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Global Energy Up is an independent certification body for management systems and a validation and verification body for greenhouse-gas information. We audit and decide; we do not consult.

Educational organizations

ISO 21001:2025
Educational organizations

Learning outcomes are the product; everything else is how they are made.

ISO 21001 certification demonstrates that an educational organization meets the needs of learners and other beneficiaries through a management system designed specifically for education and training.

Who it is for. Schools, universities, vocational and corporate training providers, e-learning providers and professional academies.

  • Learners and other beneficiaries, and their requirements
  • Design and development of educational products and services
  • Delivery of learning, including assessment of learning
  • Accessibility, special needs and protection of learners
  • Competence of educators and support staff
  • Monitoring of learner satisfaction and outcomes

Each area above is assessed on objective evidence — records, interviews and direct observation of work.

How the audit runs

Audit time is determined on the basis of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 clause 9.1.4 and the audit-time rules applicable to the scheme. Remote auditing never reduces the required audit time.

01.
Stage 1

Review of documentation, readiness and scope, and planning of Stage 2.

02.
Stage 2

On-site evaluation of implementation and effectiveness; findings are recorded.

03.
Decision & surveillance

An independent decision, then annual surveillance through the three-year cycle.

Edition and transition

Audits are conducted against ISO 21001:2025, the current edition.

Auditing with other standards

Where the system is integrated with others, the standards can be audited together in one visit; duration is calculated for each standard and then adjusted for the actual degree of integration.

  • What do I need to apply?
    Legal name, sites, scope of activities, headcount and shift pattern, outsourced processes, any existing certificate, and whether you received consultancy on the system and from whom.
  • Why do you ask about consultancy?
    Because we do not certify a system on which a body related to us provided consultancy, and every application is screened for conflicts of interest before it is accepted.
  • Will the certificate carry an accreditation mark?
    Not before accreditation is granted. Certificates are currently issued without an accreditation mark.

Start with a
written application.