PECB Certificate Holder in ISO 31000 Foundation — Requirements & Free Practice
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PECB Certificate Holder in ISO 31000 Foundation
An entry-level certificate program in risk management based on ISO 31000.
Licensing authority: PECB Group Pte. Ltd.
Initial by examination
- Applicability
- Current program and English directory adopt this handbook; official program/route/exam start and retirement dates are not published, so boundaries remain null. Candidate-cycle dates do not retire the exam. Null starts do not assert all historical applicability.
- Application Window
- Apply within 12 months of instructor-led course completion or self-study/eLearning purchase. Expired cases may be reopened by written request and required fee; former conditions are not guaranteed.
- Attendance
- Arrive at least 30 minutes early with valid identity card; online delivery uses remote PECB invigilation and a camera. Late candidates may be denied sitting.
- Award
- Pass the same Foundation examination, sign the PECB Code of Ethics and apply through the member account; Certification Department approval is required. No practical, oral or separately scored additional exam is specified in the complete program requirements.
- Experience
- No professional, audit/assessment or risk-management project experience required; Foundation professional-reference exception applies.
- Retake
- First retake requires a 15-day wait. Partner training includes one first attempt and one free retake within the applicable 12-month cycle; otherwise fees apply.
- Scheduling
- English online sessions are selected in myPECB subject to available seats and released dates; new sessions are published bi-weekly. Requested horizon 2026-11-25 through 2027-02-28 is not a guaranteed seat. Paper date/time/place is partner-arranged and is the same exam, not a second bank.
- Training
- Complete the program training before the exam: classroom, live online, eLearning (availability may be limited) or self-study. Handbook footnote: training is not required for non-ANAB-accredited certificate programs; this general condition is preserved, not asserted as a blanket waiver of the program-specific training requirement.
PECB ISO 31000 Foundation
- Provider
- PECB
- Format
- English; multiple-choice, closed-book; remotely invigilated online through PECB Exams. Paper delivery is the same exam, not another examination.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 40.
- Time limit
- 1 hour; on-request non-native-language Foundation allowance of 10 minutes.
- Passing score
- 70%
Examination outline
- Fundamental principles and concepts of risk management (37.5%)
- Risk management framework and risk management process (62.5%)
Examination sources
- PECB Foundation handbook
p. 8, complete domain 1 scope
- PECB Foundation handbook
p. 9, complete domain 2 scope
- PECB Foundation handbook
p. 10, complete allocation table and assessment rules, visually checked
- PECB Foundation handbook
p. 10, assessment rules
- PECB Foundation handbook
p. 5, training requirement
- PECB Foundation handbook
p. 5, Preparing For and Scheduling the Exam
- PECB scheduling instructions
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- Exam Rules and Policies
Online Exam, Exam Retake Policy
- PECB Foundation handbook
p. 5, training footnote 2