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GAICC ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Certification

Gain the competence to lead an ISMS implementation programme end to end, from scoping and risk treatment to the Statement of Applicability, Annex A controls and certification audit readiness.

Last Updated: June, 2026
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GAICC ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Certification

  • Format: 60 scored items (45 single-answer MCQ + 15 multi-answer)
  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Passing score: 70%
  • Delivery: Online AI-proctored or test-centre
  • Validity: 3 years (renewable with CPD credits)
  • Digital Certificate & Badge: Secure, verifiable, and shareable
  • Standard: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 with 27002/27003/27005 guidance

Exam Content Outline (ECO)

Download the full ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Exam Content Outline for the domains, weightings, task statements, eligibility and the complete examination blueprint.
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Career Opportunities

Completing the GAICC ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer credential confirms your competence to plan, build and operate an ISMS to ISO/IEC 27001, positioning you for roles in information security governance, implementation, and risk management:

Potential Roles After Certification:

  • Information Security Manager
  • ISMS Implementation Lead
  • Information Security / Compliance Officer
  • Information Security Risk Manager
  • ISO/IEC 27001 Implementation Consultant
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GAICC ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Certification

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Prepare for your ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Certification with this course

GAICC ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Certification

The GAICC ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer course takes you from the requirements of the standard to a working management system. You learn to establish context and scope, secure leadership commitment, run the information security risk assessment and treatment, and produce a defensible Statement of Applicability mapped to all 93 Annex A controls.

The programme consolidates the body of knowledge into four weighted domains, aligned with the nine-module GAICC course and the wider ISO/IEC 42001 family, with explicit coverage of security culture, third-party and cloud risk, and the AI-era ISMS.

  • Key Skills You’ll Gain
  • Scope and Govern the ISMS –Establish context, interested parties, policy and roles under Clauses 4 to 7.
  • Run Risk Assessment and Treatment – Apply risk criteria, select controls, and document the risk treatment plan to ISO/IEC 27005.
  • Build the Statement of Applicability – Justify inclusion and exclusion across the four Annex A themes with sound evidence patterns.
  • Drive Audit Readiness – Monitor and measure performance, run internal audit and management review, and prepare for the certification audit.
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This Course includes:

  • 16 Modules (4 days of Duration)
  • 32 CPD/PDU hours on completion
  • Certification exam included (2 exam attempts included)
  • 60-question exam (45 single-answer MCQ + 15 multi-answer), 90 minutes, 70% pass mark
  • GAICC Certificate of Achievement and digital badge
  • Exam Simulator Access
  • Exam Voucher

Who Is This Certification For?

  • ISMS managers and leads
  • Security and risk officers
  • Compliance and GRC teams
  • IT and cloud leads
  • Consultants and advisers
  • 42001 practitioners

Practical Outcomes You’ll Achieve

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define ISMS context, scope, and leadership commitments aligned with ISO/IEC 27001:2022
  • Conduct information security risk assessments and develop risk treatment plans
  • Select and justify Annex A controls and produce a Statement of Applicability (SoA)
  • Plan and lead end-to-end ISMS implementation and operational control
  • Embed an information security culture and manage third-party and AI-era ISMS risks
  • Carry out performance evaluation, internal audit readiness, and continual improvement
  • Prepare your organization for ISO/IEC 27001 certification audits
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Examination blueprint

Four domains, weighted for the real job

Each domain carries a defined weight and item count across the 60-item examination.

I

ISMS Governance, Context and Leadership

25% • 15 items
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  • Establish context and ISMS scope (Clause 4), including climate relevance and interfaces.
  • Secure leadership and define the information security policy (Clause 5).
  • Set measurable objectives and plan the programme (Clauses 6.2, 6.3).
  • Establish governance and documented information (Clause 7).
II

ISMS Implementation and Operational Control

40% • 24 items
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  • Conduct the information security risk assessment (Clauses 6.1.2, 8.2).
  • Design and execute risk treatment and control selection (Clauses 6.1.3, 8.3).
  • Produce and maintain the Statement of Applicability across 93 controls.
  • Implement Annex A controls across the four themes and operate the ISMS (Clause 8.1).
III

Performance Evaluation, Audit Readiness and Improvement

20% • 12 items
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  • Monitor, measure, analyse and evaluate (Clause 9.1, ISO/IEC 27004).
  • Run the internal audit programme (Clause 9.2).
  • Conduct management review (Clause 9.3).
  • Drive nonconformity, corrective action and continual improvement (Clause 10).
IV

Security Culture, Third-Party Risk and AI-Era ISMS

15% • 9 items
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  • Build security culture, awareness and event reporting beyond compliance.
  • Manage third-party, cloud and supply-chain risk.
  • Integrate privacy and adjacent regimes such as ISO/IEC 27701 and 9001.
  • Address the AI-era ISMS and the 27001 to 42001 bridge.

Domain Weighting Across 60 Items

25%
40%
20%
15%
I Governance
II Implementation
III Performance
IV Culture & AI-era
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Course Modules

The nine-module learning path

Structured across the four-day programme to mirror the examination blueprint.
Governance
  • Context and Scope of the ISMS:
    Internal and external issues, interested parties, boundaries, interfaces and the scope statement (Clause 4).
  • Leadership and Policy
    Top-management commitment, the information security policy, roles, responsibilities and authorities (Clause 5).
  • Planning the Programme
    Measurable objectives, planning of changes, resourcing and the implementation plan (Clauses 6.2, 6.3).
  • Governance and Documented Information
    Competence, awareness, communication and the control of documents and records (Clause 7).
  • Information Security Risk Assessment
    Risk criteria, asset, threat and vulnerability or scenario approaches, risk owners and ISO/IEC 27005 alignment.
  • Risk Treatment and Control Selection
    Treatment options, control selection from Annex A, residual risk acceptance and the risk treatment plan.
  • Statement of Applicability and Annex A
    Inclusion and exclusion justification, mapping to 93 controls and evidence patterns across the four themes.
  • Performance Evaluation and Audit
    Metrics and KPIs, the internal audit programme and management review (Clauses 9.1 to 9.3).
  • Improvement and AI-Era ISMS
    Nonconformity and corrective action, certification readiness, third-party risk and the 27001 to 42001 bridge (Clause 10).

Examination at a glance

What the certification assesses

The exam verifies your competence to plan, build and operate an Information Security Management System to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, at lead-implementer level.

60 scored items

45 single-answer MCQ (A to D) plus 15 multi-answer items (A to E, select all that apply, no partial credit).

90 minutes

Closed book and randomised, delivered online AI-proctored or at a test centre.

70% to pass

Scaled pass mark, provisionally set and confirmed through a modified-Angoff standard-setting study.

Apply, Analyse, Evaluate

Predominantly higher-order, scenario-based items rather than recall, reflecting real implementation work.

Four weighted domains

Governance 25%, implementation 40%, performance evaluation 20%, and culture and AI-era ISMS 15%.

Accreditation-aligned

Built to ISO/IEC 17024:2026, IAS AC474 (June 2024) and IAF MD25 for global recognition.

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The risk treatment and Statement of Applicability modules were exactly what I needed to run our certification programme. Practical and clear throughout.

Ethan Roberts

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This was a well-structured implementation course. The practical examples helped me understand policy development, risk management, and certification readiness.

Lucas Ferreira

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Loved the 27001 to 42001 bridge content. As an AI governance practitioner it connected the two management systems perfectly.

Sophie Laurent

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The course provided a practical approach to ISMS implementation and certification readiness. The guidance on risk treatment planning and the Statement of Applicability was especially useful

Mei Ling Tan

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The Annex A walkthrough and evidence patterns made the four themes finally click. I passed the exam first time and applied it the next week.

Daniel Moyo

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The course connected ISO/IEC 27001 requirements with practical implementation activities. The guidance on Annex A controls and continual improvement was especially valuable.

Included: High-value resources bundled with the course to accelerate your path to certification.

  • Structural Reference & Control Map (GAICC-REF-27001-001)
  • Annex A control implementation workbook ($297 Value)
  • Risk assessment and SoA templates ($297 Value)
  • Exam simulator access ($197 Value)
  • 27001 to 42001 bridge guide ($197 Value)
  • Exam voucher and digital badge

Everything Included: Course + CPD/PDU Credit + Exam

GAICC ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer

Level 3 · 4 days · CPD/PDU credits on completion

What's included?
  • 90/180/360-day access
  • All video lessons and tutorials
  • Exam simulator access
  • Certificate of completion
  • 1 exam voucher included
  • Digital certificate + badge provided

Member Price

US$998

Full Price

US$1350

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Have Questions?

Frequently asked questions.

The course and exam are built around ISO/IEC 27001:2022, with supporting guidance from ISO/IEC 27002, 27003 and 27005. It lists clause and control references and titles only and does not reproduce the normative text of the standard, which must be obtained from ISO or an authorised reseller.
The exam contains 60 scored items: 45 single-answer multiple-choice questions with options A to D, and 15 multi-answer items with options A to E where you select all that apply with no partial credit. You have 90 minutes, closed book, delivered online AI-proctored or at a test centre.
The provisional pass mark is 70% scaled. The final cut score is confirmed through a modified-Angoff standard-setting study.
The scheme is built to ISO/IEC 17024:2026, IAS AC474 (June 2024) and IAF MD25. GAICC is accredited by the CPD Standard Office (CPDSO), United Kingdom.
Domain IV covers the AI-era ISMS and the 27001 to 42001 bridge, including AI-related information-security risks and integrating the ISMS with an ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system. It aligns with the wider GAICC ISO/IEC 42001 certification family.
Comparable schemes organise the body of knowledge into seven domains. GAICC consolidates these into four domains weighted 25/40/20/15, aligned with the nine-module course, and adds explicit coverage of security culture, third-party and cloud risk, and the AI-era ISMS.
Instructor

Dr Faiz Rasool

Director at the Global AI Certification Council (GAICC) and PM Training School

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A globally certified instructor in ISO/IEC, PMI®, TOGAF®, SAFe®, and Scrum.org disciplines. With over three years’ hands-on experience in ISO/IEC 42001 AI governance, he delivers training and consulting across New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and the UAE, combining high-end credentials with practical, real-world expertise and global reach.

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