ISO 9001 and ISO 19011

Answer:

ISO 19011 - - Guidelines for auditing management systems is not a standard as ISO 9001 in therms that the organization can't be certified against it. The ISO 19011 standard includes the requirements for auditing a management system, and is used to train the people who certify that companies have met the requirements of standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and the like. ‚

The standard offers four resources to organizations to "save time, effort and money":
- A clear explanation of the principles of management systems auditing.
- Guidance on the management of audit programmes.
- Guidance on the conduct of internal or external audits.
- Advice on the competence and evaluation of auditors.

The only relation between ISO 9001 and ISO 19011 is that the ISO 19011 can be used for auditing ISO 9001, but it is not mandatory especially for internal audits. On the other hand certification auditors must be familiar with ISO 19 011 in order to perform proper certification audit.

For more information, see:
- 13 Steps for ISO 9001 Internal Auditing using ISO 19011 https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/13-steps-for-iso-9001-internal-auditing-using-iso-19011/