Digital services now underpin payments, health records, public registries and humanitarian operations, and a single security failure can halt all of them. At the same time, regulators, donors and customers increasingly ask organisations to prove that they manage information security systematically. ISO/IEC 27001 has become the common benchmark for that proof, and it fits alongside national data protection and cybersecurity requirements.

The Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course concentrates on the governance layer of security: the policies, obligations, roles and evidence that turn technical controls into a managed system. The first half of the programme addresses the regulatory environment, security governance, policy architecture, classification, risk assessment and the requirements of the ISO 27001 standard. The second half moves into control implementation, supplier and cloud assurance, incident and continuity management, measurement and audit.

Participants build a body of working documents as they go, including a scope definition, an information security policy set, a risk register, a statement of applicability and an internal audit programme. Two days are devoted to an integrated readiness exercise in which teams simulate a certification audit. Participants leave able to lead or support an ISMS project in their own organisation.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Map the legal, regulatory and contractual obligations that affect information security in their organisation.
• Establish security governance with defined roles, committees and reporting lines.
• Draft an information security policy hierarchy that staff can follow.
• Carry out an information security risk assessment and risk treatment plan.
• Interpret each requirement of ISO/IEC 27001 and select and justify Annex A controls.
• Manage supplier, cloud and third-party security risks through due diligence and contracts.
• Plan incident response, continuity and awareness programmes within the ISMS.
• Conduct internal audits and management reviews and prepare for certification.

The programme is designed for people who govern, implement or assure information security, including:

• Chief information security officers and information security managers
• IT managers and heads of infrastructure
• Compliance, legal and regulatory affairs officers
• Data protection officers and privacy managers
• Internal auditors and IT auditors
• Enterprise and operational risk managers
• Government ICT and e-services managers
• Consultants and project leads preparing for ISO 27001 certification

Participants leave the programme with:

• A scoped ISMS plan with objectives and stakeholder requirements.
• A regulatory obligations register linked to controls and owners.
• A draft information security policy set and acceptable use rules.
• A completed risk register, treatment plan and statement of applicability for a sample organisation.
• An internal audit checklist and a management review agenda.
• A certification readiness roadmap with realistic timelines and resources.

The course combines standards interpretation with the production of real documents. It uses:

• Facilitated workshops that turn each clause into a working artefact
• Sample organisations used as a running case across the ten days
• Group drafting and cross-review of policies and risk registers
• Tabletop incident simulation and a mock certification audit
• Discussion clinics where participants raise issues from their own ISMS journeys

Participants who attend all ten days and contribute to the practical workshops earn a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy. The certificate recognises completed training and is not a lead implementer or lead auditor qualification.