PECB ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer Training (2025 Edition): Deploy a PIMS
Completely redesigned by PECB in late 2025, this five-day course teaches you to design, deploy and improve a privacy information management system (PIMS) that conforms to ISO/IEC 27701:2025, now a stand-alone standard. You follow the path of a real project, from scoping to certification audit readiness, and sit the Lead Implementer exam on the last day.
The essentials
Publisher : PECB
Certification : PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer
Duration : 5 days, exam included on day 5 (31 CPD credits)
Level : Advanced
Formats : Live virtual class · In-person in Casablanca · On-site (intra-company)
Languages : French or English
Exam facts : 80 multiple-choice questions · 3 h · open book · 70% to pass
Exam voucher : Official PECB offer: exam and certification fees are included, plus one free exam retake within 12 months if you do not pass the first time.
Understand PIMS principles and read ISO/IEC 27701 from the implementer's side.
Launch the project: context, interested parties, scope, gap analysis.
Set privacy policy, objectives and the privacy risk assessment.
Select and roll out controls, documentation, communication and competence.
Steer performance through monitoring, internal audit and management review.
Get the organization ready for an ISO/IEC 27701 certification audit.
Program
Day 1 – ISO/IEC 27701 and PIMS initiation
Introduction to the standard
Organizational context
Initiating the PIMS project
Day 2 – Planning the implementation
Leadership commitment
Gap analysis
Privacy policy
Risk assessment and objectives
Day 3 – Implementing the PIMS
Competence and awareness
Communication
Documented information
Deploying controls
Day 4 – Monitoring, improvement and audit readiness
Measuring effectiveness
Internal audit and management review
Nonconformities
Preparing for the certification audit
Day 5 – Certification exam
Three-hour PECB exam
Prerequisites
PECB asks for a basic understanding of information privacy.
ISO/IEC 27701 Foundation is a good first step if the topic is new to you.
Target audience
Privacy and data management managers and consultants
Expert advisers tasked with setting up a PIMS
People responsible for privacy compliance
PIMS project team members
The exam
The three-hour exam takes place on day five, online with remote proctoring via the PECB Exams app or on paper through a partner. It has 80 multiple-choice questions, stand-alone or scenario-based, across seven domains; implementing the PIMS alone accounts for 23. It is open book with a 70% pass mark. Depending on your experience, you then hold Provisional Implementer, Implementer, Lead Implementer (five years' experience including two in privacy, 300 PIMS project hours) or Senior Lead Implementer. Certification is valid for three years, with CPD and an annual maintenance fee.
Preparation tips
Implementation and planning are worth almost half the marks: practise the chain from risks to controls to evidence.
Work from the 2025 edition of the standard, not the 2019 one; the numbering has changed.
Tab your copy of the standard before the exam to save time on scenarios.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
What changed in ISO/IEC 27701:2025?
Published on 14 October 2025, the new edition turns ISO/IEC 27701 into a stand-alone management system standard: you no longer need to build it on top of an ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS. Some clauses and Annex A controls were added, changed or removed, and the terminology was updated.
Do we need an ISO 27001 ISMS already?
Not since the 2025 edition: a PIMS can be deployed on its own. An existing ISMS is still an advantage, because some processes can be shared.
I am certified on the 2019 version. What now?
Your certification stays valid as long as you maintain it. PECB does, however, recommend a transition course to update your knowledge to the 2025 edition.
How does this relate to the GDPR?
A PIMS provides the structure and evidence that support GDPR compliance, without replacing the legal analysis the regulation itself requires.
Can I take the course online or in Casablanca?
Both. We run it as a live online class, in person in Casablanca, or on-site at your organization, taught in French or English depending on the group. For on-site sessions we can adapt examples and case studies to your sector and schedule the exam with you.