Training Module

People & Communication Foundations

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

Training Module

People & Communication Foundations

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

Training Module

People & Communication Foundations

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

Colleagues in a meeting room discussing work topics, representing people and communication foundations through role-based competence, awareness, and structured internal communication.

Is your organization struggling to translate generic training into effective, role-based capabilities and communication?

This training module provides a practical, maintainable approach to competence and communication, strengthening ownership and daily system use without overengineering.

Colleagues in a meeting room discussing work topics, representing people and communication foundations through role-based competence, awareness, and structured internal communication.

Is your organization struggling to translate generic training into effective, role-based capabilities and communication?

This training module provides a practical, maintainable approach to competence and communication, strengthening ownership and daily system use without overengineering.

Colleagues in a meeting room discussing work topics, representing people and communication foundations through role-based competence, awareness, and structured internal communication.

Is your organization struggling to translate generic training into effective, role-based capabilities and communication?

This training module provides a practical, maintainable approach to competence and communication, strengthening ownership and daily system use without overengineering.

Training module overview

Training module overview

Training module overview

Many management systems encounter difficulties because individuals lack a clear understanding of their expectations, the significance of their work, or how system practices integrate with daily tasks. Traditional approaches to competence and awareness, such as generic e-learning or one-off briefings, often result in superficial compliance rather than genuine understanding and ownership.

This training module introduces a structured, role-based methodology for competence, awareness, and communication. Participants will learn to define competence needs derived from specific roles and responsibilities, design targeted awareness campaigns, and establish communication strategies that foster engagement. The module emphasizes creating proportionate evidence that supports management and assurance contexts, avoiding unnecessary documentation burdens.

Many management systems encounter difficulties because individuals lack a clear understanding of their expectations, the significance of their work, or how system practices integrate with daily tasks. Traditional approaches to competence and awareness, such as generic e-learning or one-off briefings, often result in superficial compliance rather than genuine understanding and ownership.

This training module introduces a structured, role-based methodology for competence, awareness, and communication. Participants will learn to define competence needs derived from specific roles and responsibilities, design targeted awareness campaigns, and establish communication strategies that foster engagement. The module emphasizes creating proportionate evidence that supports management and assurance contexts, avoiding unnecessary documentation burdens.

Applicable environments

This module is applicable across a wide range of management systems and organisational contexts. The concepts are not tied to a specific ISO standard and are used wherever organisations need clear, workable processes, defined ownership, and embedded controls.

It is commonly applied in quality, information security, environmental, and other ISO-based management systems, as well as in non-certified environments that require structured, auditable operations.

Target audience

Target audience

Target audience

  • Management system implementers and coordinators

  • Executives and department heads accountable for management system performance

  • Those responsible for processes, policies, assets, risks, and controls related to a management system

  • Auditors seeking insights into management-side best practice (not audit technique)

  • Management consultants working with management system design, governance, or improvement

  • Management system implementers and coordinators

  • Executives and department heads accountable for management system performance

  • Those responsible for processes, policies, assets, risks, and controls related to a management system

  • Auditors seeking insights into management-side best practice (not audit technique)

  • Management consultants working with management system design, governance, or improvement

Decision support

Is this module for you?

It is a good fit if you…

  • are responsible for competence and awareness in a management system.

  • need to align roles with clear capability expectations.

  • coordinate communication across functions or locations.

  • face training fatigue or low engagement.

  • must show credible competence evidence.

  • are responsible for competence and awareness in a management system.

  • need to align roles with clear capability expectations.

  • coordinate communication across functions or locations.

  • face training fatigue or low engagement.

  • must show credible competence evidence.

If most of the points above apply, this module is likely a good fit.

It may not be the best fit if you…

  • are designing HR appraisal or reward systems.

  • need detailed audit execution skills.

  • focus purely on technical system configuration.

  • are looking for motivational or culture change training.

  • are designing HR appraisal or reward systems.

  • need detailed audit execution skills.

  • focus purely on technical system configuration.

  • are looking for motivational or culture change training.

Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

  • Why people and communication determine system effectiveness

  • From roles to competence needs

  • Designing competence development without “one-size-fits-all”

  • Awareness that supports decisions and behaviour

  • Communication planning and channel choices

  • Embedding into routines and system maintenance

  • Evidence, proportionate documentation, and basic effectiveness checks

  • Digital tools and AI-assisted support

  • Case-based workshop

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  • Why people and communication determine system effectiveness

  • From roles to competence needs

  • Designing competence development without “one-size-fits-all”

  • Awareness that supports decisions and behaviour

  • Communication planning and channel choices

  • Embedding into routines and system maintenance

  • Evidence, proportionate documentation, and basic effectiveness checks

  • Digital tools and AI-assisted support

  • Case-based workshop

Show detailed agenda...

  • Why people and communication determine system effectiveness

  • From roles to competence needs

  • Designing competence development without “one-size-fits-all”

  • Awareness that supports decisions and behaviour

  • Communication planning and channel choices

  • Embedding into routines and system maintenance

  • Evidence, proportionate documentation, and basic effectiveness checks

  • Digital tools and AI-assisted support

  • Case-based workshop

Show detailed agenda...

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Key outcomes

  • Translate system roles and responsibilities into practical competence profiles

  • Design a role-based competence development approach that avoids generic training

  • Build a maintainable communication plan with clear audiences, channels, and ownership

  • Translate system roles and responsibilities into practical competence profiles

  • Design a role-based competence development approach that avoids generic training

  • Build a maintainable communication plan with clear audiences, channels, and ownership

Additional capabilities

  • Explain the purpose of competence, awareness, and communication expectations in management system standards

  • Create awareness messages that clarify expectations and link them to daily work

  • Define proportionate evidence for competence and awareness that supports assurance discussions

  • Identify and address common pitfalls such as training fatigue and conflicting messages

  • Explain the purpose of competence, awareness, and communication expectations in management system standards

  • Create awareness messages that clarify expectations and link them to daily work

  • Define proportionate evidence for competence and awareness that supports assurance discussions

  • Identify and address common pitfalls such as training fatigue and conflicting messages

Additional benefits

Additional benefits

Additional benefits

Learning materials

  • Slide deck

  • Participant workbook

Templates & tools

Practical, reusable artefacts to apply the module directly to your organisation.

  • Processes for competence, awareness, and communication (including key role definitions)

  • Competence matrix template

  • Role-based training and awareness plan template

  • Communication plan template

  • Awareness and competence effectiveness checklist

  • AI prompt set communication management

  • Processes for competence, awareness, and communication (including key role definitions)

  • Competence matrix template

  • Role-based training and awareness plan template

  • Communication plan template

  • Awareness and competence effectiveness checklist

  • AI prompt set communication management

Confirmation

  • Certificate of completion

Module ID

HAM-AG-C-10

Domain

Audience

Manager

Language

English

Delivery

Live virtual

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

Excl. VAT. VAT may apply depending on customer location and status.

Delivery & learning format

Delivery & learning format

Delivery & learning format

Virtual live teaching

This module is delivered live, with a strong focus on discussion, practical application, and direct interaction with the instructor.

Sessions work through realistic examples, clarify concepts in context, and apply methods directly to participants’ organisational realities.

Custom delivery options

For organisations with specific constraints or learning objectives, the module can be adapted in format or scope, including in-house delivery and contextualised case material.

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Preparation guidance

This module is designed as part of a modular training approach. Topics are deliberately distributed across modules and are not repeated in full, in order to avoid unnecessary redundancy. Each module is self-contained and can be taken on its own. Where prior knowledge or experience is helpful, this is indicated below so you can decide whether any preparation is useful for you.

For an optimal learning experience

Preparation guidance

This module is designed as part of a modular training approach. Topics are deliberately distributed across modules and are not repeated in full, in order to avoid unnecessary redundancy. Each module is self-contained and can be taken on its own. Where prior knowledge or experience is helpful, this is indicated below so you can decide whether any preparation is useful for you.

For an optimal learning experience

Preparation guidance

This module is designed as part of a modular training approach. Topics are deliberately distributed across modules and are not repeated in full, in order to avoid unnecessary redundancy. Each module is self-contained and can be taken on its own. Where prior knowledge or experience is helpful, this is indicated below so you can decide whether any preparation is useful for you.

Assumed background

This module assumes general familiarity with management system concepts and organisational roles. No standard-specific clause knowledge is required.

Helpful background includes:

  • Understanding of how roles, responsibilities, and processes are defined in your organisation

  • Basic familiarity with internal communication and training practices

This module assumes general familiarity with management system concepts and organisational roles. No standard-specific clause knowledge is required.

Helpful background includes:

  • Understanding of how roles, responsibilities, and processes are defined in your organisation

  • Basic familiarity with internal communication and training practices

Preparatory modules

Foundational modules (depending on background)

Useful if you are new to the underlying concepts or want a shared baseline before attending this module.

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Continuous learning

Follow-up modules

Continuous learning

Follow-up modules

Continuous learning

Follow-up modules

After completion of this module, the following modules are ideal to further deepen your competence. If you are looking for a structured learning path, modules can also be taken as part of a professional track.

Documentation & Knowledge Foundations

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

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

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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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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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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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Management Review

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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Management Review

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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Management Review

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

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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

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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

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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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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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Duration

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List price

CHF 550

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Ready to improve your management systems?

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

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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.