Our History

What started as a business in a room in the family home initially had its focus solely on learning.


When we started, our initial focus was solely on the Irish market, where at the time there were two dominant training providers — one of which was partnering with a well-known UK training provider, including our primary certification body, NSAI. The CEO and Founder saw an opportunity to disrupt the home market.


Today, our services have expanded to consulting and auditing. Our purpose and vision have evolved — we now design and deliver measurable organizational and learner impact through multi-accredited ISO management system and regulatory compliance, specialist/advanced, and leadership learning, consulting, and auditing solutions. Our geographic focus and coverage spans four geographic regions.

Key Milestones Attained

May 1996 - Started as a training organization

May 1996 - Started as a training organization

Kelmac started operations as a training organization.

September 1996 - Became a CQI-IRCA Approved Training Organization

September 1996 - Became a CQI-IRCA Approved Training Organization

Started offering the ISO 9001 audit training curriculum as a CQI-IRCA Approved Training Organization.

January 2000 - Expanded geographic coverage

January 2000 - Expanded geographic coverage

Expanded coverage to the UK, Europe, USA, Middle East, and Asia.

September 2008 - Opened first USA office

September 2008 - Opened first USA office

Opened the first USA office in Chicago.

January 2014 - Opened UK office

January 2014 - Opened UK office

Established operations with a dedicated UK office.

January 2015 - Expanded services to consulting and auditing

January 2015 - Expanded services to consulting and auditing

Expanded service offerings to include ISO Management System and Regulatory Compliance Consulting and Auditing.

August 2018 - Supported CQI-IRCA food safety launch

August 2018 - Supported CQI-IRCA food safety launch

Assisted CQI-IRCA in launching the Food Safety ISO Management System curriculum.

December 2018 - First CQI-IRCA ATO for self-paced online training

December 2018 - First CQI-IRCA ATO for self-paced online training

Became the first CQI-IRCA Approved Training Organization to offer self-paced online training.

February 2023 - Expanded curriculum into cyber and privacy

February 2023 - Expanded curriculum into cyber and privacy

Expanded the CQI-IRCA curriculum to include Information Security, Cyber Security, and Privacy.

March 2026 - Became an Exemplar Global Approved Training Provider

March 2026 - Became an Exemplar Global Approved Training Provider

Covered more than 40 courses as an approved provider.

March 2026 - Started operations in India

March 2026 - Started operations in India

Expanded global operations by starting services in India.

April 2026 - Expanded training services with new curriculums

April 2026 - Expanded training services with new curriculums

Expanded training services by adding Specialized/Advanced and Leadership curriculums.