Lead Implementer
ISO 9001 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.
Build a quality management system end to end. Five days moving from initiation and leadership commitment through the implementation plan — context, scope, quality policy, risks and opportunities, and objectives — into operating the processes and controls, then monitoring and measurement, internal audit, continual improvement, and preparation for the third-party certification audit. Structured around PECB’s IMS2 implementation methodology. Concludes with the official PECB certifying exam.
- Typical study effort
- 35–45 hours
- CPD credits
- 31
- Course languages
- English
Who it is for
- Personnel responsible for managing the quality of products and services
- Individuals responsible for meeting customer requirements
- Managers and consultants seeking to master QMS implementation
- Members of a QMS implementation team
- Professionals pursuing a career in quality management
What you will learn
- Explain the quality management concepts, approaches, methods, and techniques used to implement and manage a QMS.
- Interpret the requirements of ISO 9001 from the perspective of an implementer.
- Initiate and plan the implementation of a QMS using PECB’s IMS2 methodology.
- Support organisations in operating, maintaining, and continually improving their QMS.
- Prepare an organisation to undergo a third-party QMS certification audit.
Course content
Day 1 — Introduction to ISO 9001 and initiating a QMS implementation
- Fundamental principles and concepts of a quality management system
- Standards and regulatory frameworks
- Initiation of the QMS implementation
- Leadership, commitment, and customer focus
- Quality policy, roles, responsibilities, and authorities
Day 2 — Implementation plan of a QMS
- Context of the organisation and interested parties
- QMS scope and process approach
- Risks and opportunities
- Quality objectives and planning of changes
Day 3 — Implementation of a QMS
- Resources, competence, and awareness
- Communication and documented information
- Operational planning and control
- Requirements for products and services, design and development
- Control of externally provided processes, products, and services
Day 4 — Monitoring, continual improvement, and preparing for the certification audit
- Monitoring, measurement, analysis, and evaluation
- Customer satisfaction and internal audit
- Management review
- Nonconformity, corrective action, and continual improvement
- Preparation for the certification audit
Day 5 — Certification exam
- PECB Certified ISO 9001 Lead Implementer exam
- Seven competency domains
Prerequisites
- A general understanding of ISO 9001 and management system principles.
- ISO 9001 Foundation is helpful but not required — Lead Implementer covers the standard at implementer depth from the ground up.
The exam
- Format
- Open-book, multiple-choice
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Questions
- 80 multiple-choice questions in the current English PECB examination record
- Pass mark
- 70%
What is included
Course materials
- PECB ISO 9001 Lead Implementer slide deck (digital)
- Over 500 pages of instructional materials with explanations, guidance, and practical examples
- 12 months access via myPECB
- Attestation of course completion worth 31 CPD credits
Exam package
- Certification and examination fees included in the course price
- Exam covering seven competency domains
- First exam attempt plus one free retake within 12 months
- PECB Provisional / Implementer / Lead Implementer credential on pass