ISO 37001:2025 Anti Bribery Management Systems Lead Implementer Training and Certification Program

Programme Summary

Practise leading a structured anti bribery management implementation project against ISO 37001:2025. Working through an international contracting and procurement case, participants translate bribery risks, proportionate due diligence and accountable business controls into accountable controls, resources and measurable milestones. The programme develops an implementation portfolio, tests operational feasibility and prepares management review evidence to support credible prevention, detection and response to bribery risks.

Training Objectives

1 Structure anti bribery management implementation leadership; 2 Translate requirements into workable controls; 3 Coordinate ownership resources and project milestones; 4 Establish meaningful measures and review evidence; 5 Prepare implementation priorities for management approval.

Learning Outcomes

1 Build a anti bribery management implementation roadmap; 2 Specify controls for unexamined intermediary relationships; 3 Design bribery risk assessments; 4 Assign accountable owners and measurable milestones; 5 Present a justified management review proposal.

Target Audience

Compliance Managers; Anti Bribery Officers; Legal Counsel; Implementation Project Managers; Management System Consultants.

Target Industries

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

Course Contents

• Module 1 Implementation Leadership and Project Mandate: Business case scope and intended benefits; Sponsor responsibilities and implementation team roles; Constraints resources and governance decisions.
• Module 2 Diagnostic Review and Implementation Priorities: Requirements mapping and baseline evidence; Risk based gaps and priority decisions; Implementation milestones and acceptance criteria.
• Module 3 Bribery Context and Organisational Scope: Direct indirect and business associate risks; Operating context and applicable obligations; System scope and accountable governance.
• Module 4 Bribery Risk Assessment: Transactions locations and relationship risk factors; Risk criteria ownership and prioritisation; Periodic review and changing bribery exposure.
• Module 5 Leadership Culture and Compliance Function: Leadership commitments and anti bribery policy; Independent oversight and assigned responsibilities; Conflicts of interest and ethical culture.
• Module 6 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 7 Financial and Non Financial Controls: Payment approval and segregation of duties; Procurement contracting and commercial decisions; Controlled organisations and associate control interfaces.
• Module 8 Gifts Benefits and Commitments: Gifts hospitality donations and sponsorship controls; Anti bribery commitments and communication; Inadequate controls and transaction escalation.
• Module 9 Raising Concerns and Responding: Accessible reporting and protection arrangements; Triage investigation and response responsibilities; Confidentiality evidence protection and corrective action.
• Module 10 Anti Bribery Monitoring and Improvement: Control effectiveness and reporting indicators; Internal audit and governing body review; Lessons and improvement of prevention controls.
• Module 11 Designing the Implementation Architecture: Process interactions and accountable control owners; Integration with existing management arrangements; Proportionate documentation and practical control design.
• Module 12 Operational Control Design Workshop: Preventing unexamined intermediary relationships; Addressing uncontrolled gifts and hospitality; Responding to suppressed bribery concern reporting.
• Module 13 Building the Required Evidence Portfolio: Bribery risk assessments; Business associate due diligence files; Gifts approvals and concern reports.
• Module 14 Competence Communication and Organisational Adoption: Role based competence and learning needs; Operational communication and stakeholder engagement; Resistance escalation and management support.
• Module 15 Resources Suppliers and Implementation Scheduling: Resource estimates and implementation dependencies; External support and supplier accountability; Controlled milestones and progress reporting.
• Module 16 Piloting Controls and Managing Changes: Pilot objectives and realistic acceptance checks; Operational feedback and control adjustments; Approval communication and controlled change records.
• Module 17 Monitoring Performance and Demonstrating Effectiveness: Measurable indicators and reliable data sources; Control performance and exception reporting; Evidence based decisions and corrective action.
• Module 18 Internal Assurance and Management Review: Internal audit planning and independence; Review inputs decisions and resource commitments; Readiness gaps and continuing improvement priorities.
• Module 19 Maintaining the Management System: Ownership handover and ongoing monitoring; Changing risks obligations and operating conditions; Learning mechanisms and improvement programme.
• Module 20 Implementation Portfolio and Leadership Simulation: Present controls responsibilities and milestones; Defend priorities using supplied evidence; Respond to management challenge and feedback.

Assessment

• 100 single best answer questions, including applied scenarios; one mark per question.
• 150 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 (90 minutes): Using an international contracting and procurement case, develop an anti bribery implementation plan and due diligence process, assign resources and milestones, demonstrate one control and defend implementation priorities in a brief panel review.
• Assessment criteria: Workable design of controls for unexamined intermediary relationships; Relevant evidence portfolio including bribery risk assessments; Feasible sequencing ownership and measurable implementation acceptance criteria.
• Pass each component separately: 75/100 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 implementation planning skills in anti bribery management; it does not confer independent personnel certification or guarantee 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

555

Total teaching hoursTotal teaching hoursTotal teaching hours

35 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.35 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.35 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

Working knowledge of ISO 37001:2025, relevant anti bribery management experience and familiarity with project planning are required. Participants should understand process ownership and operational controls.Working knowledge of ISO 37001:2025, relevant anti bribery management experience and familiarity with project planning are required. Participants should understand process ownership and operational controls.Working knowledge of ISO 37001:2025, relevant anti bribery management experience and familiarity with project planning are required. Participants should understand process ownership and operational controls.

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

Complete a 45-minute gap diagnostic using supplied bribery risk assessments; identify priorities, process owners and implementation constraints.Complete a 45-minute gap diagnostic using supplied bribery risk assessments; identify priorities, process owners and implementation constraints.Complete a 45-minute gap diagnostic using supplied bribery risk assessments; identify priorities, process owners and implementation constraints.

End of course assessmentEnd of course assessmentEnd of course assessment

100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 minutes).100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 minutes).100 question written exam (150 minutes) and individual applied task (90 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.