ISO 21001 and ISO 41001: Two New Management System Standards, One Year On
In 2018 ISO published its first management system standards for educational organisations and for facility management. A year later, both are starting to appear in tenders and accreditation discussions.
Key points
- ISO 21001:2018 covers management systems for educational organisations.
- ISO 41001:2018 covers facility management systems.
- Both follow the common ISO structure, so they integrate with ISO 9001.
ISO 21001: educational organisations
ISO 21001 is a stand-alone standard based on ISO 9001 and written for any organisation that provides education or training. It focuses on the interaction between the organisation, the learner and other beneficiaries, and adds requirements on curriculum, assessment of learning, special needs education and data protection.
ISO 41001: facility management
ISO 41001 applies to in-house facility departments and to service providers. It asks the organisation to align facility management with the strategy of the demand organisation, define service levels, coordinate service providers and measure performance.
Who should consider them
- Schools, universities and training providers that want an internationally recognised framework
- Facility management companies competing for large service contracts
- Organisations that already hold ISO 9001 and want a sector-specific system