ISO 37001 Employee Readiness Course is practical training for employees, focused on their daily role in organisational integrity, bribery prevention and timely reporting of situations that may expose the organisation to ethical, legal, reputational or operational risk. The objective is not to teach the standard clause by clause, but to translate ISO 37001 into concrete behaviours, operational awareness and greater understanding of rules, red flags, third-party relationships, conflicts and situations that require reporting.
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Language: available in Portuguese or English
Training: integrity, prudence and reporting
Exam: 15 min
ESSENTIAL LEVEL — structured awareness and baseline behaviours.
Why this course exists
To transform integrity and bribery prevention into consistent behaviours in daily work.
Many organisations have policies, controls and reporting channels, but remain exposed to lack of attention, undue pressure, improper acceptance of advantages, poorly managed third-party relationships, reporting omissions and behaviours that may be interpreted as inappropriate. This course exists to help each employee understand their practical role in bribery prevention and contribute to a stronger and more coherent culture of integrity.
What this course enables you to do
Understand
Understand, in simple language, what ISO 37001 is and why bribery prevention does not depend only on compliance, legal or audit functions.
Act
Adopt responsible behaviours when interacting with colleagues, clients, partners, suppliers, authorities and other third parties.
Recognise
Identify red flags, undue pressure, inappropriate gifts, conflicts and situations that may create bribery risk or a perception of impropriety.
Report
Know when to escalate doubts, concerns, irregularities or potentially sensitive situations through the appropriate channels.
Contribute
Help strengthen a culture of integrity, transparency, responsibility and trust within the organisation.
Frameworks, standards and best practices addressed throughout the course
Anti-Bribery Management System / Anti-Corruption Management System
Integrity and ethical behaviour
Prevention, detection and response to bribery
Third-party relationships and operational awareness
Gifts, hospitality and other advantages
Red flags and sensitive situations
Internal reporting and escalation
Culture of integrity and individual responsibility
Practical relationship between anti-bribery, compliance and governance
Value for the organisation
- Strengthens the culture of integrity across the organisation.
- Reduces inappropriate behaviours or behaviours likely to generate bribery risk.
- Increases attention to sensitive situations, third-party relationships and red flags.
- Improves internal reporting of doubts, concerns and irregularities.
- Increases coherence between defined policies and operational behaviour.
- Provides evidence of transversal awareness and capability-building in the context of the anti-bribery system.
Introduction
The ISO 37001 Employee Readiness course was designed to support organisations that wish to strengthen their culture of integrity and bribery prevention in a practical, accessible and behaviour-oriented way.
Throughout the training, participants understand the practical meaning of bribery prevention in daily work, the impact that small operational decisions may have on the organisation’s exposure, and what is expected from each employee when dealing with third parties, managing sensitive situations, paying attention to red flags and reporting concerns or irregularities appropriately.
The ISO 37001 Employee Readiness course covers practical foundations of integrity, expected behaviour, recognition of red flags, the importance of timely reporting and the daily contribution of each employee to a more ethical, more trustworthy organisation that is better prepared to prevent, detect and respond to bribery risks.
This training is particularly suitable for structured awareness programmes, onboarding, periodic reinforcement of integrity culture and readiness initiatives in the context of ISO 37001.
This Training Programme and all associated documents are protected by Copyright and registered as a literary work with IGAC.
General Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand, in simple language, what ISO 37001 is and what it means for the organisation.
- Recognise the role of each employee in bribery prevention.
- Apply responsible behaviours in situations with potential ethical sensitivity.
- Identify red flags, undue pressure and situations that require attention.
- Understand the importance of integrity, transparency and individual accountability.
- Recognise when a doubt, concern or irregularity should be escalated.
- Use internal reporting and escalation channels correctly.
- Contribute to a stronger and more consistent culture of integrity.
Target Audience
- All employees and workers of the organisation, regardless of function.
- Operational, administrative, commercial, finance, procurement, support and coordination teams.
- New employees in onboarding processes.
- Organisations with a certified anti-bribery system, under implementation or seeking to reinforce maturity.
- Organisations wishing to strengthen integrity culture, internal discipline and responsible behaviour.
Prerequisites
There are no mandatory formal prerequisites. The course was designed to be accessible to participants without a specialised legal or technical profile, favouring clear language, practical applicability and behavioural focus.
It is suitable for transversal awareness programmes, onboarding, periodic capability-building and reinforcement of integrity culture across teams and organisations.
However, other specific requirements may apply, where relevant, depending on the quotation or proposal presented.
Programme
ISO 37001 in simple language
- What ISO 37001 is
- What an anti-bribery management system is
- Why bribery prevention depends on the whole organisation
- Practical impact on daily work
The role of each employee in organisational integrity
- Individual responsibility
- Expected behaviours
- Integrity, transparency and responsibility
- Culture of integrity in daily work
Daily situations that require attention
- Relationships with third parties
- Gifts, invitations, hospitality and other advantages
- Undue pressure and sensitive situations
- Importance of acting with judgement and prudence
How to recognise red flags
- Behaviours that may indicate risk
- Inappropriate or unusual requests
- Circumstances requiring additional attention
- Red flags that should not be ignored
Doubts, concerns, irregularities and internal reporting
- When to escalate a doubt
- When to report a concern or irregularity
- Internal reporting and escalation channels
- Why timely reporting protects the organisation and people
Integrity in daily work
- Relationship between individual behaviour and organisational trust
- How each employee contributes to preventing problems
- Good routines to reinforce coherence and responsibility
- Behaviours that help reduce risk
Exam(s) and Certification
Exam “Certified ISO 37001 Employee Readiness”
The exam covers the following competence domains:
- Domain 1: Practical foundations of ISO 37001, organisational integrity and the employee’s role
- Domain 2: Expected behaviours, sensitive situations and operational awareness
- Domain 3: Recognition of red flags, doubts, irregularities and internal reporting
Language(s): Portuguese and English.
Duration: 15 minutes.
Format: Multiple choice.
Pass mark: ≥ 60%.
Results: Pass or Fail.
Issuing entity: Behaviour (legal entity), through its certification service Behaviour Certification Services.
Retake: 1 free retake within a maximum period of 2 months after the result of the initial exam.
Certification
Behaviour® professional certification is Behaviour’s own certification scheme, developed to validate knowledge, understanding and practical application capability in professional and organisational contexts.
After successfully completing the exam and accepting or signing the applicable agreement and Code of Ethics, the candidate obtains the Certified ISO 37001 Employee Readiness credential, issued by Behaviour (legal entity), through its certification service Behaviour Certification Services.
A Certificate and a Digital Certification Badge will be issued to participants who successfully complete the certification exam and satisfy all requirements of the applicable certification.
Certification programmes are valid only for individuals, and the award and maintenance of certification depend on the exam result and compliance with the applicable agreement and Code of Ethics.
If the professional does not comply with the agreement or the Code of Ethics, the certification is not granted or is revoked.
Other Information
General Information
- Training available in Portuguese or English.
- Online training materials available in Portuguese or English, with online access, in accordance with the awarded conditions.
- Behaviour digital Training Attendance Certificate with 2 CPD/CPE credits.
- Online Certification Exam, in Portuguese or English. The exam may be taken up to 2 months from the course start date.
- If the candidate does not pass the exam, they are entitled to one free retake within a maximum period of 2 months from the release date of the initial exam result.
- Behaviour Digital Certification Diploma and Digital Certification Badge after passing the exam and completing the application process.
Trainer(s)
Behaviour team with experience in organisational integrity, compliance, risk, internal control, management systems and organisational awareness programmes.
Benefits
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- Simple, practical language suitable for non-specialists.
- Reinforcement of correct behaviours in sensitive situations.
- Reduction of risk associated with omissions, undue pressure or imprudent decisions.
- Improved use of internal channels for doubts, reporting and escalation.
- Support for internal awareness programmes and evidence of organisational readiness.
- Well suited to onboarding, periodic refresher training and transversal capability-building.
Logistics
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- Live Online (synchronous time): 09h30–11h30 (Lisbon time), with short breaks
- Classroom (synchronous time): 14h30–16h30 (Lisbon time), with short breaks
- 2 hours of synchronous training, morning or afternoon.
- Requirements: computer with stable internet, updated browser, PDF reader and audio/video
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Frequently Asked Questions
Objective answers to additional questions about the ISO 37001 Employee Readiness course:
Does the course cover only internal situations or also interactions with third parties?
It also covers interactions with third parties. The course addresses relationships with colleagues, clients, partners, suppliers, authorities and other third parties, helping participants recognise sensitive situations and act with greater prudence in those contexts.
Does the training help employees better handle gifts, invitations, hospitality and other advantages?
Yes. The programme specifically addresses gifts, invitations, hospitality and other advantages, reinforcing the importance of recognising inappropriate situations, acting with judgement and escalating when there are doubts or risk signals.
Can an employee without compliance duties or formal decision-making authority benefit from this course?
Yes. The ISO 37001 Employee Readiness course was designed for employees in general, because lack of attention, reporting omissions, poorly managed third-party relationships or improper acceptance of advantages may arise in different daily functions.
Is it necessary to be certain that an irregularity exists before escalating a situation?
No. The course reinforces that doubts, concerns, irregularities and potentially sensitive situations should be escalated through the appropriate channels, especially when timely reporting can protect the organisation and people.
Does this course address only prevention, or also detection and response?
It is not limited to prevention. The training also covers recognition of red flags, internal reporting and the daily contribution of each employee to help prevent, detect and respond to bribery risks.
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This course may be attended by individual professionals. It may also be integrated into internal awareness and readiness initiatives to reinforce correct behaviours, prevention, attention to risk signals and reporting of situations related to bribery and corruption in daily work.