ISO 27701 LI

The PECB ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer exam covers seven competency domains: fundamental principles and concepts of a PIMS; initiation of the PIMS implementation; planning a PIMS implementation; implementation of a PIMS; monitoring and measurement; continual improvement; and preparing for a PIMS certification audit. For exam type, available languages, and other details, PECB directs candidates to its List of PECB Exams and Exam Rules and Policies.

The course agenda spans five days. Days 1 to 4 cover introduction and initiation, the implementation plan, implementation, and then monitoring, continual improvement, and certification audit preparation. Day 5 is the certification exam. PECB offers several delivery formats, from classroom settings to technology-driven options, so check the specific session you enroll in.

A fundamental understanding of information privacy is required to attend the training course. No other prerequisite is stated for attending. Note that this is separate from certification requirements: the credential itself has experience and project-hour conditions, and you must also sign the PECB Code of Ethics.

For ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer: five years of professional experience, including two years in privacy management, plus at least 300 hours of PIMS project experience. Lower tiers exist: Implementer requires two years (one in privacy management) and 200 project hours; Senior Lead Implementer requires ten years (seven in privacy management) and 1,000 project hours. Provisional Implementer requires no experience but does require signing the PECB Code of Ethics.

If you completed the training course with one of PECB's partners and failed your first exam attempt, you can retake the exam for free within a 12-month period from the course completion date, because the course fee includes a first attempt and one retake. Otherwise, retake fees apply. Keep your course completion date documented so eligibility is easy to confirm.

No. PECB states that certification and examination fees are included in the price of the training course. What the course price does not remove is the need to meet the experience and project-hour requirements for the credential you apply for after passing, so plan your evidence of PIMS project work accordingly.

Participants receive more than 450 pages of comprehensive training materials, including practical examples, exercises, and quizzes. The quiz structure within the course closely mirrors that of the certification exam. Participants who attend receive an attestation of course completion worth 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits, which supports continuing professional development records.

Work through the materials domain by domain in course order, then revisit the implementation domains, since they carry the most practical detail. Use the in-course quizzes to find weak areas early. A common failure mode is treating the course as theory only: the exam is written from an implementer's perspective, so practice interpreting requirements and applying them to scenarios rather than memorizing definitions.

It is intended for managers and consultants involved in privacy and data management, expert advisors seeking to master PIMS implementation within organizations, individuals responsible for maintaining conformance with data privacy requirements, and PIMS project implementation team members. If your role touches how personally identifiable information is processed and governed, the course content maps directly to it.