ISO 59001 Circular Economy Management Systems Lead Implementer Training and Certification Program Planned

Programme Summary

This planned programme will support implementation leadership for the future ISO 59001 management system after publication. Participants will examine resource flows, value network dependencies and circularity performance in a manufacturing case. The provisional design develops project governance, operational control proposals and measurement plans. Final requirement mapping, assessment content and certification arrangements will be established only after publication and course approval.

Training Objectives

1 Structure circular economy management implementation leadership; 2 Translate requirements into workable controls; 3 Coordinate ownership resources and project milestones; 4 Establish meaningful measures and review evidence; 5 Prepare implementation priorities for management approval.

Learning Outcomes

1 Build a circular economy management implementation roadmap; 2 Specify controls for unverified circularity claims; 3 Design resource flow and origin records; 4 Assign accountable owners and measurable milestones; 5 Present a justified management review proposal.

Target Audience

Circular Economy Managers; Sustainability Managers; Resource Efficiency Managers; Implementation Project Managers; Management System Consultants.

Target Industries

Industrial Manufacturing; Resource Recovery; Construction Materials; Consumer Product Manufacturing; Packaging Production.

Course Contents

• Module 1 Implementation Leadership and Project Mandate: Business case scope and intended benefits; Sponsor responsibilities and implementation team roles; Constraints resources and governance decisions.
• Module 2 Diagnostic Review and Implementation Priorities: Requirements mapping and baseline evidence; Risk based gaps and priority decisions; Implementation milestones and acceptance criteria.
• Module 3 Circular Economy Concepts and Current Guidance: Systems thinking and circular value creation; Resource retention recovery and regeneration concepts; Published guidance versus future standard requirements.
• Module 4 Organisation and Value Network Understanding: Products services and resource flow boundaries; Supplier customer and recovery partner interfaces; Shared responsibilities and interdependent circularity decisions.
• Module 5 Resource Flow and Baseline Evidence: Resource inputs stocks and output pathways; Material origins and traceability information; Data gaps and reasonable baseline assumptions.
• Module 6 Circular Opportunities and Business Models: Durability repair reuse and refurbishment options; Product service and resource recovery models; Feasibility constraints and unintended impact review.
• Module 7 Circularity Objectives and Measurement Concepts: Purpose scope and indicator selection; Calculation boundaries and data quality; Interpretation limitations and transparent communication.
• Module 8 Operational Circularity Planning Concepts: Responsibilities resources and action sequencing; Procurement design and recovery interfaces; Partner collaboration and operational learning.
• Module 9 Circularity Evidence and Claims Discipline: Evidence supporting circularity performance statements; Assumptions uncertainty and documented limitations; Avoiding unsupported environmental or circularity claims.
• Module 10 Circularity Review and Organisational Learning: Review of circularity objectives and results; Learning from implementation and partner feedback; Future alignment after standard publication.
• Module 11 Designing the Implementation Architecture: Process interactions and accountable control owners; Integration with existing management arrangements; Proportionate documentation and practical control design.
• Module 12 Operational Control Design Workshop: Preventing unverified circularity claims; Addressing unclear resource recovery dependencies; Responding to unexamined lifecycle trade offs.
• Module 13 Building the Required Evidence Portfolio: Resource flow and origin records; Circularity indicator calculation records; Value network responsibility records.
• Module 14 Competence Communication and Organisational Adoption: Role based competence and learning needs; Operational communication and stakeholder engagement; Resistance escalation and management support.
• Module 15 Resources Suppliers and Implementation Scheduling: Resource estimates and implementation dependencies; External support and supplier accountability; Controlled milestones and progress reporting.
• Module 16 Piloting Controls and Managing Changes: Pilot objectives and realistic acceptance checks; Operational feedback and control adjustments; Approval communication and controlled change records.
• Module 17 Monitoring Performance and Demonstrating Effectiveness: Measurable indicators and reliable data sources; Control performance and exception reporting; Evidence based decisions and corrective action.
• Module 18 Internal Assurance and Management Review: Internal audit planning and independence; Review inputs decisions and resource commitments; Readiness gaps and continuing improvement priorities.
• Module 19 Maintaining the Management System: Ownership handover and ongoing monitoring; Changing risks obligations and operating conditions; Learning mechanisms and improvement programme.
• Module 20 Implementation Portfolio and Leadership Simulation: Present controls responsibilities and milestones; Defend priorities using supplied evidence; Respond to management challenge and feedback.

Assessment

• Planned assessment: 100 single best answer questions, including applied scenarios; one mark per question.
• 150 minute invigilated digital examination with identity verification. Approved accessibility adjustments preserve the assessed competence.
• Final permitted references and assessment materials will be confirmed after publication and course approval.
• Individual applied assessment (90 minutes): Proposed individual circularity implementation portfolio covering resource priorities, partner responsibilities and measurement. Final control requirements and scoring will be validated against the published standard before enrolment.
• Assessment criteria: Feasible circularity implementation priorities and partner responsibilities; Defensible measurement plan and resource assumptions; Clear separation of proposed controls from final requirements.
• Pass each component separately: 75/100 written marks (75%) and at least 70% on the applied task.
• All mandatory criteria must pass: Do not represent draft material or provisional design choices as published ISO 59001 requirements.
• Final assessment tasks, scoring and reassessment arrangements will be validated after the standard is published and before enrolment opens.

Certification

• This planned programme is not open for enrolment and no certificate is currently offered.
• A future TQCSI Arabia Certificate of Successful Completion is conditional on publication of the standard and approval of the final course.
• Proposed award conditions are verified identity, full attendance and separate passes in the approved written and applied assessments.
• A future digital certificate would state the final programme title, published edition, learning hours, completion date and verification reference.
• The proposed issue target is within 30 calendar days of approved results and settlement of applicable fees, once the programme is released.
• No present ISO 59001 qualification, personnel certification, auditor registration or organisation certification is implied by this provisional profile.

Programme Profile

Number of daysNumber of daysNumber of days

555

Total teaching hoursTotal teaching hoursTotal teaching hours

35 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.35 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.35 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

Proposed entry: circular economy implementation experience and project planning knowledge. Final standard knowledge will be required before delivery.Proposed entry: circular economy implementation experience and project planning knowledge. Final standard knowledge will be required before delivery.Proposed entry: circular economy implementation experience and project planning knowledge. Final standard knowledge will be required before delivery.

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

Planned 30-minute circularity case diagnostic; final pre-course materials will be released only after publication and course approval.Planned 30-minute circularity case diagnostic; final pre-course materials will be released only after publication and course approval.Planned 30-minute circularity case diagnostic; final pre-course materials will be released only after publication and course approval.

End of course assessmentEnd of course assessmentEnd of course assessment

100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 minutes).100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 minutes).100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 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.