ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Training Course Information Security Management Systems (ISMS)

Audience

This course is for people who wish to conduct external audits on behalf of assessment bodies for ISO 27001 certification, but also suitable for those who need to conduct thorough internal audits on behalf of their own organisation. Delegates who successfully complete this ISMS Auditor/Lead Auditor training (within the three years prior to making an application to become a certificated auditor) will satisfy the training requirements for initial certification as an IRCA ISMS Auditor (IRCA/802).

Duration

5 days Instructor Led encompassing a mix of formal lectures and practical exercises, including evening work. It concludes with delegates taking an examination.

Course Objectives

This ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Training Course aims to train delegates in the principles and practices of undertaking Information Security Management System (ISMS) audits in line with the guidelines and requirements of the ISO/IEC 27001. Participants will identify and learn the skills and techniques of auditing and to communicate the audit findings effectively to the organisation's management. Role play and case studies simulate the real-world assessment and certification process. By the end of the course successful students will be able to:

• Explain the purpose of an ISMS and the processes involved in establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing and improving an ISMS as defined in ISO 27001, including the significance of these for ISMS auditors.

• Explain the purpose, content and interrelationship of ISO 27001:2005, the international standard ISO 17799:2005 and ISO/IEC 13335 Parts 1 & 2 (MICTS) and ISO/IEC TR 18044:2004, EA 7/03 and the legislative framework relative to an ISMS

• Explain the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, and follow up an ISMS audit in accordance with ISO 19011 and the guidance criteria contained in EA 7/03 and will have acquired the skills to interpret the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001 & EA 7/03 in the context of ISMS audit

• Undertake the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow up an ISMS audit in accordance with ISO 19011

Course Content

This course is certified by IRCA - A17474. The International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA) has been certifying auditors of management systems since 1984. Based in London, IRCA operates in all parts of the world. IRCA is regarded as the world leader in the approval of Training Organisations who present IRCA certified auditor training courses. IRCA evaluates, approves and maintains approval of around 100 Training Organisations annually, who between them present over 5,000 IRCA certified courses each year in all parts of the world.