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Competency Units: Exemplar Global AU26 Auditing Management Systems
Exemplar Global TL26 Leading Management System Audit Teams
Exemplar Global AI Artificial Intelligence Management Systems Auditing
Certificate Type: Certificate of Attainment - TPECS

Lead auditor capability for the AI governance era.

Behind every organisation deploying AI with confidence, there is someone who can look past the demo and determine whether the systems are governed, the risks are assessed, and the impacts are understood. Right now, almost nobody holds that capability with a recognised credential behind it. That person could be you.

This bundle is complete ISO lead auditor training for the newest discipline in management systems. ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the world's first certifiable AI management system standard, and organisations are adopting it while the pool of qualified auditors is still tiny. The Management Systems Auditor course builds your management system auditing foundation to ISO 19011:2026, with remote auditing methods from ISO/IEC TS 17012:2024 integrated throughout. The Artificial Intelligence Management Systems Specialist course then takes you inside ISO/IEC 42001 clause by clause, from AI policy and risk through impact considerations, operational control, and improvement.

The bundle is open to everyone, and it suits compliance career development at any stage. No prior auditing, AI, or technical experience is needed, whether you are starting fresh or formalising governance skills you already use.

The management system auditing methodology you build here also transfers across legislative and regulatory compliance contexts, including the AI governance frameworks now emerging worldwide.

You will be issued with an Exemplar Global Statement of Attainment covering the relevant competency units as you successfully complete each course: AU26 and TL26 for Management Systems Auditor, and AIMS for the specialist course. When both courses are complete, you receive the MS Auditor + 42001 Specialist Digital Credential, professional auditing credentials in a field where they are still rare.

Who this bundle is for

Every organisation is being asked what it is doing about AI, and very few people can answer with evidence rather than assurances. The auditors who can are about to be in serious demand. This bundle is for people who want to get there early:

  • Newcomers building a compliance and auditing career in the newest corner of the profession
  • Internal auditors who want to add AI management systems to their first-party audit scope
  • IT, data, security, and GRC professionals formalising the governance side of their role
  • Aspiring external and certification auditors positioning for ISO 42001 certification growth
  • Consultants advising clients on responsible AI adoption and ISO 42001 conformance
  • Risk, legal, and policy professionals who need recognised auditing capability behind their AI governance advice
  • Teams and organisations building in-house AI governance audit capability, with group enrolment available through ATOL corporate training
  • Anyone building toward Exemplar Global Lead Auditor personnel certification with an AI focus

Want the full digital trust picture?

AI governance rarely stands alone. The Management Systems Auditor + Data Trust Integrated Management Systems bundle covers ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and ISO 42001 together.

What you'll be able to do after this bundle

Professional auditing credentials matter most when they map to what you can actually do. By the time you complete both courses, you will be able to:

  • Plan, conduct, and lead management system audits using a consistent ISO 19011:2026 methodology
  • Lead an audit team through every stage of an audit, from initiation and planning through to reporting and corrective action follow-up
  • Interpret ISO/IEC 42001:2023 clause by clause, knowing what conformance looks like for an AI management system
  • Evaluate how an organisation identifies, assesses, and treats its AI risks, and how it considers AI impacts on people and society
  • Audit AI governance in practice: policy, roles, operational control, and how organisations stay in control of systems that learn and change
  • Audit effectively in on-site, remote, and hybrid environments using ISO/IEC TS 17012:2024 methods
  • Write audit findings and reports that are clear, accurate, fair, and useful to the organisation
  • Demonstrate Exemplar Global competency units and a Digital Credential in a discipline where qualified auditors are still scarce

What you'll learn

Two courses, one structured learning pathway. Each theme below builds on the one before it.

Auditing any management system with confidence

Before you can audit AI governance effectively, you need to understand how auditing works. The Management Systems Auditor course builds that foundation using ISO 19011:2026 and ISO/IEC TS 17012:2024 for remote auditing. You will learn the seven auditing principles, how to plan and manage an audit programme, collect and evaluate evidence, run opening and closing meetings, document findings, and lead a team through a complete audit from initiation to follow-up.

What an AI management system actually is

ISO/IEC 42001 brings management system discipline to something most organisations currently manage ad hoc. You will learn what an AI management system covers, how the familiar management system structure applies when the subject is AI, and how the standard handles the questions that make AI different: the organisation's role in the AI lifecycle, AI-specific risks, and impacts on the people the systems affect.

Auditing the requirements of ISO 42001:2023

The specialist course works through the standard clause by clause: scope and context including the organisation's role in the AI lifecycle, leadership and the AI policy, AI risk and impact considerations in planning, competence and documented information, operational control, performance evaluation, and improvement. You will finish knowing what evidence to look for against each requirement in a field where good practice is still being defined.

For the full module-by-module breakdown across both courses, see the Modules tab above.

Tools and resources included
Programme and planning
  • Audit Programme Objectives Guide
  • Audit Programme Template
  • Audit Programme Register
  • Audit Preparation Toolkit (initiation checklist, audit plan template, timetable template, and audit checklist template)
Fieldwork and evidence
  • Opening Meeting Checklist
  • Audit Working Papers and Evidence Notes Template
  • Recording Audit Findings resource
Closing and reporting
  • Closing Meeting Preparation Checklist
  • Closing Meeting Checklist
  • Audit Report Template (aligned to ISO 19011:2026 Clause 6.5, including remote auditing documentation)
  • Corrective Action Follow-up Record
Competence and evaluation
  • Auditor Competency Log
  • Auditor Evaluation Toolkit

 

Management Systems Auditor (ISO 19011:2026) Content Modules

Module 1

Management System Auditing Fundamentals (Clauses 1 to 4)
The foundation of ISO 19011:2026: scope, normative references, and key terms, then the principles of auditing in Clause 4, from integrity, fair presentation, due professional care, confidentiality, and independence through to the evidence-based approach. Each principle is paired with practical content showing how it plays out in real audits.
Module 2

Managing an Audit Programme (Clause 5)
How to establish, implement, monitor, review, and improve an audit programme: setting programme objectives, evaluating programme risks and opportunities, the roles and competence of the people managing the programme, programme scope and resources.
Module 3

Planning the Audit (Clauses 6.1 to 6.3)
Initiating the audit and preparing audit activities: reviewing documented information, audit planning, assigning work to the audit team, and preparing the documented information you will carry into the audit.
Module 4

Conducting the Audit (Clauses 6.4.1 to 6.4.7)
The fieldwork phase: the roles of guides and observers, running the opening meeting, communicating during the audit, providing access to audit information, reviewing documented information while auditing, and collecting and verifying the information that becomes your audit evidence.
Module 5

Determining Audit Findings (Clause 6.4.8)
How verified audit evidence is evaluated against the audit criteria to generate findings, including documenting conformity and nonconformity and applying the process in practice with the included tools.
Module 6

Concluding the Audit (Clauses 6.4.9 to 6.7)
Bringing the audit home: determining audit conclusions, conducting the closing meeting, preparing and distributing the audit report in line with Clause 6.5, completing the audit, and conducting audit follow-up.
Module 7

Competence and Evaluation of Auditors (Clause 7)
What it takes to be and remain a competent auditor and audit team leader: personal behaviour, generic and discipline-specific knowledge and skills, achieving auditor and audit team leader competence, and establishing auditor evaluation criteria and methods.

ISO 42001:2023 Quality Management Systems Specialist Course Modules

ATOL courses are broken up into a series of modules followed by related assessments completed as part of the learning, step-by-step, module-by-module. You can exit and re-enter your course at any point without losing your place.

This course consists of the following modules: 

Topics and clauses covered:  
Introduction to ISO 42001:2023 Clause 1 Scope and 2 Normative References
Clause 3 Terms and definitions Clause 4 Context of the organization
Clause 5 Leadership and worker participation Clause 6 Planning
Clause 7 Support Clause 8 Operation
Clause 9 Performance evaluation Clause 10 Improvement

Knowledge checks throughout

Every module across both courses includes knowledge checks that reinforce your understanding before you move on. These are non-graded and can be revisited as often as you like, with instant feedback.

Practical, audit-based learning in Management Systems Auditor

In the Management Systems Auditor course, your learning is reinforced through practical audit activities using the included templates, including an audit plan, working papers, findings record, and audit report. You build genuine audit documentation as you progress, not just answer questions about auditing.

Applying the standard in the specialist course

In the Artificial Intelligence Management Systems Specialist course, assessment focuses on applying ISO/IEC 42001:2023 requirements clause by clause. Note: the content export does not state the exact assessment format or pass marks for this course. Confirm these details against the course build before this section is published.

Statements of Attainment and the Digital Credential

On successful completion of all assessment requirements for each course, you will be issued with an Exemplar Global Statement of Attainment covering the relevant competency units. Your MS Auditor + 42001 Specialist Digital Credential is issued when both courses are complete.

Two courses completed in a fixed order: Management Systems Auditor (ISO 19011:2026), then Artificial Intelligence Management Systems Specialist (ISO/IEC 42001:2023).
No. However, even though the order is not fixed, we recommend you start with Management Systems Auditor, then move to ISO 42001 specialist course. The specialist content uses the auditing language and methodology established in the first course, so completing them in sequence is what makes the AI governance material click
You will be issued with an Exemplar Global Statement of Attainment covering the relevant competency units as you successfully complete each course: AU26 Auditing Management Systems and TL26 Leading Management System Audit Teams for the Management Systems Auditor course, and AIMS Artificial Intelligence Management Systems Specialist for the specialist course. When both courses are complete, you receive the MS Auditor + 42001 Specialist Digital Credential.
Yes. The Management Systems Auditor course covers the AU26 and TL26 Exemplar Global competency units, the complete lead auditor certification foundation as defined in ISO 19011:2026. The specialist course extends that capability into AI management systems, which is what separates this pathway from general ISO certification courses.
No. ISO/IEC 42001 is a management system standard, not a data science curriculum. You audit how AI is governed: policy, risk, impact, roles, and control, not the mathematics inside the models. People from compliance, risk, legal, quality, and audit backgrounds are exactly who this discipline needs.
Yes. ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is a certifiable requirements standard, the first for AI management systems, and certification activity is growing as accreditation schemes mature. That is precisely why auditor capability in this space is worth building now.
The bundle covers ISO 19011:2026, ISO/IEC TS 17012:2024, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023. The management system auditing methodology you build also transfers to other structured audit and compliance contexts, including but not limited to the AI governance and legislative compliance frameworks emerging worldwide.
Yes. The 16 audit tools from the Management Systems Auditor course are built around the audit process itself rather than any single standard, so they apply directly to AI management system audits without modification.
Yes. ATOL delivers corporate and group training for organisations building in-house audit and AI governance capability, from small teams to enterprise rollouts. Talk to our team about group enrolment: https://auditortrainingonline.com/home/corporate
Fully online and self-paced. Both courses include video and audio content, written material, practical tools, and knowledge checks throughout. No live sessions or scheduled attendance required, which makes it practical compliance training to roll out across distributed teams.
The full bundle is equivalent to approximately 32 hours of full-time study, around four days, across both courses. Because everything is self-paced, you can spread it over any timeframe that works for you.
Full access to both courses, 15 modules in total, 16 downloadable audit tools and templates, knowledge checks throughout, and access to the ATOL Community, a private network of auditing professionals. Credentials are issued as you complete each course. The full list of tools is on this page above.
You will hold Exemplar Global competency units covering auditing and AI management systems, an early position in a discipline that is only getting bigger, and a strong base for continued professional development in ISO management systems. From there, many graduates add information security and privacy depth through the Data Trust pathway.
No prerequisites required

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    Approx 32 hours full-time study*
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    Standard: ISO 19011:2026 and ISO 42001:2023
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* All ATOL courses are delivered in such a way you can work through them at your own pace, the actual time to complete the training may change depending on the individual learners' experience and/or learning style