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Q

Quality

ISO 9001:2015
Most Popular

ISO 9001 - Quality Management

The world's most recognized quality management framework. Every clause, in plain language.

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LSS TQM
Reference Guide

Lean Six Sigma and TQM: Complete Guide

DMAIC, waste elimination, process capability, and Total Quality Management - concept by concept.

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ISO 17021:2015
Conformity

ISO 17021 - Auditing Bodies

Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems.

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ISO 17024:2012
Certification

ISO 17024 - Personnel Certification

Requirements for certification bodies that certify persons.

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ISO 19011:2026
Auditing

ISO 19011 - Auditing Guidelines

The definitive guide to auditing any management system - principles, audit programme management, and auditor competence.

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ISO 29001:2020
Oil & Gas

ISO 29001 - Petroleum & Gas Quality

Sector-specific QMS for petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries - ISO 9001 extended for the energy sector.

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ISO 15378:2017
Pharmaceutical

ISO 15378 - Pharmaceutical Packaging

GMP-integrated quality management for primary packaging materials for medicinal products.

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ISO 17100:2015
Translation

ISO 17100 - Translation Services

Requirements for translation service providers - processes, competence, and quality management for professional translation.

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E

Environment

ISO 14001:2015
⚠ Superseded

ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management

⚠ Superseded by ISO 14001:2026. The global standard for environmental management systems - life-cycle thinking, legal compliance, and continual improvement.

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EPA REQUIREMENTS
Reference Guide

EPA Requirements: Combined Reference Guide

Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA and more - key U.S. EPA regulations in one simplified guide.

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ISO 14064:2023
GHG

ISO 14064 - GHG Quantification

Quantify, monitor, and report greenhouse gas emissions and removals at organizational and project level.

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ISO 14065:2020
GHG

ISO 14065 - GHG Verification Bodies

Requirements for bodies providing validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions.

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ISO 14066:2023
GHG

ISO 14066 - GHG Verification Teams

Competence requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification teams.

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ISO 14067:2018
Carbon

ISO 14067 - Carbon Footprint of Products

Principles and requirements for quantifying and communicating the carbon footprint of products.

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ISO 14068:2023
Carbon

ISO 14068 - Carbon Neutrality

Requirements and guidance for achieving and claiming carbon neutrality - the net zero pathway standard.

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ISO 20001-food-waste:Draft
Under Development

ISO 20001 - Food Loss & Waste (Under Development)

Preview of ISO 20001, currently under development - food loss and waste management systems.

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also in Safety
ISO 45001:2018
Safety

ISO 45001 - OHS Management

Occupational health & safety management - many EMS programmes integrate OHS for a combined management system.

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B

Business

ISO 27001:2022
IT & Cybersecurity

ISO 27001 - Information Security

From risk assessment to Annex A controls - demystify information security management.

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ISO 42001:2023
AI

ISO 42001 - AI Management Systems

Responsible AI governance, risk management, and accountability frameworks.

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ISO 21001:2018
Education

ISO 21001 - Educational Organizations

Management systems for educational organizations - learner-focused quality and continuous improvement.

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EDUCATION FAMILY
Reference Guide

ISO Education Standards: Family Overview

ISO 21001, 29993, 29994, and 29995 compared, connected, and separated - the complete education standards landscape.

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IEC 20000 1
IT Service Mgmt

ISO/IEC 20000-1 - IT Service Management

Requirements for establishing, implementing, and improving a service management system (SMS) - the definitive IT service management standard.

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also in Quality
ISO 9001:2015
Quality

ISO 9001 - Quality Management

The world's most recognized quality management framework - essential for any business seeking operational excellence.

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also in Quality
ISO 19011:2026
Auditing

ISO 19011 - Auditing Guidelines

Audit management systems with confidence - the definitive guide for internal and external auditors.

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also in Quality
ISO 17024:2012
Certification

ISO 17024 - Personnel Certification

Certify your workforce against internationally recognized competence standards.

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Language Services

ISO 17100:2015
Translation

ISO 17100 - Translation Services

Requirements for translation service providers - processes, competence, and quality management.

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ISO 18841:2018
Interpreting

ISO 18841 - Interpreting Services

General principles and requirements for spoken and signed language interpreting across all settings.

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ISO 13611:2024
Community

ISO 13611 - Community Interpreting

Foundation standard for community interpreting - general principles and requirements.

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ISO 20228:2019
Legal

ISO 20228 - Legal Interpreting

Requirements for interpreting in courts, police, immigration, and other justice contexts.

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ISO 21998:2020
Healthcare

ISO 21998 - Healthcare Interpreting

Requirements for interpreting services in hospitals, clinics, and medical consultations.

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ISO 20108:2017
Conference

ISO 20108 - Simultaneous Interpreting

Quality and accuracy requirements for simultaneous interpreting in conference settings.

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ISO 18587:2017
Machine Translation

ISO 18587 - MT Post-Editing

Requirements for the full post-editing of machine translation output by human reviewers.

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ISO 20771:2020
Legal

ISO 20771 - Legal Translation

Requirements for legal translation - accuracy, consistency, and professional standards.

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ISO 11669:2024
Project Mgmt

ISO 11669 - Translation Projects

Framework for translation projects - parameters, specifications, and quality from brief to delivery.

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ISO 5060:2024
AI Translation

ISO 5060 - MT Quality Evaluation

Framework for evaluating machine translation quality - metrics, methods, and benchmarking.

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Sc

Science

PERIODIC TABLE
Chemistry

Interactive Periodic Table

All 118 elements with properties, electron configurations, and interactive exploration tools.

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QUANTUM PHYSICS
Physics

Quantum Physics - Concept Map

Wave-particle duality, superposition, entanglement, quantum fields, and the major frameworks of modern physics - visually mapped.

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THERMODYNAMICS
Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics - Concept Map

The four laws of thermodynamics, entropy, heat transfer, thermodynamic cycles, and energy systems - concept by concept.

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FLUID MECHANICS
Fluid Mechanics

Fluid Mechanics - Concept Map

Fluid statics, Bernoulli's principle, viscosity, turbulence, Reynolds number, and the fundamental equations of fluid dynamics.

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MATERIALS SCIENCE
Materials

Materials Science - Concept Map

Crystal structures, phase diagrams, polymers, composites, nanomaterials, and the science of engineering materials - visually mapped.

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P

Practice

HAZARD TRAINER
Safety

Hazard Trainer & Risk Lab

Spot hazards in a workplace scene and rate risk using the RPN formula (Severity × Probability × Detection). Apply controls to reduce residual risk.

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NCR TRAINER
Quality

Findings & NCR Trainer

Classify audit findings (Conformity, OFI, Observation, Minor/Major NC) and practise writing the four elements of a defensible Nonconformity Report.

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INTEGRATED AUDIT
Integrated Audit

The Integrated Audit Game

A five-station mock audit simulation. Conduct a combined ISO 9001 + ISO 45001 audit, gather objective evidence, and map findings to dual-standard clauses.

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AI LAB
AI Governance

AI Interactive Lab

Seven hands-on stations: build prompts, watch a model hallucinate and ground it, run a prompt injection attack, place a human checkpoint, and build a risk register.

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SIGMA RUSH
Lean Six Sigma

Sigma Rush: Pizza Empire

Run a pizza restaurant and apply Lean Six Sigma tools to save it. Master 5S, identify the 8 DOWNTIME wastes, apply Kaizen, and complete the full DMAIC Quest.

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