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ISO 37000 Governance of Organizations Certification

Learn the skills to apply good governance in accordance to ISO 37000 and earn a certification

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About ISO 37000 Certification

ISO 37000 Overview

Help your organization develop purpose

ISO 37000 is an international standard for the governance of organizations and reflects international agreement that the guidance provided throughout the standard comprises good governance.

The ISO 37000 standard is relevant for all organizations who want their governing body to demonstrate good governance, and is relevant to a single person in charge of governance, or a large organisation. ISO 37000 is the consensus view on what ethical and effective organizational governance incorporates.

Understand the expectations of your stakeholders

Organizations who use the guidance are more successful because they have learned how to create a culture of trust, inclusion, transparency and fairness by applying the principles of ISO 37000.

Make decisions which are risk-based

This governing body is the custodian of the organization's ethical and effective governance. The principles will help you set out a process which holds management and senior leaders to account.

ISO 37000 provides the principles which will help you to effectively oversee the organization's risk. Key areas are:

  • credible information and reliable data
  • stakeholders’ expectations
  • compliance obligations
  • ethical and societal expectations, including those anticipated for future generations
  • impacts, and reliance, on the natural environment.

 

Pricing options are available through our Accredited Training Organization (ATO) network, or for an exam-only option, via our Public Exam Portal.

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Who is ISO 37000 Certification for?

This certification is for all those involved in or impacted by an organization's governance. ISO 37000 is an international standard which provides guidance to:

  • Governing bodies
  • Governance practitioners
  • Stakeholder groups
  • Executive managers
  • Consultants
  • Internal auditors
  • Compliance practitioners
  • Risk professionals
  • Auditors
  • Directors
  • CEOs
  • CFOs
  • Business leaders
  • People interested in the governance of an organization

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Pass the exam & receive a certificate

When you are ready to take your exam, book an online timeslot yourself with APMG, or your training organization may organize this for you. If you pass your exam APMG will issue you with a digital badge for you to share!

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ISO 37000 Certification levels

Foundation badge

Foundation

Understand how to apply ISO 37000

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APMG Connect - Leading with integrity. Exploring the Benefits and Implementation of ISO 37000.

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SFIA

The SFIA Framework is the global common reference for skills and competency for the digital world.

This APMG certification has been informally mapped against the SFIA Framework to indicate the skills that are addressed and referenced by the certification. Although it is not yet possible to claim this digital badge, the indicative skills can be used to plan your professional development through assessing the skills you have and the skills you need for the role you want.

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Foundation

Foundation

SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 2

SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

Same as above plus Governance level 6

FAQs

The primary reference for the Foundation qualification is the international standard ISO 37000 and the course manual: ISO 37000 Governance of Organizations – Foundation Course.

Training for ISO 37000 Governance of Organizations is available from FluidRock Governance via the website. Candidates are reminded that the International Standards Organization owns the copyright and must therefore purchase the standard separately for this course. If the candidate’s local standards body has accredited it, the candidate should be able to purchase the standard from there, additional information can be found on the ISO website.

The ISO 37000 Governance of Organizations certificates are not valid for a defined period of time and will not expire.

Yes, candidates are allowed to refer to the ISO 37000 standard and the course manual.

The Foundation exam is only available in English.

Foundation course material is available for one year from date of first registration. The training and examination preparation takes approximately 15 hours to complete.

Your training organization specified that they wish to view candidate results before releasing. If you would like your results sooner, you may contact your ATO directly and request your results that way. After they have released them, you will be able to create/view your Digital Badge and download your Digital Certificate in your Credly account in the Certificates section of your portal.

Since 2018, we are no longer registered for AXELOS qualifications and are unable to provide the certificates.  

If you received your AXELOS qualification before this time, you can contact customer service and upon providing your candidate number, ask if a copy of your certificate still exists in our system. 

Alternatively, you can reach out to IT PeopleCert directly with this request quoting your candidate number.  

If you do not have your candidate number, we can provide it to you. Additionally, we are happy to provide a letter of verification for any exams sat with us.

Using a company device in which you do not have administrative rights and access to download additional software tends to cause issues when sitting your exam via ProctorU, as outlined in the Candidate Guidance Agreement.  

If you wish to sit your exam via ProctorU again, you will need to pay a reschedule fee of £32 (which you can do in the Candidate Portal) before you can select a new date and time.  

Alternatively, you can reschedule your exam via our AIPP service, where you can take your exam over Zoom without downloading any additional software. Please note there are fewer exam slots available through AIPP.  

Full details of our Proctoring options can be found on our Proctoring Page. 

When you pass an exam – you will instantly have the option to claim a digital badge as representation of your new certificate. Your badge can be embedded on an email signature, website, digital CV, or shared via LinkedIn.  

Access the downloadable guide for more information on how to claim your digital badge.

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