records, and knowledge capture for management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Risk Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of identifying, evaluating, treating, and monitoring risks and opportunities across management systems.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Objectives & Performance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of objective setting, KPI definition, and KPI governance for management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Process Design Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of defining process boundaries, mapping flows and handovers, and embedding controls and required evidence into usable process documentation

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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People & Communication Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of competence planning, awareness building, and structured communication in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Operational Control Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of designing and running controlled operational processes with clear roles, controls, records, and change handling.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Supplier Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of selecting, qualifying, and controlling suppliers and outsourced processes across their lifecycle

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Monitoring & Measurement Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of measurement methods, data quality checks, and measurement registers for consistent performance data.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Performance Evaluation Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of analysing performance results, interpreting trends and deviations, and summarising evaluation outputs for management decisions

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Internal Audit Foundations

Understand the purpose of internal audits, role responsibilities, independence expectations, and how audit results are used in governance and improvement

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Management Review Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of planning, conducting, and documenting management reviews using integrated inputs and decision-focused outputs

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Improvement Management

Understand corrective actions, root cause analysis, action tracking, and effectiveness verification in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Foundations

Core audit mindset, evidence logic, materiality-based focus, and audit test plan design.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Audit Execution: Communication & Interviewing

Interview planning, questioning, and conversation control for reliable audit evidence

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Reporting & Follow-up

Understand how to write evidence-based findings, structure audit reports, and follow up agreed actions to verified closure.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Programme Management

Understand audit programme governance, risk-informed audit portfolios, supplier audit integration, resourcing, and programme-level reporting

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Supplier Audit Execution

Plan and conduct supplier audits using contract-based criteria, evidence targets, and disciplined audit documentation.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Third-party Auditing Context

Understand the accreditation–certification ecosystem, certification audit lifecycle, impartiality boundaries, and decision interfaces.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Auditing Context, Scope & Boundaries

Audit the credibility of organisational context, interested parties, scope, and system boundaries—including interfaces, exclusions, multi-site structures, shared services, and outsourcing.

Duration

2.5 h

List price

CHF 200

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Auditing Risk & Opportunity Management

Assess traceability and consistency between context, risks, controls, objectives, and risk-based decisions

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 250

View module

Auditing Objectives, KPIs & Performance Evaluation

Audit objectives, key performance indicators, and performance evaluation evidence across ISO management system standards

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Operational Control

Audit evidence and judgement for whether operational controls work as intended in day-to-day practice

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 250

View module

Auditing Documented Information

Audit fitness for use, consistency, and credibility of documented information across policies, procedures, and evidence

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Management Review

Audit management review inputs, decisions, follow-up, and alignment with organisational performance

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Corrective Action & Continual Improvement

Audit judgement for root cause credibility, corrective action effectiveness, and evidence of learning-based improvement across ISO management system standards

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Supplier & Outsourced Process Management

Audit risk-based supplier coverage, contract controls versus operational reality, and interface failures across organisational boundaries

Duration

2.5 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Leading with Management Systems

A focused 90-minute session for executives who want management systems to drive performance, risk control, and credibility, beyond certification

Duration

1.5 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

System Leadership in Practice

A practical executive workshop on turning management systems into drivers of reliability, trust, and strategic performance.

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 600

View module

System Foundations

Understand organisational context, stakeholders, and system boundaries

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Leadership & Policy Foundations

Understand leadership responsibilities in management systems and how top management sets clear policy direction and accountability

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Policy Management

Build a coherent, auditable policy framework that aligns with strategy, scales across entities, and stays current without bureaucracy.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Governance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of role design, decision rights, governance mechanisms, and escalation paths in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Resource Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of resourcing management systems across people, time, budget, infrastructure, and external support

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Documentation & Knowledge Foundations

Fundamentals of documented information control, records, and knowledge capture for management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Risk Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of identifying, evaluating, treating, and monitoring risks and opportunities across management systems.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Objectives & Performance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of objective setting, KPI definition, and KPI governance for management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Process Design Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of defining process boundaries, mapping flows and handovers, and embedding controls and required evidence into usable process documentation

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

People & Communication Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of competence planning, awareness building, and structured communication in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Operational Control Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of designing and running controlled operational processes with clear roles, controls, records, and change handling.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Supplier Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of selecting, qualifying, and controlling suppliers and outsourced processes across their lifecycle

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Monitoring & Measurement Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of measurement methods, data quality checks, and measurement registers for consistent performance data.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Performance Evaluation Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of analysing performance results, interpreting trends and deviations, and summarising evaluation outputs for management decisions

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Internal Audit Foundations

Understand the purpose of internal audits, role responsibilities, independence expectations, and how audit results are used in governance and improvement

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Management Review Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of planning, conducting, and documenting management reviews using integrated inputs and decision-focused outputs

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Improvement Management

Understand corrective actions, root cause analysis, action tracking, and effectiveness verification in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Foundations

Core audit mindset, evidence logic, materiality-based focus, and audit test plan design.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Execution: Communication & Interviewing

Interview planning, questioning, and conversation control for reliable audit evidence

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Reporting & Follow-up

Understand how to write evidence-based findings, structure audit reports, and follow up agreed actions to verified closure.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Programme Management

Understand audit programme governance, risk-informed audit portfolios, supplier audit integration, resourcing, and programme-level reporting

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Supplier Audit Execution

Plan and conduct supplier audits using contract-based criteria, evidence targets, and disciplined audit documentation.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Third-party Auditing Context

Understand the accreditation–certification ecosystem, certification audit lifecycle, impartiality boundaries, and decision interfaces.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Auditing Context, Scope & Boundaries

Audit the credibility of organisational context, interested parties, scope, and system boundaries—including interfaces, exclusions, multi-site structures, shared services, and outsourcing.

Duration

2.5 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Risk & Opportunity Management

Assess traceability and consistency between context, risks, controls, objectives, and risk-based decisions

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 250

View module

Auditing Objectives, KPIs & Performance Evaluation

Audit objectives, key performance indicators, and performance evaluation evidence across ISO management system standards

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Operational Control

Audit evidence and judgement for whether operational controls work as intended in day-to-day practice

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 250

View module

Auditing Documented Information

Audit fitness for use, consistency, and credibility of documented information across policies, procedures, and evidence

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Management Review

Audit management review inputs, decisions, follow-up, and alignment with organisational performance

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Corrective Action & Continual Improvement

Audit judgement for root cause credibility, corrective action effectiveness, and evidence of learning-based improvement across ISO management system standards

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Supplier & Outsourced Process Management

Audit risk-based supplier coverage, contract controls versus operational reality, and interface failures across organisational boundaries

Duration

2.5 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Leading with Management Systems

A focused 90-minute session for executives who want management systems to drive performance, risk control, and credibility, beyond certification

Duration

1.5 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

System Leadership in Practice

A practical executive workshop on turning management systems into drivers of reliability, trust, and strategic performance.

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 600

View module

System Foundations

Understand organisational context, stakeholders, and system boundaries

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Leadership & Policy Foundations

Understand leadership responsibilities in management systems and how top management sets clear policy direction and accountability

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Policy Management

Build a coherent, auditable policy framework that aligns with strategy, scales across entities, and stays current without bureaucracy.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Governance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of role design, decision rights, governance mechanisms, and escalation paths in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Resource Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of resourcing management systems across people, time, budget, infrastructure, and external support

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Documentation & Knowledge Foundations

Fundamentals of documented information control, records, and knowledge capture for management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Risk Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of identifying, evaluating, treating, and monitoring risks and opportunities across management systems.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Objectives & Performance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of objective setting, KPI definition, and KPI governance for management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Process Design Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of defining process boundaries, mapping flows and handovers, and embedding controls and required evidence into usable process documentation

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

People & Communication Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of competence planning, awareness building, and structured communication in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Operational Control Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of designing and running controlled operational processes with clear roles, controls, records, and change handling.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Supplier Management Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of selecting, qualifying, and controlling suppliers and outsourced processes across their lifecycle

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Monitoring & Measurement Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of measurement methods, data quality checks, and measurement registers for consistent performance data.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Performance Evaluation Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of analysing performance results, interpreting trends and deviations, and summarising evaluation outputs for management decisions

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Internal Audit Foundations

Understand the purpose of internal audits, role responsibilities, independence expectations, and how audit results are used in governance and improvement

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Management Review Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of planning, conducting, and documenting management reviews using integrated inputs and decision-focused outputs

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Improvement Management

Understand corrective actions, root cause analysis, action tracking, and effectiveness verification in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Foundations

Core audit mindset, evidence logic, materiality-based focus, and audit test plan design.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Execution: Communication & Interviewing

Interview planning, questioning, and conversation control for reliable audit evidence

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Reporting & Follow-up

Understand how to write evidence-based findings, structure audit reports, and follow up agreed actions to verified closure.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Audit Programme Management

Understand audit programme governance, risk-informed audit portfolios, supplier audit integration, resourcing, and programme-level reporting

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Supplier Audit Execution

Plan and conduct supplier audits using contract-based criteria, evidence targets, and disciplined audit documentation.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Third-party Auditing Context

Understand the accreditation–certification ecosystem, certification audit lifecycle, impartiality boundaries, and decision interfaces.

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

View module

Auditing Context, Scope & Boundaries

Audit the credibility of organisational context, interested parties, scope, and system boundaries—including interfaces, exclusions, multi-site structures, shared services, and outsourcing.

Duration

2.5 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Risk & Opportunity Management

Assess traceability and consistency between context, risks, controls, objectives, and risk-based decisions

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 250

View module

Auditing Objectives, KPIs & Performance Evaluation

Audit objectives, key performance indicators, and performance evaluation evidence across ISO management system standards

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Operational Control

Audit evidence and judgement for whether operational controls work as intended in day-to-day practice

Duration

3 h

List price

CHF 250

View module

Auditing Documented Information

Audit fitness for use, consistency, and credibility of documented information across policies, procedures, and evidence

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Management Review

Audit management review inputs, decisions, follow-up, and alignment with organisational performance

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Corrective Action & Continual Improvement

Audit judgement for root cause credibility, corrective action effectiveness, and evidence of learning-based improvement across ISO management system standards

Duration

2 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

Auditing Supplier & Outsourced Process Management

Audit risk-based supplier coverage, contract controls versus operational reality, and interface failures across organisational boundaries

Duration

2.5 h

List price

CHF 200

View module

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Ready to improve your management systems?

We support continuous improvement by embedding ISO requirements into everyday practice and daily operations.

Office scene with people standing, walking and sitting

Ready to improve your management systems?

We support continuous improvement by embedding ISO requirements into everyday practice and daily operations.

Office scene with people standing, walking and sitting

Ready to improve your management systems?

We support continuous improvement by embedding ISO requirements into everyday practice and daily operations.