PECB Certified ISO 37301 Lead Implementer — Information & Free Practice

About PECB Certified ISO 37301 Lead Implementer

PECB Certified ISO 37301 Lead Implementer · US

Key exam facts

Provider

PECB Group Pte. Ltd. (PECB), examination and certification program owner; online delivery via the PECB Exams application.

Format

English online, remotely invigilated, open-book multiple-choice exam containing stand-alone and scenario-based questions; three options and one keyed response per official item.

Exam questions

Total questions: 80.

Time limit

3 hours of examination time; on request, the handbook permits 30 additional minutes for Lead candidates taking the exam in a non-native language. Arrival 30 minutes early is separate.

Passing score

70% passing score (percentage scale).

Exam fee

USD 1,000 for the Lead exam taken without a training course; certification application is separate (USD 500 for this certification category). For PECB Partner training/eLearning/self-study, the training fee includes the first attempt, one free retake, certification application and first AMF year, within the handbook's 12-month course-completion/purchase cycle.

Topics covered

• Fundamental principles and concepts of a compliance management system (CMS) (10%)

• Initiation of a CMS implementation (15%)

• Planning of a CMS implementation based on ISO 37301 (25%)

• Implementation of a CMS based on ISO 37301 (18.75%)

• Monitoring and measurement of a CMS based on ISO 37301 (12.5%)

• Continual improvement of a CMS based on ISO 37301 (10%)

• Preparation for a CMS certification audit (8.75%)

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources and references

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.7, Exam Competency Domains; pp.7–13 full domain subtrees

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.14, complete competency-domain/cognitive-taxonomy table, all headers, counts, percentages and totals

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.14, passing score and keyed response

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.14, last paragraph

• List of PECB Exams

  Page 18, ISO 37301 / Lead Implementer / English row; Duration through Transition Period columns; Candidate Handbook link

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.19, Application Fees for Examination and Certification, Lead exam row (superscript 2 is a currency footnote)

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.19, footnote 2

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.19, partner course package conditions

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.5, Online Exam Rules, additional time

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.19, certification application fees

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.15, reference-material permission

• PECB ISO 37301 Lead Implementer Candidate Handbook

  p.5, Online Exam Rules, application and remote supervision

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