ISO 37001:2025 Anti Bribery Management Systems Foundation Level Training and Certification Program

Programme Summary

Build an understanding of anti bribery management using ISO 37001:2025. Participants connect bribery risks, proportionate due diligence and accountable business controls with responsibilities and performance measures. Exercises based on an international contracting and procurement case develop requirement interpretation, evidence selection and gap recognition. The programme establishes a foundation for credible prevention, detection and response to bribery risks and further implementation or auditor development.

Training Objectives

1 Explain anti bribery management requirements; 2 Connect requirements with operational responsibilities; 3 Recognise unexamined intermediary relationships; 4 Select relevant implementation evidence; 5 Prepare for further practical development.

Learning Outcomes

1 Assess transaction and relationship risks; 2 Select proportionate due diligence evidence; 3 Evaluate gifts and payment controls; 4 Identify effective reporting protections; 5 Recommend targeted anti bribery improvements.

Target Audience

Compliance Managers; Anti Bribery Officers; Legal Counsel; Procurement Managers; Management System Coordinators.

Target Industries

Construction and Engineering; Oil and Gas Services; Public Sector Contracting; Financial Services; International Trading.

Course Contents

• Module 1 Standard Purpose and Practical Application: Management system purpose and intended outcomes; Requirement guidance and evidence distinctions; Course case scope and learning responsibilities.
• Module 2 Bribery Context and Organisational Scope: Direct indirect and business associate risks; Operating context and applicable obligations; System scope and accountable governance.
• Module 3 Bribery Risk Assessment: Transactions locations and relationship risk factors; Risk criteria ownership and prioritisation; Periodic review and changing bribery exposure.
• Module 4 Leadership Culture and Compliance Function: Leadership commitments and anti bribery policy; Independent oversight and assigned responsibilities; Conflicts of interest and ethical culture.
• Module 5 People and Business Associate Due Diligence: Risk proportionate personnel and partner checks; Business associate information and red flags; Approval escalation and continuing due diligence.
• Module 6 Financial and Non Financial Controls: Payment approval and segregation of duties; Procurement contracting and commercial decisions; Controlled organisations and associate control interfaces.
• Module 7 Gifts Benefits and Commitments: Gifts hospitality donations and sponsorship controls; Anti bribery commitments and communication; Inadequate controls and transaction escalation.
• Module 8 Raising Concerns and Responding: Accessible reporting and protection arrangements; Triage investigation and response responsibilities; Confidentiality evidence protection and corrective action.
• Module 9 Anti Bribery Monitoring and Improvement: Control effectiveness and reporting indicators; Internal audit and governing body review; Lessons and improvement of prevention controls.
• Module 10 Interpreting Requirements in Context: Mandatory requirements and proportionate application; Interfaces with applicable legal obligations; Supported judgements and unresolved interpretation issues.
• Module 11 Selecting Relevant Management System Evidence: Bribery risk assessments; Business associate due diligence files; Gifts approvals and concern reports.
• Module 12 Foundation Application Workshop: Map responsibilities within the supplied case; Match controls to relevant requirements; Explain gaps and practical next steps.

Assessment

• 60 single best answer questions, including applied scenarios; one mark per question.
• 90 minute invigilated digital examination with identity verification. Approved accessibility adjustments preserve the assessed competence.
• Clean standard text and supplied case documents permitted; internet, messaging and external AI tools prohibited.
• Individual applied assessment (45 minutes): Using a supplied international contracting and procurement case, produce a bribery risk map and control responsibilities, link three controls to relevant requirements and explain one unresolved weakness.
• Assessment criteria: Accurate interpretation of anti bribery management requirements; Relevant use of bribery risk assessments; Clear connection between controls responsibilities and identified gaps.
• Pass each component separately: 45/60 written marks (75%) and at least 70% on the applied task.
• All mandatory criteria must pass: Do not fabricate evidence or knowingly present unsupported conformity conclusions; Protect confidential or personal information within supplied case material.
• Individual results and feedback are provided. One reassessment may follow coaching under the published enrolment terms.

Certification

• Successful learners receive a TQCSI Arabia digital Certificate of Successful Completion.
• The certificate records the learner name, exact programme title, teaching hours, completion date and unique verification reference.
• Verified identity, full attendance and separate written and applied passes are required; all mandatory critical criteria must be met.
• Proposed issue target: within 30 calendar days of approved results and settlement of applicable fees.
• Records assessed foundation knowledge of anti bribery management; it does not establish professional auditor status, independent personnel certification or organisational certification.
• Attendance confirmation may record completed hours for unsuccessful learners; it does not certify successful completion.

Programme Profile

Number of daysNumber of daysNumber of days

333

Total teaching hoursTotal teaching hoursTotal teaching hours

18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.

Delegates allowedDelegates allowedDelegates allowed

Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.

Training prerequisitesTraining prerequisitesTraining prerequisites

No formal qualification required. Familiarity with anti bribery management activities and everyday business processes is recommended.No formal qualification required. Familiarity with anti bribery management activities and everyday business processes is recommended.No formal qualification required. Familiarity with anti bribery management activities and everyday business processes is recommended.

Pre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessment

Complete a 20-minute diagnostic and identify how bribery risk assessments support a supplied operational case.Complete a 20-minute diagnostic and identify how bribery risk assessments support a supplied operational case.Complete a 20-minute diagnostic and identify how bribery risk assessments support a supplied operational case.

End of course assessmentEnd of course assessmentEnd of course assessment

60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).

Passing criteriaPassing criteriaPassing criteria

75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.