ISO 42001 Lead Implementer
Training in the UAE.
PECB-accredited, face-to-face training for the team that will build and run your AI Management System. Taught by a practitioner-led team with hardcore cybersecurity backgrounds, not a slide-reading trainer. Delivered in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the UAE.
ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer training teaches your team to build, implement and manage an AI Management System (AIMS). It's a PECB-accredited, five-day course: four days of training plus the official certification exam, ending in the PECB Certified ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer credential.
We deliver it face-to-face, as a private corporate cohort for your own team, taught by practitioners who implement ISO/IEC 42001 for clients, not trainers who only teach it.
What's Covered
Five Days,
One Standard.
PECB's standard five-day structure for Lead Implementer courses: four days of instruction building toward the exam on day five.
- Day 1: Foundations and AIMS initiation. Training scope, standards and regulatory frameworks, fundamental AI concepts and principles, approaches to initiating an AIMS, leadership commitment and project approval, and roles and responsibilities.
- Day 2: Planning the AIMS. The organization and its context, AIMS scope, gap analysis against what already exists, the AI policy, AI risk assessment and treatment, and the Statement of Applicability.
- Day 3: Implementing the AIMS. Selecting and designing Annex A controls, putting them into operation, managing documented information, communication, competence and awareness, and day-to-day management of AI operations.
- Day 4: Monitoring, improvement and audit readiness. Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation, internal audit, management review, treatment of nonconformities, continual improvement, and preparing for the certification audit.
- Day 5: Certification exam. PECB's official Lead Implementer exam: open-book, multiple-choice, and scenario-based.
The PECB Certified ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer credential is awarded after passing the exam and submitting proof of relevant experience per PECB's certification policies.
Certification Path
From Provisional
to Senior Lead.
PECB grades the Lead Implementer credential by experience, not just by passing the exam. Everyone sits the same exam; which title you're awarded depends on what you bring to it.
| Credential | Professional experience | AIMS project experience |
|---|---|---|
| Provisional Implementer | None | None |
| Implementer | 2 years (1 in AI) | 200 hours |
| Lead Implementer | 5 years (2 in AI) | 300 hours |
| Senior Lead Implementer | 10 years (7 in AI) | 1,000 hours |
All tiers require signing the PECB Code of Ethics.
Who Should Attend
Built for the People
Who'll Run the AIMS.
GRC and compliance professionals
Extending an existing governance, risk and compliance remit to cover AI systems for the first time.
AI governance leads and risk owners
The people inside the organization who will actually own and run the AIMS day to day, not just sponsor it.
Internal audit and assurance teams
Building the AI-specific knowledge needed before a management review or an audit of the management system.
Consultants and advisors
Building AIMS implementations for clients and looking for a credential backed by real implementation experience.
Beyond the Curriculum
What the Team Adds
on Top.
Every cohort gets the official PECB curriculum plus modules built from the team's own offensive and defensive security work, not generic filler.
| Add-on | What it covers |
|---|---|
| AI policy mapping | The UAE's own AI policy landscape, covered in depth, alongside the EU AI Act, US regulatory approaches and the NIST AI RMF, each mapped directly to ISO/IEC 42001 clauses. |
| AI security in practice | Model Context Protocol (MCP), large language model (LLM) risk, and agentic AI, taught from hands-on offensive and defensive security work, not governance theory alone. |
| ISO 27001 & ISO 22301 integration | How an AIMS shares controls, risk registers and audit cycles with an existing ISMS or BCMS, so organizations already certified in either standard extend rather than duplicate. |
| Exam-prep sessions | Live sessions before you sit the exam: clause review, scenario walkthroughs, and any last questions answered. |
| Direct trainer access | Email and WhatsApp access to the team for the duration of your certification journey. No coordinators, no support queue. |
Format & Logistics
What to Expect.
| Detail | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Delivery | Face-to-face, on-site in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or elsewhere in the UAE. A private corporate cohort, not an open-enrollment public class. |
| Duration | Five days: four days of training plus one exam day, PECB's standard format. |
| Group size | Sized to your team. Most effective as a focused group made up of your own people, rather than a large open class. |
| Exam | PECB's official Lead Implementer exam: open-book, multiple-choice, scenario-based, taken on day five. |
| Credential | PECB Certified ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer, 31 CPD credits, valid for three years. |
| Prerequisite | None formally required. Familiarity with management systems or AI systems helps the group move faster. |
Lead Implementer vs. Lead Auditor
Building It,
or Auditing It.
Lead Implementer training teaches your team to build, run and improve an AIMS from the inside. Lead Auditor training teaches the separate skill of planning and conducting an audit of one, using ISO 19011 methodology. Many governance professionals eventually hold both, but they answer different questions: implementer training is "how do we build this," auditor training is "how do we check that it's working."
If your team is building or running the AIMS, start with Lead Implementer. If your team's job is to independently assess one, whether internally or as part of a certification body, Lead Auditor training is the better starting point. Need both? The bundle further down this page covers Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor together at a lower combined price.
Who Delivers This
reconn &
Shenoy Sandeep.
reconn is an AI-first cybersecurity firm based in Business Bay, Dubai, led by founder Shenoy Sandeep. Every training session is delivered by a team with hardcore cybersecurity backgrounds, both offensive and defensive, and a proven ISO/IEC 42001 implementation track record, teaching from practice rather than slides alone.
The same team also implements ISO/IEC 42001 AIMS for clients across the UAE, so what your team learns in the room reflects what actually gets built in production, not just what the standard says on paper.
- Hands-on offensive and defensive AI security experience, not GRC theory alone
- Personally implemented ISO/IEC 42001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301 and ISO 27701 in live organizations across multiple industries
- PECB-accredited training delivered in-house, not outsourced to a partner
- Led by Shenoy Sandeep, PECB Certified Trainer and founder of reconn
"We don't read slides." We teach from what the team has actually built and broken, not assumptions or presumptions.
Prefer a Different Format?
Not Ready for
Full Classroom Training?
This page is about face-to-face corporate cohorts in the UAE. If that's not what you need right now, Self-Study, eLearning and Live Online Virtual Classroom formats for this same ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer course are available individually via reconn.io, each including a free 1-hour live 1-on-1 session with the trainer.
Self-Study
Official PECB material, studied at your own pace, with 2 exam attempts included.
eLearning
PECB pre-recorded videos via the MyPECB portal, plus 2 exam attempts and the same free 1-on-1 session.
Live Online Virtual Classroom
A structured, scheduled classroom experience delivered live online, without travel required.
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The Implementer
+ Auditor Bundle.
Building an AIMS and auditing one are different skills, but most governance professionals end up needing both. The bundle covers Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor together, at a lower combined price than buying each self-paced course separately.
Lead Implementer + Lead Auditor — Self-Study
Official PECB material for both courses, studied at your own pace.
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Split the Payment
With Tabby or Tamara.
reconn is a partner merchant with both Tabby and Tamara. Self-Study, eLearning and the Implementer + Auditor bundle above can be paid through a Tabby or Tamara payment plan — for example, from around AED 737.5 per payment if you split Self-Study into 4. Contact us directly and we'll help set it up.
Payment schedules, eligibility, approval and any interest or fees are set solely by Tabby or Tamara under their own terms and conditions. reconn does not guarantee or influence these terms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions,
Answered.
Is this the same as self-paced online ISO 42001 training?
No. This is face-to-face, on-site corporate training delivered for teams in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the UAE. If you're looking for individual, self-paced preparation instead, Self-Study (AED 2,950) and eLearning (AED 3,330) formats are available separately at reconn.io, each with installment options via Tabby or Tamara.
Can we pay in installments via Tabby or Tamara?
Yes. reconn is a partner merchant with both Tabby and Tamara. Contact us directly and we'll help set up a payment plan through either platform for your Self-Study or eLearning order — for example, from around AED 737.5 per payment if split into 4. Payment schedules, eligibility and any fees are set by Tabby or Tamara, not reconn. See full pricing & payment plans.
Is there a bundle for both Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor?
Yes. Self-Study for both courses together is AED 5,599, and eLearning for both is AED 5,999, cheaper than buying each course separately. The bundle is also available via Tabby or Tamara installments.
Is the PECB exam included?
Yes. The course runs four training days followed by the official PECB Lead Implementer exam on day five: open-book, multiple-choice and scenario-based.
What credential do we earn?
PECB Certified ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer, worth 31 CPD credits, valid for three years from the date of certification.
What's the difference between Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor training?
Lead Implementer training covers building, implementing and running an AIMS inside an organization. Lead Auditor training covers planning and conducting audits of an AIMS using ISO 19011 methodology. Many governance professionals eventually hold both.
Do you train in groups, or is it one-on-one?
Corporate cohorts, sized to your team. It isn't an open-enrollment public class, so the room is made up of your own people, not a mix of unrelated attendees.
What should our team prepare beforehand?
No formal prerequisite. Familiarity with your organization's AI systems and any existing management systems, especially ISO 27001 if you hold it, helps the group move faster, but isn't required.
Is this delivered only in Dubai, or across the UAE?
We deliver on-site in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and elsewhere in the Emirates, wherever your team is based.
How much does the training cost?
Corporate training is quoted per cohort based on group size and location, so we don't publish a fixed price. Book a consultation and we'll quote you directly.