ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer
Plan, build and run a privacy information management system (PIMS) that helps your organisation protect personal data and meet privacy obligations across jurisdictions, and take it to certification.
- Duration
- 5 days of content
- Exam
- 3 hours, online
- CPD credits
- 31
- Level
- Lead Implementer
- Delivery
- eLearning, live online or in-house
Official PECB course, enrolled through GGG, an authorised PECB partner
Course overview
The ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer course prepares you to lead the implementation of a privacy information management system (PIMS) based on ISO/IEC 27701. You work through the full cycle, from scoping and gap analysis to policies, controls, internal audit and management review, so that you can guide an organisation to certification and keep the system working afterwards.
Who should attend
- Managers and consultants responsible for implementing the system
- Project leaders preparing an organisation for certification
- Compliance, risk and operations leads
- Advisers who support clients through certification
Why take this certification
Privacy laws are multiplying across Australia, Africa and Europe. ISO/IEC 27701 extends ISO/IEC 27001 into a privacy system you can evidence.
Learning objectives
- Interpret the requirements of ISO/IEC 27701 in the context of an organisation
- Plan and scope a privacy information management system (PIMS) and gain management commitment
- Design policies, processes and controls that fit how the organisation works
- Monitor, measure and improve the system and prepare for the certification audit
Course structure
1Day 1: Introduction to ISO/IEC 27701 and initiation of the privacy information management system (PIMS)
2Day 2: Planning: context, scope, leadership, policy and risk
3Day 3: Implementation: processes, controls, documentation and awareness
4Day 4: Monitoring, internal audit, management review, continual improvement and preparing for certification
5Day 5: Certification exam
Examination
The PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer exam is a 3-hour exam that tests your understanding of the course competencies. You sit it online through PECB, on the last day of the course or at a time you schedule afterwards.
Exam retake
If you do not pass the first time, you can retake the exam once for free within 12 months of your first attempt.
Certification pathway
After passing the exam you apply for the PECB credential that matches your experience: Provisional Implementer, Implementer, Lead Implementer or Senior Lead Implementer. Each step up recognises more project or audit experience.
Certification pathwaysPrerequisites
No formal prerequisite. A fundamental understanding of ISO/IEC 27701 and of management systems is recommended. The Foundation course is a good preparation.
Delivery method
- Self-paced eLearning on myPECB, studied at your own pace
- Live online classes with a PECB-certified trainer, on request
- In-house delivery for teams, on request
What’s included
- PECB course materials (about 5 days of content)
- The certification exam and the first-year certification fee
- A certificate of completion worth 31 CPD credits
- A free exam retake if you need one
- Enrolment support from GGG from start to certificate
Frequently asked questions
How long do I have to complete the eLearning?
Is the exam included in the fee?
Can my employer pay?
Can I enrol a team?
Is the course available in French?
Course details follow PECB’s standard format for this certification. GGG confirms the current schedule, language options and fee when you enrol.