Who is this lead auditor course for?
The course is relevant to auditors, consultants and professionals responsible for business continuity arrangements. You should already understand the relevant management-system requirements and basic audit principles so that you can focus on evaluating evidence and leading the audit process.
What will you learn to evaluate?
Evaluate whether an organisation can maintain priority activities and recover from disruption through tested continuity arrangements.
- Business impact analysis and identification of priority activities.
- Continuity strategies, response structures and documented plans.
- Exercises, performance review and improvement following disruption or testing.
Five-day training and examination route
The published PECB agenda progresses from the management system and standard to audit preparation, on-site activities, reporting and closing. Day 5 is the certification examination. Exercises develop audit planning, evidence gathering, findings and communication skills.
Does passing the exam make you a certified Lead Auditor?
Passing the exam allows you to apply for the appropriate PECB credential. The full Lead Auditor grade also has professional experience and audit-experience requirements, together with acceptance of the Code of Ethics. A Provisional Auditor route is available where the experience requirements are not yet met.
A training completion attestation, an exam result and a professional credential are different outcomes. Your application should match your documented experience.
Is business continuity the same as emergency response?
Emergency response addresses the immediate incident. Business continuity considers how priority activities continue and recover during disruption. A continuity audit examines whether assumptions, resources and exercises support those recovery needs.