Implementer / lead implementer

1 Who it is for

• People responsible for implementing or maintaining a management system
• Consultants who help organisations achieve certification
• Project managers leading a certification project

2 What it involves

Implementation courses are about doing, not auditing: interpreting each requirement for your organisation, planning the project, defining scope and context, setting policy and objectives, carrying out risk assessments, writing the documented information the standard needs, training people, running internal audits and management review, and preparing for the certification audit.

Lead implementer is the name PECB uses for its five-day implementation course and credential, and several UK providers now use it too. For ISO 31000, which is guidance rather than a certifiable standard, the equivalent courses are called Risk Manager or Lead Risk Manager; on this site they are listed at this level.

CQI and IRCA’s auditing course table does not include an implementer course, so most implementer certificates in the UK are issued by PECB, IBITGQ or the provider itself.

3 Typical length and assessment, by scheme