ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer: AI Management System

Why AI governance is becoming a requirement

ISO/IEC 42001 is the first management system standard for artificial intelligence. It arrived because organisations deploying AI increasingly need to show regulators, customers and their own boards that the technology is governed, not just adopted.

What makes Lead Implementer training different

Foundation-level training explains what the standard says. Lead Implementer training teaches you to build the thing. You work through scoping decisions, AI risk methodology and control selection, and the documentation a certification body will actually ask to see.

What you will learn

• Explain the concepts, principles and structure of an ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system
• Plan and lead the implementation of an AI management system against the standard
• Assess AI-specific risks, impacts and controls
• Select and justify controls appropriate to an organisation's AI use cases
• Prepare an organisation for a successful certification audit
• Establish monitoring, measurement and continual improvement activities

Course content

1. 1. Introduction to AI management systems and ISO/IEC 42001

   Why an AI-specific management system standard exists and what it requires.

2. 2. Planning the implementation

   Scope, context, leadership commitment, policy and project governance.

3. 3. AI risk and impact assessment

   Identifying and treating AI-specific risks, including impacts on individuals.

4. 4. Implementing controls

   Governance, data, and system-lifecycle controls in practice.

5. 5. Monitoring, audit and improvement

   Performance evaluation, internal audit, management review and corrective action.

6. 6. Preparing for certification

   Evidence, documentation and what a certification body will look for.

Exam and certification

Open-book written exam delivered online through PECB Exams. Multiple sections covering theoretical knowledge and applied scenarios.

Your fee includes your first exam attempt and one free retake within 12 months. After passing, you can apply for the relevant PECB credential.