API Q1 & ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Training for Oil & Gas
A quality management system that only exists to pass an audit isn’t really a quality management system — it’s paperwork. Manufacturers and suppliers in the oil and gas sector need something more durable: a QMS built on API Q1 and ISO 9001 principles that actually catches nonconformances before they reach the customer. Burraq Consulting’s course is built for exactly that, translating both standards into a system your organization can run day to day, not just present during an audit window.
What Is API Q1?
API Q1 is the American Petroleum Institute’s specification for quality management system requirements aimed specifically at manufacturing organizations supplying products and services to the petroleum and natural gas industry. It builds on the general structure of ISO 9001 but adds industry-specific requirements around risk management, product realization, and management of change that matter to oil and gas equipment manufacturers and their supply chains. Organizations pursuing API Monogram licensing or supplying critical equipment to operators often need API Q1 certification as a prerequisite.
Who Should Attend
- Quality managers and QA/QC engineers implementing or maintaining a QMS
- Internal auditors responsible for API Q1 or ISO 9001 compliance
- Manufacturing and supply chain personnel supporting API Monogram programs
- Management representatives preparing their organization for certification or recertification
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of quality management concepts is helpful but not mandatory — the course builds the necessary foundation before moving into API Q1 and ISO 9001-specific requirements.
What the Course Covers
- ISO 9001 core requirements — context of the organization, leadership commitment, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement
- API Q1-specific additions, including risk assessment in product realization, management of change, and control of purchased products relevant to oil and gas manufacturing
- Documentation and record-keeping structures that satisfy both standards without duplicating effort
- Internal audit techniques — planning audits, writing effective findings, and closing out corrective actions
- Nonconformance and corrective action management, including root cause analysis methods that hold up under external audit
- Preparing for certification or surveillance audits, including common findings auditors flag in oil and gas manufacturing environments
- Integration considerations for organizations maintaining API Q1, ISO 9001, and API Monogram requirements simultaneously
Course at a Glance
Why Train with Burraq Consulting
Burraq works with manufacturers and service providers across the GCC who supply directly into oil and gas supply chains, and this course reflects what those audits actually look for — not a generic quality management overview repackaged with an oil and gas label. Participants leave with audit-ready documentation templates and a working understanding of how API Q1 and ISO 9001 requirements map onto each other.
Certification and Next Steps
This course builds practical, audit-ready QMS competency aligned with API Q1 and ISO 9001. Organizations pursuing formal API Q1 certification or API Monogram licensing will still need to engage API’s certification process separately; this training prepares your team and your system to succeed in that process.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, but they’re closely related. API Q1 is built on the same foundation as ISO 9001 and adds requirements specific to manufacturing for the petroleum and natural gas industry, including elements tied to API Monogram licensing.
If you manufacture or supply equipment for oil and gas operations, particularly where API Monogram licensing applies, API Q1 is typically required in addition to — not instead of — ISO 9001.
Internal auditors don’t need to be full-time quality staff, but they do need training in audit technique and enough process knowledge to ask the right questions. This course is designed to build that capability directly.
Implementation timelines vary by organization size and current documentation maturity, but most organizations move from training to a functioning, auditable system within a few months when leadership prioritizes the rollout.
Build a quality system that holds up under audit — and in the field.
or contact us to discuss an in-house program for your quality team.