Description
The GDPR and ISO/IEC 27701 (PIMS) Audit course (Internal Auditor level) trains internal auditors of the privacy management system, combining GDPR compliance with ISO/IEC 27701, the privacy extension of ISO/IEC 27001.
Taught by Dott.ssa Valentina Grazia Sapuppo, the course is delivered live, online or in person, and covers audit planning, conduct and reporting as well as the verification of key compliance requirements, with exercises and practical cases.
Main topics
| āPIMS and ISO/IEC 27701 | āRequirements for controllers and processors |
| āMapping to the GDPR | āISO 19011 audit techniques |
| āAudit planning and conduct | āVerification of key requirements |
| āNonconformities and corrective actions | āAudit report |
Course programme
| 01 | The privacy information management system: from ISO/IEC 27001 to ISO/IEC 27701 (PIMS) as an extension; relationship with the GDPR |
| 02 | Audit principles and techniques according to ISO 19011 |
| 03 | ISO/IEC 27701 requirements for controllers and processors (additional controls and mapping to the GDPR) |
| 04 | Audit planning: objectives, criteria, scope and programme |
| 05 | Conducting the audit: interviews, document review, gathering and evaluating evidence on compliance |
| 06 | Auditing key requirements: records, privacy notices and consent, DPIA, data breaches, data subject rights, Art. 28 |
| 07 | Findings and nonconformities, corrective actions and follow-up; the audit report |
| 08 | Exercises and practical GDPR/27701 audit cases; overview of ISO/IEC 17021-1 accreditation against ISO/IEC 27701 (ACCREDIA Technical Circular DC 39/2024) |
The programme is complemented by audit exercises and practical cases and by a final learning assessment.
Knowledge of the GDPR (PRIV-FND course) and basic knowledge of management systems. Audit experience is helpful. No preparatory courses or specific digital skills are required.
Methodology and materials
Certificate of attendance
A certificate of attendance is issued at the end of the course.
