ISO 56001:2024 Innovation Management Systems Foundation Level Training and Certification Program

Programme Summary

Build an understanding of innovation management using ISO 56001:2024. Participants connect innovation intent, opportunity portfolios and disciplined learning processes with responsibilities and performance measures. Exercises based on a technology and service innovation portfolio case develop requirement interpretation, evidence selection and gap recognition. The programme establishes a foundation for consistent value creation through managed innovation activities and further implementation or auditor development.

Training Objectives

1 Explain innovation management requirements; 2 Connect requirements with operational responsibilities; 3 Recognise unvalidated innovation assumptions; 4 Select relevant implementation evidence; 5 Prepare for further practical development.

Learning Outcomes

1 Connect innovation intent with value; 2 Prioritise evidence based opportunity portfolios; 3 Design useful concept validation criteria; 4 Evaluate innovation performance and learning evidence; 5 Recommend proportionate innovation governance controls.

Target Audience

Innovation Directors; Innovation Managers; Research and Development Managers; Product Development Managers; Management System Coordinators.

Target Industries

Technology Development; Industrial Manufacturing; Professional Services; Healthcare Technology; Consumer Product Development.

Course Contents

• Module 1 Standard Purpose and Practical Application: Management system purpose and intended outcomes; Requirement guidance and evidence distinctions; Course case scope and learning responsibilities.
• Module 2 Innovation Context and Intended Value: Innovation ambition and organisational context; Interested parties and value creation opportunities; System scope and innovation management principles.
• Module 3 Innovation Leadership Strategy and Culture: Leadership commitment and innovation policy; Innovation strategy objectives and portfolio direction; Culture collaboration and accountable decision making.
• Module 4 Opportunity Identification and Selection: Insights trends and unmet stakeholder needs; Opportunity framing and selection criteria; Uncertainty risk and prioritisation decisions.
• Module 5 Innovation Concepts and Validation: Concept creation and key assumptions; Experiments evidence and learning decisions; Validation criteria and concept refinement.
• Module 6 Developing and Deploying Solutions: Solution development and implementation planning; Deployment responsibilities and operational integration; Value realisation and continuing learning.
• Module 7 Innovation Resources and Support: People competence time and financial resources; Knowledge intellectual property and partner interfaces; Tools communication and documented information.
• Module 8 Portfolio Governance and Performance: Portfolio balance and resource allocation; Appropriate innovation indicators and evidence; Review decisions on continuation adaptation or termination.
• Module 9 Innovation Assurance and Improvement: Internal audit and management review; Learning from successes and failed assumptions; Corrective action and innovation capability development.
• Module 10 Interpreting Requirements in Context: Mandatory requirements and proportionate application; Interfaces with applicable legal obligations; Supported judgements and unresolved interpretation issues.
• Module 11 Selecting Relevant Management System Evidence: Innovation strategy and portfolio records; Opportunity and concept validation records; Innovation performance and learning reports.
• Module 12 Foundation Application Workshop: Map responsibilities within the supplied case; Match controls to relevant requirements; Explain gaps and practical next steps.

Assessment

• 60 single best answer questions, including applied scenarios; one mark per question.
• 90 minute invigilated digital examination with identity verification. Approved accessibility adjustments preserve the assessed competence.
• Clean standard text and supplied case documents permitted; internet, messaging and external AI tools prohibited.
• Individual applied assessment (45 minutes): Using a supplied technology and service innovation portfolio case, produce an innovation process map and opportunity priorities, link three controls to relevant requirements and explain one unresolved weakness.
• Assessment criteria: Accurate interpretation of innovation management requirements; Relevant use of innovation strategy and portfolio records; Clear connection between controls responsibilities and identified gaps.
• Pass each component separately: 45/60 written marks (75%) and at least 70% on the applied task.
• All mandatory criteria must pass: Do not fabricate evidence or knowingly present unsupported conformity conclusions.
• Individual results and feedback are provided. One reassessment may follow coaching under the published enrolment terms.

Certification

• Successful learners receive a TQCSI Arabia digital Certificate of Successful Completion.
• The certificate records the learner name, exact programme title, teaching hours, completion date and unique verification reference.
• Verified identity, full attendance and separate written and applied passes are required; all mandatory critical criteria must be met.
• Proposed issue target: within 30 calendar days of approved results and settlement of applicable fees.
• Records assessed foundation knowledge of innovation management; it does not establish professional auditor status, independent personnel certification or organisational certification.
• Attendance confirmation may record completed hours for unsuccessful learners; it does not certify successful completion.

Programme Profile

Number of daysNumber of daysNumber of days

333

Total teaching hoursTotal teaching hoursTotal teaching hours

18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.

Delegates allowedDelegates allowedDelegates allowed

Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.

Training prerequisitesTraining prerequisitesTraining prerequisites

No formal qualification required. Familiarity with innovation management activities and everyday business processes is recommended.No formal qualification required. Familiarity with innovation management activities and everyday business processes is recommended.No formal qualification required. Familiarity with innovation management activities and everyday business processes is recommended.

Pre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessment

Complete a 20-minute diagnostic and identify how innovation strategy and portfolio records support a supplied operational case.Complete a 20-minute diagnostic and identify how innovation strategy and portfolio records support a supplied operational case.Complete a 20-minute diagnostic and identify how innovation strategy and portfolio records support a supplied operational case.

End of course assessmentEnd of course assessmentEnd of course assessment

60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).

Passing criteriaPassing criteriaPassing criteria

75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.