About This Course
The ISO 20121 Lead Auditor programme prepares you to audit a event sustainability management system against ISO 20121. Delivered fully self-paced and online, it takes you from ESMS fundamentals to planning and leading a complete audit using the principles of ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1.
ISO 20121 is the international standard for event sustainability management, helping organisers manage the impacts of events. You’ll learn to gather and weigh evidence, grade nonconformities and report findings that drive improvement — the skills a lead auditor needs for first-, second- and third-party audits.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
- Core concepts of Event Sustainability Management
- Structure and requirements of ISO 20121
- Sustainable event governance
- Stakeholder engagement
- Fundamental audit concepts
- Risk-based audit thinking
- Initiating the audit and defining scope
- Reviewing documentation and planning
- Opening meeting
- Collecting evidence through interviews and sampling
- Drafting audit findings
- Supply chain and procurement
- Grading nonconformities
- Audit conclusions, report and closing meeting
- Follow-up and corrective action
- Managing social, economic and environmental impacts
- The competency domains
- Revision and exam technique
- Booking and sitting the PECB exam
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All You Need to Know
This programme suits internal and external auditors, Event Sustainability Management managers and consultants, and compliance professionals who audit or oversee a ESMS.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 20121 and of audit principles is recommended.
The programme prepares you for the PECB Certified ISO 20121 Lead Auditor exam, which assesses the competency domains for planning, leading and reporting a ESMS audit. Completing the training also earns 31 CPD credits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — it is delivered online and self-paced, covering the same competency domains as PECB’s instructor-led programme so you can study around your schedule.
Lead Auditor prepares you to audit a ESMS; Lead Implementer prepares you to build and run one.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 20121 and audit principles is recommended.
After passing the exam and meeting PECB’s requirements you can apply for the PECB Certified ISO 20121 Lead Auditor credential.
Yes — the self-paced kit includes one certification exam and one free exam retake.