Certification for Innovation Management Professionals
In association with RISE Sweden
Overview
The National Standards Authority of Ireland in partnership with RISE Sweden is now offering Certification for Innovation Management Professionals in Ireland.
This programme is designed for internal innovation champions or external innovation consultants who are knowledgeable in management systems aligned to the ISO 56000 series. Becoming a certified Innovation Management professional enables you to deliver innovation management programs across a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sector.
Success Story
Sean McNulty - Founder of Dolmen Design and Innovation
First Certified Innovation management professional in Ireland
"I have spent the last 30 years leading teams in designing and delivering innovative solutions for a range of industry clients. The ISO 56000 series gives a practical high-level guide to innovation and its key eight principles and 24 innovation management elements, outlined in the guide standards. This will be developed into a fully certifiable standard circa 2024, so it will be an essential agenda for all ambitious organisations and a good career qualification for anyone seriously interested in this subject and profession."
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APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants need to download three documents that can be found at the bottom of this webpage - the application and suitability forms and the proof of experience form. Fill in these documents and return them to NSAI. The applicant must show their level of experience with a case story and a reference contact person, whom they contact to validate. The documentation submission process is then followed by a multiple choice written examination and a 1:1 interview exploring experience and knowledge.
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PROOF OF EXPERIENCE
The applicant should upload evidence of at least three years' practical experience in a relevant work setting. This evidence should take the form of a work certificate or other verifiable information. This form can also be found at the bottom of this webpage.
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The new ISO 56000 series of guidance standards has been developed by innovation experts across the world.
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FAQs
Who should consider getting certified in innovation?
Innovation is a complex subject and agenda and you are dealing with lots of information and uncertainties. So it is very different from the ongoing management and operational skillsets. Anyone in this role should know international best practice and have a deep understanding of how to manage and deliver innovative outcomes for their various key stakeholders. This is as relevant if you are an internal Innovation champion or an external Innovation Consultant. This individual certification is as an Innovation Management Professional linked to ISO 56002 Innovation Management System and ensures the individual involved has the right depth of knowledge and experience in this area.
How does this certification meet the needs of a professional working in innovation?
The ISO 56000 series gives a practical high-level guide to innovation and its key eight principles and 24 innovation management elements, outlined in the guide standards. This will be developed into a fully certifiable standard circa 2024, so it will be an essential agenda for all ambitious organisations and a good career qualification for anyone seriously interested in this subject and profession.
What does the certification process itself involve?
It is a very thorough process. The applicant must show their level of experience with a case story and a reference contact person, whom they contact to validate. There is a written examination, comprised of over 30 multi-choice questions over a 3 hour period, where you have to explain some of your choices. There is then a two-hour 1:1 interview exploring experience and knowledge.
NSAI is working in partnership with RISE in Sweden (a state-backed research institute). As certification is granted by RISE, all applicants will be invoiced by RISE directly.
Invoices are issued by RISE as soon as applications are received and are sent to the address provided on the application form.
If the invoice is going to a private individual that is not registered for VAT, then the rate of VAT in Sweden will be applied to this invoice. This VAT rate is currently 25% and is subject to change in the future. If the invoice is going to a business which is EU-VAT registered, no VAT will be applied to this invoice.
FEES FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS: NOT VAT REGISTERED
Application including examination: €2,010 which includes VAT at 25% (current VAT rate in Sweden).
Annual reporting fee: €210, which includes VAT at 25% (current VAT rate in Sweden)
FEES FOR BUSINESSES: EU-VAT REGISTERED
Application including examination: €1,650 (no VAT on sale)
Annual reporting fee: €170 (no VAT on sale)
Further information about cross-border VAT rates can be found here: Cross-border VAT rates in Europe - Your Europe (europa.eu)
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Covering topics such as innovation partnership, intellectual property and idea management, the ISO 56000 series will help bring your idea into reality on the global market.
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The ISO 56000 Series provides all businesses with a state-of-the-art innovation playbook and set of practical support tools and methods to provide useful innovation management guidance.
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Compatible with management system Standards for Quality & Health and Safety, ISO 56000 helps businesses innovate in a more structured, systematic way.