PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27701 Foundation
A two-day grounding in ISO/IEC 27701 — the vocabulary, the structure of the standard and how privacy information management systems actually work in practice.
Total price, all inclusive
$795per seat
Exam, one retake and first-year certification included.
- Official PECB participant materials and case studies
- 1-hour PECB certification exam voucher included
- One free exam retake if you do not pass first time
- First-year certification application fee covered
- 14 CPD credits on completion
No payment is taken online. We confirm your seat and dates by email, then invoice. Questions?
About this course
ISO/IEC 27701 extends ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002 into privacy information management, splitting requirements between PII controllers and PII processors. It is the most direct route from a security certification you already hold to demonstrable, audited GDPR accountability.
This is the official PECB Foundation scheme for ISO/IEC 27701, delivered over 2 days and worth 14 CPD credits. On completion and after passing the examination you are awarded the PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27701 Foundation credential.
Why this certification is worth holding
- Turns GDPR accountability obligations into auditable, evidenced controls
- Builds on an existing ISO 27001 certification rather than replacing it
- Expected of processors handling personal data at enterprise scale
What you will be able to do
- 01Explain the purpose, scope and structure of ISO/IEC 27701
- 02Describe the core concepts and terminology behind privacy information management systems
- 03Recognise the clause-by-clause requirements of ISO/IEC 27701
- 04Understand how the PIMS is implemented, operated and improved
- 05Interpret the relationship between the standard and certification audits
Day-by-day agenda
2 days of instruction and case-study work, following the official PECB curriculum.
- 1
Introduction to ISO/IEC 27701 and its framework
- Training objectives, structure and the certification path
- Standards and regulatory frameworks surrounding privacy information management
- Privacy information management system — fundamental principles
- ISO/IEC 27701: general requirements and the management system clauses
- Leadership commitment, PIMS scope and policy
- 2
PIMS requirements and the certification process
- Planning: privacy risk assessment and the PII controller/processor split
- Support: resources, competence, awareness and documented information
- Operation: operating privacy controls, data subject rights and records of processing
- Performance evaluation, internal audit and management review
- Continual improvement, nonconformity and corrective action
- Certification schemes, exam preparation and closing the training
- 3
Certification exam
- Exam-technique clinic: how the essay-type domains are marked
- Timed mock questions with model answers walked through
- Sitting the official PECB examination (online-proctored or paper)
- Submitting the certification application and evidencing experience
Exam and certification
Exam duration
1 hours
Exam format
Multiple choice · closed book
Delivery
Online-proctored or paper-based
CPD credits
14 credits
To be awarded PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27701 Foundation
- Pass the PECB Foundation examination
- Sign the PECB Code of Ethics
- No professional experience requirement
If you do not pass first time
One retake is included at no extra cost, and PECB does not require you to repeat the training. We run a focused review session with you first to work out where the marks went, then rebook the sitting.
Exam duration and format follow PECB’s published examination rules, which we confirm with you before you sit.
Who it is for
Built for
- Professionals joining the PIMS implementation or audit team
- Managers who need to understand what the standard asks of them
- Consultants and analysts starting a privacy & data protection track
- Anyone preparing for the Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor certification
Prerequisites
None. A general familiarity with management systems is helpful but not assumed.
What is included
- Official PECB participant materials and case studies
- 1-hour PECB certification exam voucher included
- One free exam retake if you do not pass first time
- First-year certification application fee covered
- 14 CPD credits on completion
- Twelve months of access to the KATE learning app
- A 1:1 pre-enrolment call to confirm the course is right for you
Common questions
PECB is a global certification body that provides training and certification against ISO standards. Its personnel certification schemes are accredited to ISO/IEC 17024, the international standard for bodies certifying people — which is what makes a PECB credential recognised by employers, auditors and certification bodies worldwide rather than being a private certificate of attendance.
No. Foundation is not a formal prerequisite for Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor. It exists for people who are new to the standard and want the vocabulary and clause structure before the deeper course. If you already work with the standard day to day, go straight to the Lead course — we will tell you plainly on the pre-enrolment call which is right for you.
The official PECB participant materials and case studies, the certification exam voucher, one free retake if you do not pass first time, your first-year certification application fee, the CPD credits, twelve months of KATE app access, and a 1:1 call before you enrol. There are no separate exam fees added later.
Lead Implementer is for building the management system: scope, risk assessment, control selection, documentation and getting the organisation ready for its certification audit. Lead Auditor is for assessing one: audit planning, evidence gathering, findings, nonconformity reports and audit programme management. Implementers build, auditors verify. Consultants often hold both.
Foundation exams are one hour and multiple choice. Lead-level exams are three hours, essay-type and open book — you may bring the standard and your own notes. Exams can be sat online with remote proctoring or on paper at the end of a classroom session. Results are typically issued within four to six weeks, and your certification is then issued once your application is approved.
One retake is included in every price on this site, at no additional cost. PECB allows retakes without repeating the training, and we will run a focused review session with you first to work out what went wrong.
Often taken alongside this
ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer
Five days on leading an ISO/IEC 27701 implementation end to end — from gap assessment and scope through DPIA, records of processing and privacy control selection, to the certification audit itself.
ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Auditor
Five days on auditing privacy information management systems against ISO/IEC 27701, using the ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1 principles that certification bodies audit by.
ISO/IEC 27001 Foundation
A two-day grounding in ISO/IEC 27001 — the vocabulary, the structure of the standard and how information security management systems actually work in practice.