Guidelines of an integrated management system under the requirements of NTC-ISO 9001:2015 and NTC-ISO 14001:2015 in institutions of superior education

Abstract

In order to make a proposal for guidelines to facilitate the integration of systems under NTC-ISO 9001:2015 and NTC-ISO 14001:2015 in higher education institutions (HEI), a sample of six universities certified with Icontec in NTC-ISO 9001, in which an analysis of its master documents was made to identify axes and missionary components that allow the articulation of an integrated management system. Subsequently a diagnosis was made to identify the current state of the environmental management and the integration of these standards. The results show that the quality system is implicit from the strategic planning, is part of its organizational culture and is a tool that contributes to the fulfillment of the mission. With environmental management, this same appropriation is not reflected in the absence of elements such as policies or guidelines that contribute to identify, reduce or control aspects. Finally, with these elements, guidelines were proposed that serve as a tool for the HEI to integrate their quality and environmental management systems and to contribute to the decision-making by top management.

Keywords

• instituciones de educación superior
• sistema de gestión ambiental
• sistema de gestión de la calidad
• sistema integrado de gestión