About the ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer
The ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer programme gives you the practical skills to establish, run and continually improve an information security management system (ISMS). Delivered fully self-paced and online, it walks you through a complete implementation — from securing management buy-in and defining scope, to risk assessment, control selection and preparing for certification.
Where the Lead Auditor programme teaches you to assess an ISMS, this one teaches you to build one. You’ll apply a proven, best-practice implementation approach and learn to align people, process and technology so your organisation can achieve — and keep — ISO/IEC 27001 certification.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
- ISMS concepts and the ISO/IEC 27001 framework
- Securing management commitment
- Analysing the organisation and its context
- Defining the ISMS scope and policy
- Information security risk assessment
- Risk treatment and the Statement of Applicability
- Selecting Annex A controls
- Setting security objectives
- Deploying controls across people, process and technology
- Documentation and records management
- Awareness, training and communication
- Managing operations securely
- Monitoring, measurement and internal audit
- Management review
- Corrective action and improvement
- Preparing for the certification audit
- The seven competency domains
- Revision and exam technique
- Booking and sitting the PECB exam
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All You Need to Know
This programme suits professionals responsible for building or running an ISMS, including:
- Managers and consultants implementing ISO/IEC 27001
- Information security officers and CISOs
- IT and security staff involved in ISMS projects
- Anyone preparing an organisation for certification
A fundamental understanding of ISO/IEC 27001 is recommended. If you’re new to the standard, start with the ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation programme.
The programme prepares you for the PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer exam, which assesses seven competency domains across the design, implementation and management of an ISMS. Completing the training also earns 31 CPD credits.
What Our Learners Say
As someone new to information security, I was worried the material would be too advanced. The course broke down ISO 27001 implementation step by step, and support from Profice advisors made the whole process smooth.
Completing the ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer course was a turning point for my career — it gave me the credibility and the technical grounding in ISO 27001 implementation that my role really needed.
This course sharpened skills I already had and filled in the gaps around ISO 27001 implementation. My manager noticed the difference within a month of me completing the ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer certification.
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The ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer course gave me a clear, structured path to strengthen our information security posture. The instructors explained ISO 27001 implementation in a way that was easy to apply on the job, and I passed the exam on my first attempt.
Career Opportunities After This Training
An information security manager leads an organisation's ISMS day to day — setting policy, managing risk and coordinating security controls. ISO 27001 Lead Implementer training gives you the framework to build and run that system in line with the standard.
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An ISMS implementation consultant helps organisations design and deploy an ISO/IEC 27001-compliant information security management system, from scoping and risk treatment to the Annex A controls. This is the core skill set the Lead Implementer course develops.
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An IT governance and risk analyst aligns security controls with business objectives, tracks compliance and reports on risk. The ISO 27001 Lead Implementer course provides the governance and risk-treatment grounding this role depends on.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It's a PECB credential proving you can plan and implement an Information Security Management System (ISMS) that conforms to ISO/IEC 27001 — from gap analysis and risk treatment through to the Annex A controls and continual improvement.
Information security managers, consultants, IT professionals and project managers responsible for setting up or running an ISMS. A basic understanding of ISO 27001 is helpful but not required to start.
The exam is an essay-type, open-book paper of roughly 3 hours. You need the passing score set by PECB (generally around 70%). After passing you receive a 'Certificate of Exam Success', and the full certification is issued once you also meet PECB's professional-experience requirements.
The Lead Implementer learns to build, deploy and manage the information security management system (ISMS), while the Lead Auditor learns to independently audit one against ISO 27001. Implementers work on the 'build' side; auditors on the 'assess' side. Many professionals earn both over time.
PECB certifications are valid for three years. You keep yours active by earning Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits and paying the annual maintenance fee.