Approved Training Providers
The training requirement of every QA Assessor grade can be met by a course from QA Assessor, from an Approved Training Provider listed here, or from any other provider whose course we verify. Approval means a provider’s course has been checked against the scheme’s training requirement so that its results can be confirmed directly; it gives its students no advantage in the assessment of an application.
How the programme works
A training provider applies with its course outlines for one or more schemes (duration, content covering the standard and auditing practice, how completion is assessed, tutor qualifications, sample certificate). An evaluator with no commercial link to the provider checks each course against the scheme’s training requirement and may observe a session. Approval is recorded with the schemes and course levels covered, and reviewed every two years. Approved providers confirm course results to QA Assessor on request so that members’ training records can be verified quickly, run the end-of-course assessment to QA Assessor’s specification (QA-CB-EXM-001), and report incidents within 24 hours. Approval is withdrawn for false results, assessment security failures, unresolved complaints, misleading claims or a lapsed review. These obligations are part of the Approved Training Provider agreement (QA-CB-FORM-008), reviewed yearly.
Approval is not accreditation. An approved provider may say that its course is “accepted for the training requirement of the QA Assessor [scheme] certification” and no more.
Approved providers
| Provider | Schemes and course levels | Approved since | Review due |
|---|---|---|---|
| QA Assessor (own courses on the QA Assessor learning platform) | Foundation and Internal Auditor courses on the ten schemes; Lead Auditor courses currently running for ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO/IEC 27001, other Lead Auditor courses scheduled on request | September 2026 | September 2028 |
No external provider is listed yet. Providers approved under the programme are added to this table as approvals are granted.
Apply to become an Approved Training Provider
Write to certification@qaassessor.com with the subject “Approved Training Provider application”, giving your legal name and address, website, the schemes and course levels applied for, a course outline for each course (duration, contents mapped to the standard and to auditing practice, delivery method, how completion is assessed, a sample certificate), your tutors’ names and qualifications, and your quality and complaints arrangements. We acknowledge within 2 business days and normally complete the evaluation within 30 working days.
Separation from certification
Whether a course comes from QA Assessor or from an approved provider, the person who trained an applicant takes no part in verifying, assessing or deciding that applicant’s application, and completing a QA Assessor course is never a condition of certification: any verified course meets the training requirement, and certification itself is decided on the assessment of your audit experience, work sample and interview against the published rubric. See the Impartiality Policy.