Certified PIMS Practitioner

Delivered in either our Live Online (4 days) or in our Classroom (5 days), the Certified PIMS Practitioner training course enables you to develop the necessary expertise to assist an organization to establish, implement, maintain and continually improve a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) based on ISO/IEC 27701 by enhancing an existing ISMS based on ISO/IEC 27001 and the guidance of ISO/IEC 27002.

This training course is designed to prepare its participants implement a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) in compliance with the requirements and guidance of the ISO/IEC 27701. Moreover, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the best practices of privacy information management and learn how to manage and process data while complying with various data privacy regimes.

After mastering the implementation and management of a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS), you can sit for the exam and gain the "Certified PIMS Practitioner” credential. The internationally recognized Certificate proves that you have the practical knowledge and professional capabilities to implement the ISO/IEC 27701 requirements in an organization.

Learning objectives

• Master the concepts, approaches, methods and techniques used for the implementation and effective management of a PIMS.
• Learn about the correlation between ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27002 and other standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Understand the operation of a PIMS based on ISO/IEC 27701 and its principal processes.
• Learn how to interpret the requirements of ISO/IEC 27701 in the specific context of an organization.
• Develop the expertise to support an organization in effectively planning, implementing, managing, monitoring and maintaining a PIMS.

Education approach

• This training course is based on both theory and best practices used in the implementation of PIMS.
• Lecture sessions are illustrated with examples based on case studies.
• Practical exercises are based on a case study which includes role playing and discussions.
• Practice tests are similar to the Certification Exam

A fundamental understanding of information security and comprehensive knowledge of the ISMS implementation principles

Refreshments & Lunch (Classroom courses only)            

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The Exam fees

• Managers and consultants involved in privacy and data management 
• Expert advisors seeking to master the implementation of a Privacy Information Management System
• Individuals responsible and accountable for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) within organizations
• Individuals responsible for maintaining conformance with data privacy regimes requirements
• PIMS team members

• You can learn wherever and whenever you want with our robust classroom and interactive online training courses.
• Our courses are taught by qualified practitioners with commercial experience.
• We strive to give our delegates the hands-on experience.
• Our courses are all-inclusive with no hidden extras.  The one-off cost covers the training, all course materials, and exam voucher.
• Our aim: To achieve a 100% first time pass rate on all our instructor-led courses.
• Our Promise: Pass first time or ‘train’ again for FREE.
  *FREE training and exam retake offered

The exam consists of a 12 question essay type format, to be completed within 150 minutes and achieve a pass mark of 70%.

Exam results are provided within 24 hours.

This course is Accredited by NACS