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PECB Certified ISO 14001 Lead Auditor

PECB personnel certification recognizing competence to audit environmental management systems based on ISO 14001.

Licensing authority: PECB Group Pte. Ltd.

Initial by examination
PECB ISO 14001 Lead Auditor
Application
Submit the certification application through a member account. PECB Certification Department approval is required; passing the examination alone is insufficient.
Appointment
Online language/date/seat selection is required; requested future dates are conditional on published sessions and availability. Paper sessions require partner arrangements. No session was booked.
Audit Experience
Audit activities totaling 300 hours, checked through the candidate's audit experience, following the valid activities listed on handbook p. 16.
Equivalence
The named leaf describes the PECB-exam route; the handbook's open accepted-equivalent condition is preserved and does not assert that every applicant must sit the PECB exam again.
Ethics
Signing the PECB Code of Ethics.
Examination
Pass the PECB ISO 14001 Lead Auditor examination; a successfully passed equivalent from another recognized accredited certification body may be accepted by PECB through its individual equivalence process. No named additional or prerequisite examination is published for this route.
Independent Registration
Direct registration without training includes one examination attempt, excludes official course materials, and incurs a separate certification fee. A retake requires another examination fee.
Maintenance
The certification is valid for three years, with applicable CPD and annual maintenance fee obligations; this individual certificate period is not the exam version's expiry.
Professional Experience
Five years of professional experience, including two years of work experience in environmental management.
References
Two professional references who have worked with the applicant, excluding relatives and persons under the applicant's supervision.
Training
No particular training course or curriculum is mandatory for certification. Prior understanding of environmental concepts, ISO 14001 and audit principles is recommended to benefit from the course.
Training Package Window
For instructor-led partner training, the included exam, retake, certification application and first AMF cycle must be completed within 12 months of course completion; for self-study/eLearning, within 12 months of purchase. Reopening an expired certification case requires a written request and fee and is subject to changed conditions.

PECB ISO 14001 Lead Auditor

Provider
PECB Group Pte. Ltd.
Format
English; multiple-choice, open-book; remotely invigilated through the PECB Exams application. The same examination is also offered on paper.
Exam questions
Total questions: 80.
Time limit
3 hours
Passing score
70%
Examination outline
  • Fundamental principles and concepts of an environmental management system (11.25%)
  • Environmental management system requirements (13.75%)
  • Fundamental audit concepts and principles (15%)
  • Preparing an ISO 14001 audit (11.25%)
  • Conducting an ISO 14001 audit (22.5%)
  • Closing an ISO 14001 audit (13.75%)
  • Managing an ISO 14001 audit program (12.5%)
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