This Masterclass will provide an introduction to quality management ISO 9001:2015 and how to develop and implement your quality management system. It will give you an insight into what is involved in becoming certified, the business benefits, how long it will take to become accredited and the fees involved
The session will run as follows:
09.15: Arrival, sign in with coffees and teas
09.30: Start, introduction and Individual gap analysis
10.45: Break
11.00: Gap analysis feedback
11.30: Benefits of Implementing ISO 9001
12.30: Finish
This Masterclass will cover:
• Understand the key features of the ISO Standard, Annex SL and the Framework
• Understand the benefits of implementing ISO 9001
• Understand the starting point of developing a Quality Management System
• Dispel some of the myths around ISO 9001 like lots of paperwork, lots of processes, spend more time on the processes than running the business
Who is the Masterclass for?
This Masterclass is for all growing SMEs within the Sheffield City Region, as long as the below eligibility criteria is met.
ISO Standards can be implemented in any business regardless of the sector or activity.
This Masterclass will be useful for those with responsibility for looking at implementation and certification. This will also be helpful for those looking to improve their knowledge of the new 9001:2015 standard.
Eligibility
Only one registration per business via Eventbrite will be confirmed. If additional people from your business would like to attend, they can be added to a waiting list by emailing enhancementproject@sheffieldcityregion.org.uk with the business name, name of additional attendee and contact telephone number. If this Masterclass isn’t fully subscribed upon the closure of registrations, we will contact you to offer the additional place. The waiting list will be prioritised on a first come first served basis. Businesses that register more than one attendee via Eventbrite will be contacted and asked to nominate one person to attend.
This Masterclass is open to small and medium-sized enterprises based in the Sheffield City Region. If you are unsure whether you fall into this region you can use the postcode checker.
A part of your business must be based in one of the following districts: Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, North East Derbyshire. Rotherham or Sheffield.
Find out if your business meets the definition for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME).
Please note that if your firm that is part of a larger Group you may need to include staff headcount, turnover, balance sheet data for the Group too, to ascertain whether it is eligible.
We are pleased to be able to provide this masterclass free of charge due to funding from the European Regional Development Fund. There are a number of eligibility criteria for attendees which we will check using the online registration questions and in a phone call to every attendee prior to the event.
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This event will be delivered by the ‘Sheffield City Region Growth Hub Enhancement Project’ that is part-funded by the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The project, for high-growth businesses in the Sheffield City Region, aims to increase their competitiveness and so help them grow and prosper.