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The course is designed to help you gain the knowledge and skills to conduct and lead a Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS) audit in accordance with internationally recognized best practice techniques.
You’ll grasp the key principles and practices of an effective PIMS audit in accordance with ISO 19011 ‘Guidelines for auditing management systems’. Using a systematic approach, you will be guided through the entire audit process from initiation to reporting on audit findings, and follow-up; that establishes conformity and enhances energy performance.
Working with our professional tutors over three days, you will gain the knowledge and practical skills required to undertake and lead a successful second-party PIMS audits. You will acquire the skills to plan, conduct, report and follow-up on an PIMS audit.
This course will help you:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Explain the purpose and business benefits of:
Explain the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow up a Privacy MS audit in accordance with ISO 19011 (and ISO 17021 where appropriate).
Have the skills to:
…an audit of an PIMS to establish conformity (or otherwise) with ISO/IEC 27701, ISO 19011 (and ISO 17021 where appropriate).
Any person or team tasked with, or interested in, leading an audit of an organization’s PIMS and those seeking to become a second-party PIMS auditor based on ISO/IEC 27701.
Existing ISO/IEC 27001 auditors within an organization implementing ISO/IEC 27701:2025.
Prerequisites
It is a prerequisite that you to attend our ISO/IEC 27701 requirements course (or equivalent); as the requirements of ISO/IEC 27701:2025 are not taught on this course. As ISO/IEC 27001 is a normative reference to ISO/IEC 27701, being a lead auditor to ISO/IEC 27001 is also required. It will also help if you have experience in conducting some internal audits and supplier audits.
On completion, you’ll be awarded an internationally recognized BSI Training Academy certificate.
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