ISO 37001 Transition Course clarifies the main changes introduced by ISO 37001:2025 compared with the 2016 edition and Amd 1:2024, and their impact on the design, implementation, operation, monitoring, auditing, review and improvement of an anti-bribery management system.
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PROFESSIONAL LEVEL — practical application in an organisational context
Why this course exists
To support the ISO 37001 transition (2016 → 2025), clarifying differences, operational impact and update priorities through practical guidance and a case study.
This course exists to support the ISO 37001 transition (2016 → 2025), clarifying differences and their impact on the implementation, operation, continual improvement and auditing of an anti-bribery management system.
It reduces ambiguity and accelerates execution through review of the 2016 edition, Amd 1:2024 and mapping to the 2025 edition, with practical guidance to define and apply a feasible transition plan, including anti-bribery culture, conflicts of interest, reinforcement of the anti-bribery function, planning of changes, training, communication, third-party control and greater maturity in reporting, raising concerns and investigations.
What this course enables you to do
Identify changes
Recognise the differences between ISO 37001:2016, Amd 1:2024 and ISO 37001:2025, understanding the impact on requirements, governance, evidence and auditing.
Map and transition
Apply a practical, step-by-step approach to support the organisational transition from the 2016 edition to the 2025 edition.
Reposition the system
Reassess the anti-bribery management system in light of the 2025 edition, including context, interested parties, bribery risk, culture, conflicts of interest, anti-bribery function, training, communication and controls.
Update controls and evidence
Translate changes in the standard into policies, procedures, controls, responsibilities, records, reporting and auditable evidence.
Prepare audits and professional updates
Support teams and professionals in updating to the new edition, including implementation, internal audit, external audit and competence update contexts for 37001LI and 37001LA profiles.
Frameworks, standards and best practices addressed throughout the course
ISO 37001:2016
ISO 37001:2016/Amd 1:2024
2016 → 2025 mapping
ISO 37301
ISO 37002
ISO/TS 37008
ISO 37000
ISO 19011
ISO 31000
Related legal and regulatory framework
Value for the organisation
- Clarifies the 2016 → 2025 differences and reduces the risk of inconsistent interpretations.
- Supports a feasible transition plan, based on gap analysis and update priorities.
- Accelerates evidence preparation and the update of policies, procedures, controls and responsibilities.
- Strengthens the ability of internal teams and partners to prepare audits and sustain decisions with better judgement.
- Brings the anti-bribery system closer to governance, compliance, whistleblowing and internal investigations.
- Helps translate changes in the standard into concrete, proportional and defensible actions.
Introduction
The ISO 37001 Transition course is based on ISO 37001:2025 and supported by ISO 37001:2016 and Amd 1:2024, following a practical approach supported by a case study, in which participants are invited to interpret changes, map impacts and structure a transition plan.
Throughout the course, participants understand the impact of the new edition on context, interested parties, bribery risk, leadership, anti-bribery culture, conflicts of interest, anti-bribery function, competence, training, communication, documented information, financial and non-financial controls, business associates, raising concerns, investigations, audit and improvement.
As participants progress through the course topics, the main supporting standards and related references are framed, including ISO 37301, ISO 37002, ISO/TS 37008, ISO 37000 and ISO 19011, always from a practical application and organisational coherence perspective. ISO 37001:2025 explicitly includes or reinforces topics such as anti-bribery culture, conflict of interest, planning of changes, training for business associates, non-financial controls with reference to mergers and acquisitions, internal audit programme and review by anti-bribery function.
This course prepares participants for the Certified ISO 37001 Transition personal certification.
This Training Plan 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:
- Identify the main changes introduced by ISO 37001:2025 compared with the 2016 edition.
- Understand the impact of Amd 1:2024 and the integration of the climate change topic in the new edition.
- Review the requirements, concepts and structure of the 2016 edition from a transition perspective.
- Identify the impact of the changes on context, interested parties and bribery risk assessment.
- Understand the reinforcement of anti-bribery culture, conflicts of interest and the anti-bribery function.
- Translate changes in the standard into policies, processes, controls and evidence.
- Understand the articulation between ISO 37001, ISO 37301, ISO 37002, ISO/TS 37008, ISO 37000 and ISO 19011.
- Define a practical approach to plan and execute the organisational transition.
- Prepare the organisation and professionals for audit, competence update and transition certification.
Target Audience
- Compliance, Ethics, Integrity and Governance, Risk & Compliance professionals.
- Internal Audit, Management System Audit and Internal Control professionals.
- Professionals responsible for the anti-bribery function or equivalent functions.
- Legal, Procurement, Human Resources, Third-Party Management and Internal Investigations professionals.
- Consultants and auditors working with ISO 37001.
- Certified 37001LI and 37001LA professionals who need a structured update.
- Managers and decision-makers who need to understand the organisational impact of the new edition.
- Any professional seeking a structured view of the changes introduced by ISO 37001:2025.
Prerequisites
There are no mandatory formal prerequisites. However, participants are recommended to have prior knowledge of ISO 37001:2016 or experience in management systems, compliance, audit, risk, internal control, legal or investigation contexts.
Other specific requirements may apply, where relevant, depending on the quotation or proposal presented.
Programme
Introduction to the course
- Training objectives, structure and pedagogical logic
- Framing of the transition course within the Behaviour portfolio
- Target profiles: non-certified professionals, 37001LI and 37001LA
- How to read a transition standard: textual change, structural change and operational change
Framing the ISO 37001 transition (2016 → 2025)
- Evolution of ISO 37001: 2016 edition, Amd 1:2024 and 2025 edition
- What changes in practice for organisations and professionals
- Change in the standard vs. operational change
- Relationship between transition, system maintenance and audit preparation
Structured review of ISO 37001:2016
- Structure of the 2016 edition
- Fundamental concepts of anti-bribery management
- Core requirements of the previous edition
- Most sensitive points in implementation, operation and audit
Main changes introduced by ISO 37001:2025
- Climate change in organisational context and interested parties
- Reinforcement of anti-bribery culture
- Treatment of conflicts of interest
- Clarification of the anti-bribery function
- Harmonisation with the most recent structure of management system standards
- Terminological changes and their practical impact
Context, interested parties and bribery risk assessment
- Re-reading the organisational context
- Requirements and expectations of interested parties
- Integration of climate change, where relevant
- Criteria and review of bribery risk assessment
- Using risk assessment to design and improve the system
Leadership, governance, anti-bribery culture and anti-bribery function
- Governing body and top management
- Anti-bribery culture
- Anti-bribery policy
- Roles, responsibilities and authorities
- Anti-bribery function: status, independence, authority and access
- Delegated decision-making and prevention of conflicts of interest
Planning, competence, training, communication and documented information
- Actions to address risks and opportunities
- Anti-bribery objectives and planning to achieve them
- Planning of changes
- Competence and employment process
- Training and awareness of personnel
- Training for business associates
- Internal and external communication
- Documented information and document control
Operation and updated controls
- Operational planning and control
- Due diligence
- Financial controls
- Non-financial controls
- Controlled organizations and business associates
- Anti-bribery commitments
- Gifts, hospitality, donations and similar benefits
- Managing inadequacy of anti-bribery controls
- Practical implications for procurement, commercial, legal, HR and M&A
Raising concerns and internal investigations
- Raising concerns
- Protection against retaliation
- Confidentiality and reporting channels
- Practical framing with ISO 37002
- Investigating and dealing with bribery
- Practical framing with ISO/TS 37008
- From detection to response: assessment, investigation, decision and follow-up
Performance evaluation, audit, review and improvement
- Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
- Internal audit programme
- Objectivity and impartiality
- Articulation with ISO 19011
- Management review
- Review by anti-bribery function
- Nonconformity and corrective action
- Continual improvement
Transition roadmap and certification preparation
- 2016 → 2025 mapping
- Gap identification
- Prioritisation of actions
- Documentary and operational update
- Organisational transition plan
- Competence update for 37001LI and 37001LA professionals
- Training closure and preparation for personal certification
Exam(s) and Certification
Exam “Certified ISO 37001 Transition”
The exam covers the following competence domains:
- Domain 1: Requirements and architecture of ISO 37001:2025
- Domain 2: Differences between editions and the 2016 → 2025 transition process
- Domain 3: Leadership, anti-bribery culture, conflicts of interest and anti-bribery function
- Domain 4: Operation, due diligence, controls, business associates, raising concerns, investigations, audit and improvement
Language(s): Portuguese and/or English, subject to availability.
Duration: 1 hour.
Format: Multiple choice.
Number of questions: as defined for the exam edition.
Pass mark: as defined for the exam edition.
Results: Pass or Fail.
Issuing entity: Behaviour (legal entity), through its certification service Behaviour Certification Services.
Retake: according to the applicable scheme in force.
Certification
After successfully completing the exam and accepting or signing the applicable agreement and Code of Ethics, the candidate obtains the Certified ISO 37001 Transition credential, issued by Behaviour (legal entity), through its certification service Behaviour Certification Services.
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A Certificate and a Digital Certification Badge will be issued to participants who successfully complete the exam and satisfy all requirements of the certification for which they are applying.
Certification programmes are valid only for individuals, and the award and maintenance of certification depend on the exam result, professional experience and compliance with the applicable agreement and Code of Ethics.
Other Information
General Information
- Training available in Portuguese or English.
- Training materials available in Portuguese or English, with online access, in accordance with the awarded conditions.
- Behaviour digital Training Attendance Certificate with 16 CPD/CPE credits.
- Online Certification Exam, in Portuguese or English, according to the edition conditions and the applicable scheme.
- Digital Certification Diploma and Digital Certification Badge after passing the exam and completing the application process.
Trainer(s)
The trainers are consultants, auditors and specialists with experience in management systems, compliance, anti-bribery, governance, audit and internal control, with particular focus on ISO 37001 and related complementary references.
Benefits
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- Structured update for professionals certified by Behaviour or other entities in ISO 37001.
- Complements existing competences and reinforces interpretation and decision-making capability.
- Enables participants to understand not only what changed, but also how to apply the changes in an organisational context.
- Strengthens individual technical credibility by demonstrating formal and verifiable update in relation to the new edition.
- Increases effectiveness in projects and audits by giving professionals a consistent reading of the changes.
- May be used as evidence of professional update and maintenance of competences, according to the rules applicable to the relevant scheme.
Logistics
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- Live Online (synchronous time): 09h30–13h00 and 14h00–17h30 (Lisbon time), with short breaks
- Classroom (synchronous time): 09h30–13h00 and 14h00–17h30 (Lisbon time), with short breaks
- 14 hours of synchronous training, distributed across 2 consecutive days
- Estimated 2 hours of guided autonomous work, intended for content consolidation and exam preparation
- 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 Transition course.
Does the transition to ISO 37001:2025 require rebuilding the entire anti-bribery management system?
Not necessarily. In many contexts, the transition requires reviewing, updating and reinforcing existing components, such as context, bribery risk assessment, policy, roles, anti-bribery function, training, communication, third-party control, reporting and audit, without requiring the organisation to start from scratch.
Which components tend to require priority review in a 2016 → 2025 transition?
Priority is usually given to gap analysis, bribery risk assessment, conflicts of interest, the anti-bribery function, training and communication, financial and non-financial controls, business associates, raising concerns mechanisms, internal investigations and the internal audit programme.
Does this course help prepare internal or external audits after the transition?
Yes. The ISO 37001 Transition course helps translate changes in the standard into auditable evidence, documentary updates, responsibilities, records and verification criteria, making it useful for internal audits, external audits, readiness assessments and monitoring system maturity.
Is this course relevant for procurement, legal, HR and third-party management?
Yes. The 2025 edition reinforces cross-functional topics such as due diligence, training for business associates, conflicts of interest, non-financial controls, benefits similar to gifts and hospitality, M&A, reporting mechanisms and response to signs of bribery.
Is this course useful for organisations that have not yet decided whether to certify the system?
Yes. Even without an immediate certification decision, the course helps organisations understand the practical impact of the 2025 edition, the required update effort and the governance, risk, control and evidence elements that should be reinforced to increase maturity and consistency.
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