SA8000 Training
Decent Work Standard Requirements
Impartiality Statement
Imperium Certific training programmes are exclusively educational in nature and organizationally separate from certification processes. Training does not involve developing documentation, implementing or consulting on management systems for specific organizations. Completing training does not influence certification decisions and does not create advantages in the audit process.
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title: Executives of exporting companies
text: ' — supplying international brands and retailers required to meet social accountability standards'
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title: Social responsibility and ESG managers
text: ' — responsible for implementing social standards, non-financial reporting and CSDDD/CSRD compliance'
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title: HR directors and personnel managers
text: ' — responsible for working conditions, working hours, remuneration, and hiring and dismissal procedures'
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title: Internal auditors
text: ' — conducting internal audits of the social management system'
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title: Health and safety professionals
text: ' — responsible for safe and healthy working conditions, including psychosocial risks'
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title: Supply chain management specialists
text: ' — responsible for due diligence of suppliers and subcontractors on social standards'
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title: Worker representatives and trade unions
text: ' — involved in consultation mechanisms, grievance processes and protection of workers' rights'
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What Participants Will Gain
Learn from those who know the standard requirements from the inside. Programmes are built on general practical case studies from international experience.
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SA8000:2026 structure and requirements — the new standard architecture: 11 principles, 10 management criteria (M1–M10) and 7 decent work criteria (D1–D7)
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Decent work criteria — protection of children and young workers (D1), freedom from forced labour (D2), freedom of association (D3), decent working hours, pay and benefits (D4), freedom from discrimination (D5), health and safety (D6), privacy (D7)
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Social management system — leadership requirements, worker participation, social risk assessment and supply chain due diligence
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Living wage — the new 2026 concept: compensation covering the real cost of living
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Psychosocial risks and privacy — new requirements on mental health, personal data protection and limits on worker surveillance
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Certification audit preparation — understanding the SA8000:2026 scoring methodology, audit process and mandatory self-assessment
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Training Format
Duration: 1 to 2 days depending on the programme
Format: online (webinar) or on-site
Language: English, Ukrainian — on request
Materials: training materials and completion certificate
Groups: corporate training or open groups per schedule
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FAQ
No. Training programmes are organizationally separate from certification processes. Completing training does not influence certification decisions and does not create any advantages in the audit process.
No. As a certification body, we do not provide consulting services or develop management systems for specific organizations. Training is based on general practical case studies from international experience.
SA8000:2026 introduces a fundamentally new structure (M1–M10, D1–D7), a scoring methodology replacing the pass/fail approach, mandatory self-assessment, expanded value chain responsibility, and new requirements on living wage, psychosocial risks and privacy.
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