ISO/IEC 17024 Certification of Persons Awareness

It is for staff, examiners, invigilators, scheme committee members and managers in bodies that operate certification of persons, or plan to, as well as training providers and employers who work with them. It helps everyone understand how their role protects impartiality and the value of a certificate. No prior knowledge of ISO/IEC 17024 or conformity assessment is needed.

It covers why certification of persons matters; what ISO/IEC 17024:2026 covers and what changed from the 2012 edition; impartiality, confidentiality and security; certification schemes and the competence they define; the certification process from application, assessment and examination to the decision; maintaining certification, appeals and complaints; and the new requirements on using AI in certification processes with human oversight.

It is a set of short video modules, each followed by practice questions, and a final exam. The course page shows the number of modules and the approximate video runtime; allow additional time for the practice questions and the exam. With 12 months of access, you can complete it in one sitting or spread it over several sessions.

Yes. Learners who reach the 70% pass mark in the final exam receive a Sterling Academy Certificate of Completion for ISO/IEC 17024 Certification of Persons Awareness. Each certificate carries a unique number and a QR code, and anyone can check it online using the certificate number and the holder's surname. It is a training certificate for the individual learner.

Yes. ISO/IEC 17024 Certification of Persons Awareness is a self-paced online course made of short video modules, in English with captions. You study at your own pace during 12 months of access, and practice questions after modules help you check your understanding before the final exam. If a point is unclear, questions are answered by a Sterling consultant.

ISO/IEC 17024 Certification of Persons Awareness is US$19 per learner. Teams save 20% for 11 to 50 learners and 30% for 51 to 200 learners; 201 or more learners are priced on request. Client administrators can track their team's progress. Prices are in US dollars, excluding taxes, and Sterling confirms final pricing and enrolment.

No. The Certificate of Completion is a training certificate: it shows that one person completed ISO/IEC 17024 Certification of Persons Awareness and reached the pass mark in its final exam. It is not accreditation of a certification body, and it is not certification of the learner under any personnel certification scheme. Sterling does not certify or accredit organisations. A body operating certification of persons is accredited by an accreditation body after that body's own assessment.