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ISO 22301 Lead Auditor: business continuity management systems (BCMS)
Essential activities need a prepared organisation to withstand disruption. Use ISO 22301 to structure audit investigations, assess evidence and support your conclusions. Make findings useful to audited managers and improvement decisions.
- Duration
- 4.5 days 31 hours
- Code
- ISO22301LA Code
- Certification
- PECB ISO 22301: Business continuity management Certification
Accredited training for the PECB ISO 22301: Business continuity management certification.
Presentation
Continuing the ISO 22301 certification pathway, ISO 22301 Lead Auditor training teaches you to manage and audit a Business Continuity Management System effectively based on ISO 22301:2019.
You will study advanced principles and auditing techniques recognised by international organisations and businesses. Through practical exercises, the course develops the knowledge and skills to plan and conduct internal and external audits.
At the end of the course, you will take the official examination and apply for a PECB credential such as PECB Certified ISO 22301 Lead Auditor. This certificate demonstrates the professional competence to audit organisations according to ISO 22301:2019.
Objectives
By the end of ISO 22301 Lead Auditor training, you will be able to:
- Understand how a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) operates according to ISO 22301:2019;
- Describe the relationship between ISO 22301:2019 and related international standards;
- Distinguish an auditor's activities: planning, managing and following up a management system audit according to ISO 19011:2018;
- Manage a BCMS audit and an audit team;
- Apply ISO 22301:2019 guidance during a BCMS audit;
- Develop an auditor's knowledge and skills;
- Pass the ISO 22301 Lead Auditor examination and obtain PECB Certified ISO 22301 Lead Auditor certification.
Program
Participant introductions
- Individual introductions
- Explore each participant's expectations and objectives
- Introduction to the course framework
- Alignment with specific objectives and challenges
- Identify participants' individual expectations and perspectives
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Day 1: introduction to the BCMS and ISO 22301
- Review of course objectives and delivery.
- Applicable frameworks and standards, particularly ISO 22301:2019.
- Steps to obtain PECB Certified ISO 22301 Lead Auditor certification.
- Business continuity basics.
- Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) fundamentals.
Day 2: audit fundamentals, planning and initiation
- Basic audit concepts and practices.
- The impact of new methods and current technology on audit processes.
- Evidence-based quality auditing.
- Risk-based quality auditing.
- Audit feasibility assessment.
- Stage 1 audit.
Day 3: conducting on-site internal audit activities
- Planning the stage 2 internal audit.
- Stage 2 audit.
- Communicating information during the audit.
- Internal audit stages.
- Writing audit test plans.
Days 4 and 5: concluding an audit
- Preparing an audit closing report and nonconformity reports.
- Making audit documents available.
- Management review according to ISO 22301:2019.
- Organising audit closure.
- Auditor review of action plans.
- Closure stages following the initial audit.
- Managing an internal audit programme.
Final half-day:
- Take the ISO 22301 Lead Auditor certification examination (duration: 3 hours).
Please note: PECB ISO 22301 Lead Auditor course materials are available in French.
Audience
This course is intended for:
- People seeking to master the BCMS audit process;
- Those responsible for BCMS compliance;
- People learning to prepare a BCMS audit;
- Business continuity management specialists.
Prerequisites
ISO 22301 Lead Auditor training requires:
- Knowledge of ISO 22301 fundamentals;
- Advanced competence in internal or external auditing fundamentals.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Case study
Course highlights
Practical exercises based on real cases with 450 pages of documentation; 31 CPD credits; PECB certification examination included in the course price; if you fail, retake it free of charge within 12 months.
Dates and sessions
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