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Acceptable alternative scheme enquiry form
Please complete this form if you are auditing to a standard other than one of IRCA’s registered schemes and wish it to be accepted as an alternative.
IRCA acceptable alternative standards
This page lists all the alternative standards we currently accept towards IRCA certification and explains the process of getting a standard accepted as an alternative.

Engagement of people
Raffat Khatoon Mohammed, CQP MCQI, ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 Lead Auditor at Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC), explains how ‘engagement of people’ helped QPMC to overcome staff and skill shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic.
New Standards Coordination Committee: apply to join
Following the recent review of sponsored standards activity, we’re looking for CQI and IRCA members to form a new Standards Coordination Committee, together with members of the CQI’s Executive team.

How will you celebrate World Quality Week 2022?
Between 7 and 11 November 2022 organisations across the globe will mark World Quality Week with events and celebrations within their businesses.

World’s Leading Quality Influencer
Thank you for taking part and telling us about you Top quality influencers.
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Serious skills shortage in quality management: Act now
For some time now, quality leaders have been worried about the growing skills deficit in our profession. So when the CQI and our corporate partners got together at a recent event, everyone agreed on the need for action.

Uncovering a case of bid rigging
In our latest dilemma, find out what to do when an auditor observes possible fraudulent behaviour unrelated to the audit.

ISO/IEC TS 27022:2021 – Information technology – Guidance on information security management system processes
Richard Green, CQP FCQI, Managing Director of Kingsford Consultancy Services, UK, outlines the newest guidance on information security implementation and operation.

ISO confirms no change to ISO 9001
Members of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 176, Sub-Committee 2 (TC176/SC2) have taken the surprising decision not to proceed with the much-anticipated update of ISO 9001:2015.