ISO 15489 Certification in Philippines
Sterling International Consulting helps Philippine organisations implement ISO 15489 records management — classification, retention schedules, controls and documentation, with training for your records team. Named local consultants in Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao support government agencies, banks and businesses end to end, onsite or hybrid nationwide.
ISO 15489: 2016 Standard is a standard for Records Management Systems (RMS) which specifies the structure and content standards of records management system management plans. Whether you’re a company that deals with information, a museum or archive, a government agency, or just someone who works with paper documents, you need an RMS. The standard was created in order to protect and make sure all the documents that exist are preserved in their original form for future generations.
Requirements for ISO 15489:
It is a requirement for organizations where you need to share records across the company or department. There are different types of records that ISO describes: business records, administrative records, and communication records. In order to meet this requirement, you need to establish an organizational structure chart that includes the mission statement for your organization and/or department as well as the policies for your organization/department.
The specifications for an automated records management system includes specifications for retention schedules, access authorizations, and accession records. The specification even covers who will be responsible for answering questions about the retention schedules and maintaining the system.
The standard covers many areas such as record types, disposition schedules, classification schemes, access control mechanisms, and more
BENEFITS OF ISO 15489:
The ISO 15489 standard is meant to help businesses establish a quality management system. The standard outlines the key elements of a quality system and includes seven mandatory components which are: – aims, competitive position, vision, mission statement, values – organizational structure – policies – internal organization – procedures – management responsibility – performance
ISO 15489 is a standard that provides evidence of business, personal and cultural activity. It also establishes business, personal and cultural identity, and maintains corporate, personal or collective memory. The standard has been put in place to minimize the devastation brought on by natural disasters. ISO 15489 can provide continuity in the event of a disaster.
ISO 15489 Certification in Philippines can be achieved by contacting an accredited ISO 15489 consulting company in Philippines at info@iso-certification.com or calling +63 9778151204 to implement ISO 15489 quality management system
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How ISO 15489 fits the Sterling system
Sterling delivers ISO 15489 through Sterling OS™ — our delivery operating system: Design™ (guided) or Drive™ (fully managed), then Sustain™, Automate™ and Revise™. It connects into the Sterling Business Excellence Framework™, one integrated system across quality, environment, safety, energy and continuity. Not sure which standard is right for you? Use our free Select the Standard™ tool, or request a free gap analysis.
ISO 15489 cannot be certified
ISO 15489-1:2016 is titled “Concepts and principles” for records management, and concepts and principles cannot be audited. There is no accredited ISO 15489 certification and nothing on IAF CertSearch. The certifiable counterpart does exist and is usually what people actually want: ISO 30301:2019, “Management systems for records — Requirements” — a full management system standard an accredited certification body can certify, sitting alongside ISO 30300 for vocabulary and ISO 30302 for implementation guidance. How to check any certificate a supplier shows you →
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Training that stands up in a records audit
Sterling consulting clients benefit from preferential course access and special pricing on Sterling Academy through their Sterling consultant, including complimentary documented information management training for your people as part of your engagement. Your consultant sets up your client administrator, you add your people, and every learner who completes a course and its final exam receives a numbered Certificate of Completion, verifiable online.
Completion records and certificates are your evidence of competence for the people who control documented information and records — the item every management system auditor tests first.
Courses for the people who control documents and records
End to end with Sterling: your ISO 15489 engagement includes
- Implementation consulting through Design™ (guided) or Drive™ (fully managed), up to the certification audit
- Sterling Academy e-learning for your people: preferential course access and special pricing, with complimentary documented information management training
- Live training for your document control team
- Effivity software subscription for document control
- Sustain™ post-certification support: internal audits, management reviews and surveillance preparation
List price from US$19 per learner per course (51–200 learners) · 12 months’ access · final exam included
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Last updated: July 2026 · Sterling International Consulting — Metro Manila · Cebu · Davao.
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