Build an anti-bribery management system that works across the organisation
ISO 37001:2025 Lead Implementer training prepares Saudi compliance, ethics, governance, risk, procurement, finance, legal and internal-control professionals to initiate, plan, implement, operate, monitor and improve an anti-bribery management system (ABMS).
Five-day PECB route
Follow the current Lead Implementer agenda from ABMS initiation through certification-audit readiness.
Implementation, not awareness
Work through scope, risk, due diligence, controls, reporting, monitoring and management review.
Saudi delivery choices
Discuss classroom, hybrid, live online, self-paced or private corporate delivery.
For professionals who will build, run or improve an ABMS
This is not a general ethics-awareness course. It fits people who will own or support an implementation workstream, coordinate control owners, prepare evidence or help an organisation become ready for a third-party certification audit.
- Compliance, ethics, governance, GRC and corporate-integrity managers.
- Procurement, finance, legal, HR and internal-control professionals with ABMS responsibilities.
- Risk, audit and operational leaders supporting due diligence, controls or management review.
- Consultants and Saudi corporate teams preparing a structured ISO 37001 implementation programme.
Starting level: Foundation suits entry-level ABMS understanding. Choose Lead Implementer when the role involves making the system work.
Implementation competence is different from legal advice or organisation certification
What you will build
A practical understanding of how an ABMS can be scoped, planned, implemented, monitored and improved against ISO 37001:2025.
What this course does not do
It does not provide legal advice, conduct investigations or certify an organisation. Those require the appropriate specialists and independent certification bodies.
What PECB assesses
PECB assesses an individual examination and credential pathway. Organisation certification is a separate third-party audit process.
Implement against the current anti-bribery management-system edition
ISO 37001:2025 replaced ISO 37001:2016. The current edition strengthens the focus on compliance culture, anti-bribery-function responsibilities and conflicts of interest. This course is designed around the current framework, not the old 2016 material still prevalent in Saudi-facing search results.
Saudi discussion points include third parties, procurement, approval controls, gifts and hospitality, reporting channels, control ownership and management attention. These are implementation contexts, not country-specific legal advice.
Five days from ABMS initiation to certification-audit preparation
The current PECB Lead Implementer sequence gives each implementation stage enough attention to connect control decisions, evidence and improvement, rather than producing isolated policies.
Day 1
Initiate the ABMS
ISO 37001, ABMS principles, organisational context and implementation initiation.
Day 2
Plan the ABMS
Scope, leadership, responsibilities, risk assessment and PECB’s IMS2 implementation methodology.
Day 3
Implement the ABMS
Policies, due diligence, financial and non-financial controls, reporting and operational arrangements.
Day 4
Measure and improve
Monitoring, performance evaluation, internal review, corrective action and management review.
Day 5
Certification examination
Structured revision and the PECB ISO 37001 Lead Implementer examination stage.
Verify current PECB objectives, agenda and certification requirements.
What a useful ABMS implementation has to connect
Direction and ownership
Set scope, leadership commitment, accountability, anti-bribery-function responsibilities and an implementation plan.
Risk and due diligence
Assess bribery risks and apply proportionate due diligence for projects, transactions and business associates.
Controls and conduct
Connect policies, financial and non-financial controls, gifts, hospitality, conflicts, training and reporting mechanisms.
Reporting and response
Understand reporting concerns, investigation-response interfaces and corrective-action discipline without confusing training with investigation services.
Monitoring and review
Use measures, control-owner evidence, internal review and management review to understand whether the ABMS is functioning.
Improvement and readiness
Use nonconformity and corrective action to prepare responsibly for a third-party certification audit.
Learning and implementation support around a demanding role
Live explanation, flexible revision and practical resources help learners continue around compliance reviews, procurement cycles, finance peaks, projects and travel.
Trainer-led learning
Test the reasoning behind scope, risk, controls, due diligence and performance decisions.
AI-powered LMS
Use organised notes, mind maps, infographics, flashcards, podcasts, summaries and revision support.
Recordings and study guides
Return to key explanations after an unavoidable work or travel commitment.
Implementation resources
Work through practical planning, ownership, risk, control and reporting logic using realistic scenarios.
Questions and mock support
Practise with structured questions, mock guidance and honest exam-readiness discussion.
Corporate delivery
Discuss a private ABMS implementation programme for a Saudi cross-functional team.
Know the difference between training, passing the exam and qualifying for a credential
PECB Authorized Training Partner route
EduDelphi provides PECB-authorized training. Under PECB’s current published route, the course package includes examination and certificate fees, more than 450 pages of material, 31 CPD credits and a qualifying first retake within 12 months. PECB’s current conditions govern the route.
| Stage | What it means |
|---|---|
| Attend the course | Complete the five-day Lead Implementer training and structured preparation. |
| Sit the exam | The current English PECB exam list states 80 multiple-choice questions, three hours and open-book conditions. The candidate handbook states a 70% passing score. Confirm current rules before sitting. |
| Pass the exam | Passing makes you eligible to apply for a credential level; it does not by itself prove all experience requirements. |
| Apply for the right level | PECB verifies professional and ABMS project experience before granting the applicable designation. |
| PECB credential | Current published experience path |
|---|---|
| Provisional Implementer | Pass the exam and sign the PECB Code of Ethics; no professional or ABMS project experience listed. |
| Implementer | Two years of professional experience, including one year in anti-bribery management, plus 200 hours of ABMS project activity. |
| Lead Implementer | Five years of professional experience, including two years in anti-bribery management, plus 300 hours of ABMS project activity. |
| Senior Lead Implementer | Ten years of professional experience, including seven years in anti-bribery management, plus 1,000 hours of ABMS project activity. |
Implementation learning with a business, controls and governance perspective
Shyam Sarrof
CPA (USA), CMA (USA), ACA, ACMA, CS, CFA, ACTM, MBA, B.Com (H)
Shyam helps Saudi professionals connect integrity, risk, control ownership, financial discipline, escalation and management reporting to the decisions required to implement an anti-bribery management system. The course remains practical without suggesting that training replaces legal, investigative or certification expertise.
What professionals valued in Lead Implementer training
These experiences describe individual learning outcomes and are not a promise of a particular examination, credential, legal, regulatory, career or business outcome.
“The trainer made ISO 37001 implementation very practical, especially bribery risk assessment, due diligence, financial controls and reporting mechanisms. The exercises helped me understand how to build an anti-bribery management system that actually works across different departments.”
Razan Abdulaziz Al-Dosari
Anti-Bribery & Compliance Manager, Riyadh
“The LMS was very useful alongside my work. I could revisit recordings, mind maps, notes, implementation templates and revision resources anytime. The practical explanations around third-party controls, gifts, hospitality and corrective actions were especially helpful.”
Nitin Prakash Nair
Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance Specialist, Riyadh
“We worked through anti-bribery policies, risk registers, business-associate due diligence, whistleblowing, monitoring and management review. The templates and trainer guidance gave me a much clearer roadmap for preparing an organisation for ISO 37001 certification.”
Fahad Mohammed Al-Shehri
Ethics & Corporate Compliance Lead, Dammam
Build a shared ABMS implementation approach across a Saudi team
Private classroom, hybrid, live-online or onsite cohorts can bring together compliance, procurement, finance, legal, HR, governance, controls and leadership teams. The structure can reflect a common implementation context while remaining training, not organisation certification consulting.
- Private cohorts for Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Jubail or distributed teams.
- Implementation discussions around ownership, third parties, due diligence, controls and reporting.
- Flexible timing around projects, travel and senior-stakeholder availability.
Get the Saudi route that fits your responsibility
Request the syllabus, current SAR guidance, delivery choices and a candid conversation about whether Lead Implementer fits your current role.
For independent confirmation, see the PECB Lead Implementer page, PECB exam list and ISO standard page.
ISO 37001 Lead Implementer training in Saudi Arabia
Is the course available in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Al Khobar?
Yes. EduDelphi can discuss classroom, hybrid, live-online, self-paced and private corporate options across Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar and Jubail, subject to the current delivery schedule.
What will I learn in the Lead Implementer course?
You learn how an ABMS is initiated, planned, implemented, monitored and improved: including scope, leadership, bribery risk assessment, due diligence, policies, financial and non-financial controls, reporting, performance evaluation, management review and certification-audit preparation.
Is this based on ISO 37001:2025?
Yes. The course is positioned around ISO 37001:2025, which replaced ISO 37001:2016. Confirm current official materials and policies before enrolling.
What is the current PECB exam format?
PECB’s current English exam list states 80 multiple-choice questions, a three-hour duration and open-book conditions. The PECB candidate handbook states a 70% passing score. Confirm current official rules before your sitting.
Does passing automatically make me a PECB Certified ISO 37001 Lead Implementer?
No. Passing the examination makes you eligible to apply, but the designation granted depends on verified professional and ABMS project experience. The current published Lead Implementer level requires five years of professional experience, including two years in anti-bribery management, plus 300 hours of ABMS project activity.
Can the course be delivered in Arabic?
Arabic explanation and support can be discussed for Saudi learners and teams. The exact language arrangement for PECB materials and examinations remains governed by current PECB availability.
Do you provide organisation certification consulting?
This page is for professional training and PECB pathway guidance. Organisation certification is a separate process carried out by an appropriate independent certification body.
Need to assess an ABMS rather than implement it?
Lead Implementer develops the capability to build and improve the management system. If your role requires independent audit planning, evidence evaluation, findings and audit-programme management, the better route is ISO 37001 Lead Auditor training in Saudi Arabia.
Still building your base?
For a shorter entry-level route focused on ABMS principles and vocabulary, see ISO 37001 Foundation training.
