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What is ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager certification?
The PECB credential for people who lead a risk management program built on ISO 31000.
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ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager is a PECB credential for professionals who lead risk management programs. You earn it through a four-day course, an exam on day five and a record of five years of experience, two in risk management, plus 300 hours of risk management activities.
An organization cannot be certified to ISO 31000, because ISO describes it as guidelines rather than a certifiable standard. The Lead Risk Manager credential certifies a person who can set up and improve the risk management framework, then run the process on top of it.
What the course covers
PECB's course page lists four learning objectives: explain the core concepts and principles of risk management, establish and improve a framework based on ISO 31000, initiate and plan the risk management process, and apply good practice to manage risks. Attendees receive 31 CPD credits.
How the exam differs from Risk Manager
Day five is the exam. It has five domains, where the Risk Manager exam has three. The extra ones cover risk treatment, recording and reporting, and risk monitoring, review, communication and consultation.
From my side of the table. Pick Lead if you will be asked to defend the program to executives or auditors. If your job is running assessments inside someone else's framework, Risk Manager is usually the closer fit. The certification guide compares the two in full.
Ways to learn with reconn
I teach these courses myself as a PECB Certified Trainer, with more than 20 years in cybersecurity. I am a practitioner, not a slide reader.
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Which PECB course fits your role?
Risk Manager
Run the ISO 31000 risk process day to day.
For people who run assessments and the risk register.
Lead Risk Manager
Lead a risk management program built on ISO 31000.
For people who own the framework and report on it.
ISO/IEC 27005 Risk Manager
Manage information security risk with ISO/IEC 27005.
For people whose risk work centers on information security.
Chief Information Security Officer
Lead the information security program across the organization.
For people moving from risk work to leading security.
Frequently asked questions
What is ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager certification?
A PECB credential for professionals who lead risk management programs, earned through a four-day course, an exam on day five and a record of five years of experience.
How does the exam differ from Risk Manager?
The Lead exam has five domains where Risk Manager has three. The extra ones cover risk treatment, recording and reporting, and monitoring, review, communication and consultation.
How many CPD credits does the course give?
31.
Can an organization be certified to ISO 31000?
No. ISO describes it as guidelines rather than a certifiable standard.