ISO 18788 Lead Implementer Self-Study Training Course (PECB)
Course Overview
What you'll learn
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Acknowledge the correlation between ISO 18788 and other standards and regulatory frameworks
- Master the concepts, approaches, methods and techniques used for the implementation and effective management of a SOMS
- Learn how to interpret the ISO 18788 requirements in the specific context of an organization
- Learn how to support an organization to effectively plan, implement, manage, monitor and maintain a SOMS
- Acquire the expertise to advise an organization in implementing Security Operations Management System best practices
Course Agenda
- Introduction to ISO 18788 and initiation of a SOMS
- Course objectives and structure
- Standards and regulatory frameworks
- Security Operations Management System (SOMS)
- Initiate the SOMS implementation
- Understand the organization and clarify the security operations objectives
- Plan the implementation of a SOMS
- Leadership and approval of the SOMS project
- SOMS scope
- Policies for security operations management
- Risk assessment
- Implementation of a SOMS
- Security operations objectives
- Organizational structure
- Resource management
- Awareness and communication
- Documentation management
- Operations management
- Security service and establishment of code of ethics
- Incident management
- SOMS monitoring, continuous improvement and preparation for a certification audit
- Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
- Internal audit
- Management review
- Treatment of nonconformities
- Continual improvement
- Preparing for the certification of implementers
- Closing the training course
Who This Course Is For
This course is designed for:
- Managers or consultants involved in Private Security Operations
- Expert advisors seeking to master the implementation of a Security Operations Management System
- Individuals responsible for maintaining conformance with SOMS requirements
- SOMS team members
The “PECB Certified ISO 18788 Lead Implementer” exam fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Programme (ECP). The exam covers the following competency domains:
- Domain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of a Security Operations Management System (SOMS)
- Domain 2: Security Operations Management System (SOMS)
- Domain 3: Planning a SOMS implementation based on ISO 18788
- Domain 4: Implementing a SOMS based on ISO 18788
- Domain 5: Performance evaluation, monitoring and measurement of a SOMS based on ISO 18788
- Domain 6: Continual improvement of a SOMS based on ISO 18788
- Domain 7: Preparing for a SOMS certification audit
About this course
ISO 18788 Lead Implementer training enables you to develop the necessary expertise to support an organization in establishing, implementing, managing and maintaining a Security Operations Management System (SOMS) based on ISO 18788. The SOMS implementation ensures the protection and safeguarding of clients’ lives and property by respecting the fundamental freedoms, human rights, and national and international laws. During this training course, you will gain a thorough understanding of the best practices of Security Operations Management Systems and be able to apply them in an organization.
After mastering all the necessary concepts of Security Operations Management Systems, you can sit for the exam and apply for a “PECB Certified ISO 18788 Lead Implementer” credential. By holding a PECB Lead Implementer Certificate, you will be able to demonstrate that you have the practical knowledge and professional capabilities to implement the ISO 18788 in an organization.
Certification
After successfully passing the exam, you can apply for one of the following credentials shown. You will receive a certificate once you comply with all the requirements related to the selected credential.
- PECB Certified ISO 18788 Provisional Implementer
- PECB Certified ISO 18788 Implementer
- PECB Certified ISO 18788 Lead Implementer
- PECB Certified ISO 18788 Senior Lead Implementer
Enrolment information
By enrolling on this course you agree to your personal information being passed to PECB.
Learners enrolling onto this course will receive an email from PECB to set up your Learner Account, course registration, access to the course materials and final exam.
If you have not received this information within 5 working days please contact Global.PECB.Training@sgs.com
General information
- PECB will provide over 450 pages of instructional materials containing explanations, guidance, and practical examples.
- Learners may reach out to PECB to request the Attestation of Course Completion as proof of taking the course, this can be requested before taking the exam or after and is worth 16 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits.
- In case of exam failure, the candidate can retake the exam once for free within 12 months following the initial exam date.
Prerequisites
In order to fully benefit from this training course, participants should have a fundamental understating of ISO 18788 and comprehensive knowledge of implementation principles.
The fee for this course covers:
- Course Materials (for lifetime, please note that updated course materials are not included)
- First Exam
- One resit exam (if required)
- PECB Certification Fee
- First Year PECB Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF)
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