ISO 37301 Compliance Management System (Governance, Risk and Compliance) Lead Auditor Course

This is a specialized training program designed for professionals seeking expertise in compliance management and anti-bribery practices. The Compliance Management System Lead Auditor plays a pivotal role in ensuring that an organization’s compliance management system is robust and effective.  

The course provides a systematic approach to managing compliance risks and ensuring that organizations operate within legal and ethical boundaries. By adhering to ISO 37301, businesses can enhance transparency, mitigate compliance risks, and build a culture of integrity. Thereby avoiding or mitigating the costs, risks, and damage of noncompliance, ensuring the long-term sustainability of the organization, promoting trust and confidence, encouraging good governance practices, due diligence, and ethically sound business dealings, etc. 

Exceptional Approach: 

We designed our courses to capture necessary knowledge while you are in the classroom environment. All our ISO standard Lead Auditor courses are certified by Exemplar Global and recognized internationally. Our trainers are experienced audit professionals and recognized internationally, we will provide you with all the learning materials. This course aims to equip participants with required knowledge and skills to manage and lead audits based on the ISO 37301:2021 standard, which focuses on compliance management systems for anti-bribery.  

By the end of the course the participants shall be able to: 

• Understand the role of the lead auditor in managing the audit process, including risk assessment and stakeholder engagement.  

• Recognize the role of compliance management in achieving legal and ethical adherence within an organization. 

• Apply what you learn across all industries around the world. 

• Understand the concept of compliance management systems and their significance in organizational governance. 

• Identify key regulatory frameworks and industry standards relevant to compliance management. 

• Appreciate the benefits of implementing a systematic approach to compliance management. 

• Understand the requirements for certification and the role of the lead auditors in the certification process. 

• Develop the skills necessary to effectively plan and conduct audits of compliance management systems (CMS) in accordance with the ISO 37301 standard and ISO 19011. 

• Learn how to communicate audit findings and report on the results of an audit. 

• Understand the process for identifying and addressing non-conformities during an audit. 

Target Audience 

• All Individuals responsible for maintaining conformity to ISO 37301 requirements in an organization 

• QHSE and Sustainability Professionals  

• Managers or consultants seeking to master the CMS audit process 

• Expert advisors and compliance officers. 

• Auditors seeking to perform and lead CMS audits 

• Technical experts seeking to prepare for a CMS audit; 

Course Content 

• Introduction of ISO 37301:2021 Compliance Management System 

• ISO 37301: 2021 Requirements (Clause by clause and sub-clause wise)  

• Overview of ISO 37301 requirements — Clauses 4 to 10 

• Risk Management 

• Auditing Principles, Preparation and Initiation of Stage 1 Audit  

• Preparing for stage 2 audit 

• Stage 2 audit 

• Communication during the audit 

• Audit procedures 

• Creating audit plans 

• Writing Audit findings and NCR  

• Audit Opening Meeting  

• Audit Closing Meeting 

• Compliance Management System Documented Information 

• Review  

• Final Exams of ISO 37301:2021 – Lead Auditor course 

Recognition: This training is certified by Exemplar Global and recognized globally.  

Duration: 5 Days  

Exam Requirement: Two Hours Exam 

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of compliance management and ISO 37301 standard. 

Group booking – We offer Face to face/Virtual Instructor Led training sessions for a group of Five (5) Delegates and above. 

Public/Individual course booking – eLearning Option with opportunity for tutor support to clear doubts where necessary. 

If choosing the eLearning Learning option, Our ISO Lead Auditor course is delivered on the GRS Learning Portal. Upon confirmation of your registration/payment, we will provide you with a login access link within 24hrs. Once logged on using your account, you will be able to browse through the sections of the training course. 

A look inside how the eLearning training option will be conducted:
In addition to having the training course content in video format, you will also be able to access the regular training course materials format structured in different training course with the additional files available in an editable format (depending on the training course, the case study, exercises, and exercises correction key files will also be available) for you to study with access up to Eight (8) weeks. 

In addition to the lectures and the training course materials, quizzes have been incorporated into each section covering Sixteen Lessons of the training to ensure that our training is as interactive as possible. While taking the training course, access the materials on GRS Learning Portal, Enter the exam at your most convenient date, time, and location via GRS Exams. 

In response to COVID-19 and social distancing, we’ve developed an online digital classroom to deliver our courses virtually and keep the interaction and engagement between trainers and participants.  

Our virtual training platform incorporates: 

• Group exercises – facilitated by mini break out workshops amongst the team 

• Ability to ask questions in real-time 

• Built-in note-taking and tracking of course materials 

• You can interact with participants throughout the session through a chat functionality 

• Online assessments providing a streamlined marking process 

Our aim is to recreate the classroom experience in a safe, virtual environment, maintaining the fun and engaging experience our clients find useful and valuable.