Lead Implementer
ISO 42001 Lead Implementer
2026 edition
Self-paced PECB training delivered via myPECB.
Global training partner Aegentra is an official PECB authorised training partner and an official CompTIA partner.
Official PECB training for planning, implementing, operating, monitoring and continually improving an ISO/IEC 42001:2023 artificial intelligence management system.
- Course access
- 12 months on myPECB
- Typical study effort
- 30–40 hours
- CPD credits
- 31
- Course languages
- English
Who it is for
- AI governance, risk and compliance professionals
- AI and technology project or programme managers
- Consultants supporting responsible AI implementation
- Privacy, security and GRC professionals taking on AI responsibilities
- Members of an AIMS implementation team
- Managers accountable for AI systems or AI-enabled services
- Professionals supporting ISO 42001 certification readiness
What you will learn
- Explain the fundamental concepts and principles of an artificial intelligence management system.
- Define organisational context, interested parties, AIMS scope, accountability, policy and AI objectives.
- Plan an ISO 42001 implementation using a structured implementation methodology.
- Establish and maintain an AI system inventory, AI risk assessment, AI system impact assessment, treatment plan and Statement of Applicability.
- Support applicable Annex A controls across the AI system lifecycle, including data, transparency, human oversight, suppliers and operating processes.
- Establish monitoring, measurement, internal audit, management review, corrective action and continual-improvement activities.
- Prepare the organisation and its evidence for an independent Stage 1 and Stage 2 certification audit.
Course content
Day 1 — AIMS fundamentals and implementation initiation
- Purpose and structure of ISO/IEC 42001
- Fundamental AI and AIMS concepts
- Relationship with other standards and governance frameworks
- PECB implementation methodology
- Implementation business case
- Project governance and stakeholder engagement
Day 2 — Planning the AIMS implementation
- Organisational context and interested parties
- AIMS scope
- Leadership, accountability and policy
- AI objectives
- Implementation project plan
- Resources, roles and competence
- AI risk assessment
- Statement of Applicability
Day 3 — Implementing and operating the AIMS
- AI system inventory
- Applicable Annex A controls
- Documented information
- Communication and AI literacy
- AI lifecycle processes
- Data and supplier governance
- Human oversight and intervention
- Operational evidence
Day 4 — Monitoring, improvement and certification readiness
- AIMS monitoring and measurement
- Performance indicators
- Internal audit programme
- Management review
- Nonconformity and corrective action
- Continual improvement
- Stage 1 and Stage 2 preparation
- Selecting an independent certification body
Day 5 — PECB certification examination
Prerequisites
- General understanding of artificial intelligence management system concepts and ISO/IEC 42001.
- ISO 42001 Foundation and ISO 27001 experience may help but are not mandatory prerequisites.
The exam
- Format
- Open-book, multiple-choice — stand-alone and scenario-based questions
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Questions
- 80 multiple-choice questions across 6 competency domains, each with one correct answer and two distractors
- Pass mark
- 70%
Credential tiers
| Credential | Professional experience | Project activity |
|---|---|---|
| Provisional Implementer | None; None | None |
| Implementer | Two years; One year in AI management | 200 hours |
| Lead Implementer | Five years; Two years in AI management | 300 hours |
| Senior Lead Implementer | Ten years; Seven years in AI management | 1,000 hours |
What is included
Course materials
- PECB ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer slide deck (digital)
- Applicable access period via myPECB
- Delivery-specific learning activities where included in the selected mode
- Public access to Aegentra-authored AIMS examples and templates
Exam package
- Official PECB Lead Implementer exam voucher
- Three-hour open-book exam, remotely proctored
- Two exam attempts (initial + one free resit)
- Eligibility to apply for the relevant PECB credential tier after passing, subject to experience and PECB requirements