This five-day intensive courseenables participants to develop the necessary expertise to support anorganization in implementing and managing a Social responsibility guidancebased on ISO 26000. This training is consistent with the project management practicesestablished in ISO 10006 (Quality Management Systems - Guidelines for QualityManagement in Projects). The participant will learn the different core subjectsand issues: human rights, labour practices, the environment, fair operatingpractices, consumer issues, community involvement and development. Thistraining is fully compatible with SA8000 (Global social accountability standardby the Social Accountability International).

IMPORTANT NOTE:  ISO26000 is a reference document that provides guidance for socially responsiblebehavior into the organization. Organizations that implement these socialresponsibility guidances based on ISO 26000 cannot becertified by certification bodies nor call themselves ISO 26000 certified.Although it is not possible to get an organization certified to ISO 26000, itis possible to implement its guidance and to audit an organization against thisguidance. The personnel certifications PECB offers (Lead Implementer and LeadAuditor) serve to fulfill this market need.

Day 1: Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility concepts as defined by ISO 26000

•Normative, regulatory and legal framework related to social responsibility of organizations

•Fundamental principles of organizations’ social responsibility

•Presentation of ISO 26000 clauses and its six core subjects

•Preliminary analysis and determining the level of maturity of an existing social responsibility program

•Writing a business case and a project plan for the implementation of a social responsibility program

Day 2: Planning a social responsibility program based on ISO 26000

•Definition of the scope of a social responsibility program

•Development of a social responsibility policy and objectives

•Human rights issues and best practices

•Labour practices issues and best practices

•The environment issues and best practices

•Fair operating practices issues and best practices

•Consumer issues and best practices

•Community involvement and development issues and best practices

Day 3: Implementing a social responsibility program based on ISO 26000

•Implementation of a document management framework

•Implementation of social responsibility action plans

•Development of a training & awareness program and communicating about social responsibilities

•Operations management of a social responsibility program

Day 4: Controlling, monitoring,measuring  a social responsibility program

•Controlling an monitoring a social responsibility program

•Development of metrics, performance indicators and dashboards

•ISO 26000 internal and external assessment (not certification)

•Implementation of a continual improvement program

Day 5: Certification Exam

Prerequisites

ISO 26000 Foundation Certification or a basic knowledge of ISO 26000 and/or SA8000 is recommended

Educational approach

•This training is based on both theory and practice:

oSessions of lectures illustrated with examples based on real cases

oPractical exercises based on a full case study including role playings and oral presentation

oReview exercises to assist the exam preparation

oPractice test similar to the certification exam

•To benefit from the practical exercises, the number of training participants is limited

Examination and certification

•The “Certified ISO 26000 Lead Implementer” exam fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and  Certification Programme (ECP). The exam covers the following competence domains:

oDomain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of social responsibilities

oDomain 2: Social responsibility best practices

oDomain 3: Planning a social responsibility program based on ISO 26000

oDomain 4: Implementing a social responsibility program based on ISO 26000

oDomain 5: Performance evaluation, monitoring and measurement of a social responsibility program based on ISO 26000

oDomain 6: Continual improvement of a social responsibility program based on ISO 26000

oDomain 7: Preparing for a social responsibility program assessment

•The “Certified ISO 26000 Lead Implementer” exam is available in different languages (the complete list of languages can be found in the examination application form)

•Duration: 3 hours

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·        To understand theimplementation of a social responsibility of an organization in accordance withISO 26000

·        To gain a comprehensiveunderstanding of the concepts, approaches, subjects, methods and techniquesrequired for the effective management of social responsibilities for anorganization

·        To understand therelationship between the components of a social responsibility program based onISO 26000 and compliance with the requirements of different stakeholders of theorganization

·        To acquire thenecessary expertise to support an organization in implementing, managing andmaintaining an social responsibility program as proposed in ISO26000

·        To acquire thenecessary expertise to manage a team implementing ISO26000

·        To develop the knowledgeand skills required to advise organizations on best practices in the managementof social responsibilities

·        To improve the capacityfor analysis and decision making in the context of social responsibilities ofan organization

·        Project managers orconsultants wanting to prepare and to support an organization in theimplementation of a social responsibility guidances

·        ISO 26000 auditor whowish to fully understand the implementation of a social responsibility program

·        Persons responsible fora social responsibility program conformity in an organization

·        Members of a socialresponsibility team

·        Expert advisors insocial responsibility

·        Experts wanting toprepare for a social responsibility function or project management function