Instructor: the Aegentra Academy team — NV1-cleared, ISO 27001-certified · Aegentra Academy (official PECB partner)
Plan and conduct ISO/IEC 27701 audits — internal, supplier, and certification. Covers PIMS scope verification, evidence gathering for PII controls, integration with ISO 27001 audits, and reporting.
ISO 27701 Lead Auditor course — $849 AUD, PECB-certified. The Aegentra Academy ISO 27701 Lead Auditor is a PECB-accredited, self-paced online program priced at $849 AUD, including the official PECB exam voucher and one free resit within 12 months. Instructor-led cohorts are also available in Melbourne and Sydney. Aegentra Academy is an official PECB authorised training partner in Australia.
This PECB-accredited course is sold and supported by Aegentra Academy — an official PECB authorised training partner in Australia. Every enrolment includes the official PECB certification exam voucher and one free resit within 12 months of purchase. Courses run online and self-paced through the myPECB platform; instructor-led cohorts and in-person delivery are also available in Melbourne and Sydney.
PECB is accredited by ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board) under ANSI/ASTM E2659-18, plus UKAS, IAS, and COFRAC. Your PECB credential is internationally recognised and accepted on resumes, tender responses, and procurement panels worldwide. Verify credentials through the official PECB partner directory.
Aegentra Academy courses are delivered by active practitioners — the same senior engineers who run Aegentra Academy engagements and Microsoft 365 hardening for Australian SMBs. Tax invoices with GST and ABN are issued automatically at checkout. Multi-seat team pricing is available — email Academy@aegentra.com.au for an enterprise quote. Professionals across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, and New Zealand enrol online.
ISO 27701 extends ISO 27001 into privacy — a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS). It is the procurement hurdle for Australian SaaS selling into Europe and the UK under GDPR, for health-tech and financial-services tech aligning to APRA CPS 234, and for government technology suppliers. Annex D maps every GDPR article to an ISO 27701 clause, and the 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988 map cleanly onto its controls.
For the full certification landscape — process, costs, timelines, and how this course fits into a wider readiness program — read the ISO 27701 Certification Australia: A Complete Guide (2026).
Six modules covering the foundations of auditing under ISO 19011, audit planning and resource allocation for combined ISO 27001 + ISO 27701 audits, the on-site audit programme, privacy-specific nonconformity classification and finding-writing, the stage 1 / stage 2 / surveillance / recertification cycle for combined audits, and certification-body practice for the privacy extension. Total effort is 30-40 hours.
Strongly recommended. ISO 27701 audits are always combined with the underlying ISO 27001 audit. Most successful Lead Auditor alumni have completed ISO 27001 Lead Auditor first or have equivalent audit experience. Doing 27701 Lead Auditor cold is possible but the learning curve is much steeper.
Three hours, open-book, mixed multiple-choice and scenario-based questions across seven competency domains. Pass mark is 70%. The credential awarded depends on attested professional audit experience — Provisional Auditor (no experience), Auditor (2 years), Lead Auditor (5 years with 300 hours leading audits).
Every authorised PECB Lead Auditor course leads to the same credential — the certificate is identical wherever you buy it. The differences are price, format, and who is teaching. Aegentra delivers Lead Auditor at $849 AUD (self-study) or $928 AUD (eLearning) with the exam voucher and one free resit included. The material and Australian-context privacy-audit references are drawn from the practice of active NV1-cleared practitioners.
Yes — Lead Auditor is the personnel-competency credential certification bodies look for to staff combined ISO 27001 + ISO 27701 assessment teams. Certification bodies will run their own onboarding programme on top.
Yes. The course explicitly covers all three audit types — first-party (internal privacy audits), second-party (supplier and contractor audits), and third-party (certification-body audits leading to issuance of a combined ISO 27001 + ISO 27701 certificate).
The audit principles, methodology, and finding discipline transfer to other privacy regimes. The course is specifically about ISO 27701, but Annex D and Annex E cross-walks to GDPR mean a Lead Auditor is well placed to support GDPR-aligned privacy audits as well.
Yes. The official PECB Lead Auditor exam voucher plus two exam attempts (initial sit plus one free resit if you do not pass first time) are included. There is no separate exam fee.
Typical effort is 30-40 hours of self-paced study spread over four to six weeks. You have 12 months of myPECB access so the pace is yours.
PECB awards 31 CPD credits on completion of the ISO 27701 Lead Auditor course. These count toward CPD requirements at IAPP, ISACA, (ISC)², IIA, AISA, and other professional bodies on submission.
The certification level requires ongoing CPD credits to maintain (typically 20 per year via the PECB CPD scheme). Active lead-auditor practice is also tracked at the higher credential levels.
Yes. Lead Auditor qualifies you to plan and conduct internal privacy audits inside your own organisation, regardless of attested external experience. The internal audit programme is one of the most common starting points for Lead-Auditor-credentialled practitioners.
Yes. Either complete checkout yourself and forward the Stripe tax invoice for reimbursement, or write to Academy@aegentra.com.au and we will issue an invoice direct to your organisation with payment terms. Groups of five or more receive a discount.
Immediately after payment. The Academy team confirms your seat with PECB and you receive login details by email — usually within one business day.
You have 12 months of access from enrolment. That window covers the course material, the official PECB exam, and one free resit if you need it.
One PECB-issued resit is included in your enrolment at no extra cost. Most learners who use the included study materials and sit the resit within 30 days pass on their second attempt.
Yes. Either complete the checkout yourself and forward the Stripe tax invoice to your employer for reimbursement, or write to Academy@aegentra.com.au and we will issue an invoice to your organisation with payment terms.
Yes. PECB is an accredited certification body recognised globally. The credential is the same one issued through any authorised PECB training partner — recognised by employers, audit bodies, and government tenders worldwide.
Yes. Groups of five or more receive a discount and can be enrolled with a single invoice. Write to Academy@aegentra.com.au with the course, number of seats, and start window.
All enrolments are non-refundable. Once payment is confirmed your PECB seat is provisioned and the course materials become available, so refunds cannot be issued. Please review the course details carefully before purchase, and email Academy@aegentra.com.au if you have questions before enrolling.