Digital Standards Training

Accelerate your AI innovation journey with BSI’s training on internationally recognised standards. Increase productivity and efficiency in your organisation, while developing the skills and capabilities to manage AI development or adoption in a responsible and trustworthy way.

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Various instructor-led dates available until July 2025; self-paced learning available for course 1.

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Expert-led standards training, available free of charge to SMEs. Discover how you can leverage the power of AI in a safe, ethical, and responsible way while earning a globally recognised certificate.

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About BSI’s digital standards training

Embark on a journey of personal development that will positively impact business results through BSI’s expert-led standards training, available free of charge to SMEs as part of Innovate UK’s BridgeAI programme.

Covering standards that are critically important to your business, such as information security and risk management, discover how you can leverage the power of AI in a safe, ethical, and responsible way while earning a globally recognised certificate.

These training opportunities are specifically for AI developers and adopters within the agriculture, creative, transport, and construction sectors.

Join us to transform your business and unleash the power of standards.

  • A selection of dates from 3 June 2024 | Online | E-learning or instructor-led

    About the course

    Information security is critically important to your business and your clients, employers and other stakeholders.

    This course is based on one of the most popular, internationally recognised standards on information security: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System (ISMS) and will explore in-depth the organisational benefits and main requirements of the standard.

    You will learn:

    • What is ISMS and why it is important
    • Background and key concepts of ISO/IEC 27001/2
    • Main requirements of ISO/IEC 27001:2022
    • Benefits of this standard to your organisation

    As part of the Innovate UK’s BridgeAI programme, this course is free for SMEs in the key sectors and offers flexibility to choose from either a four-hour, self-paced e-learning course or a one-day virtual, instructor-led training course.

    When you sign up for the online, interactive eLearning course, you’ll have access for 12 months. Once completed, you’ll be awarded an internationally recognised training certificate.

    For the instructor-led course, you can choose to attend dates over the next 12 months. You will improve your professional profile by earning eight CPD points and you can also qualify for a certificate of achievement by passing the assessment requirements, including an online exam.

    Who should attend?

    This training course is foundational for organisations of all sizes and welcomes those at any stage of the AI journey, within the agriculture, creative, transport, and construction sectors.

    It is beneficial to key decision makers and managers including for IT, systems, and information security, and those involved in advising on the introduction of ISO/IEC 27001 into an organisation.

    What you’ll gain
    • Develop an understanding of effective information security management in your organization and learn how to mitigate cybersecurity risk when incorporating AI
    • Enhance business continuity and demonstrate to your customers, prospects, employers and other stakeholders that your organisation is trustworthy and follows best practices in terms of data security and protection.
    • Build your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s flagship courses, free via the BridgeAI programme, earning an internationally recognised certificate and CPD points.
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  • A selection of dates from 9 July 2024 | Online or in person | Instructor-led

    About the course

    This two-day training course is designed for anyone with a base understanding of ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

    With guidance from tutors, you’ll learn all the necessary steps and practicalities for establishing and operating an information security management system (ISMS) to protect your organisation’s information assets.

    You will understand:

    • The key elements of a management system implementation process
    • A typical framework for implementing ISO/IEC 27001, following the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
    • A baseline review of your organisation’s current position, with regards to ISO/IEC 27001
    • The requirements of ISO/IEC 27001 from an implementation perspective, in the context of your organisation

    As part of Innovate UK’s BridgeAI programme, this course is free for SMEs in the key sectors and offers flexibility to choose training dates over 12 months.

    You will improve your professional profile by earning 16 CPD points upon completion of the course and you can qualify for an internationally recognised certificate of achievement by passing the assessment requirements, which includes an online exam.

    Who should attend?

    This training is foundational for SMEs developing or adopting AI within the agriculture, creative, transport, and construction sectors.

    It is designed for anyone with the responsibility of information security within an organisation and with a base understanding of ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

    For delegates who do not have this ISO, we recommend attending our one-day requirements course.

    What you’ll gain
    • An in-depth understanding of ISO/IEC 27001: 2022, improving the protection of your organisation’s private data
    • Develop an ISMS specific to your organisation, enhancing business continuity and demonstrating to your customers, prospects, employees and other stakeholders that your organisation is trustworthy and follows best practices
    • Build your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s flagship courses, free via the BridgeAI programme, earning an internationally recognised certificate and CPD points.
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  • A selection of dates from 29 July 2024 | Online | E-learning or instructor-led

    About the course

    Organisations that manage risks effectively are better positioned to protect themselves and success in growing their business. The challenge for any organisation is to integrate best practices into daily activities and apply it across all functions.

    BSI’s risk management training course on the international standard ISO 31000:2018 will help with this, mitigating risks when developing or adopting AI solutions and empowering organisations to establish effective strategies, improving efficiencies, performance and stakeholder confidence.

    You will learn:

    • Risk management principles and framework, as described in ISO 31000:2018
    • The importance and benefits of ISO 31000:2018 for your organisation
    • How to protect value in your organisation by managing risks and improving performance
    • Understand governance and leadership role in managing risk at all levels

    As part of the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme, this course is free for SMEs in the key sectors and offers flexibility to choose from either a 3.5 hour, self-paced e-learning course or a one-day virtual, instructor-led training course.

    When you sign up for the online, interactive eLearning course, you’ll have access for 12 months. For the instructor-led course, you can choose to attend dates over the next 12 months. Once completed, you’ll be awarded an internationally recognised training certificate.

    Who should attend?

    This training course is valuable to organisations of all sizes, at any stage of AI development or adoption and would be useful to anyone involved in the planning, implementing, maintaining, or supervising of an ISO 31000 risk management framework.

    It is an introductory course designed for anyone looking to develop their skills and understand more about risk management systems for their business.

    What you’ll gain
    • An understanding of the principles, framework and process for ISO 31000:2018 including an understanding of governance and leadership roles in managing risk at all levels
    • Capabilities to assist your organisation in setting a strategy, achieving objectives and make informed decisions to improve performance and accelerate AI progress in your organisation.
    • Build your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s flagship courses, free via the BridgeAI programme, earning an internationally recognised certificate.
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  • A selection of dates from 30 July 2024 | Online | Instructor-led

    About the course

    In this two-day, virtual instructor-led course you will be supported on how to implement risk management processes into your organisation, including for introducing new technology and AI solutions.

    You will learn how to:

    • Conduct a baseline review of an organisation’s current position and identify gaps with regard to ISO 31000:2018
    • Implement a risk management framework and processes
    • Prepare an implementation plan to help your organisation align to the guidelines of ISO 31000:2018
    • Interpret the relationships of principles, framework and risk process, based on the guidelines of ISO 31000:2018 (from an implementation perspective)

    As part of Innovate UK’s BridgeAI programme, this course is free for SMEs in the key sectors and offers flexibility to choose training dates over the next 12 months. Upon completion of the course you’ll be awarded an internationally recognised certificate.

    This course requires a level of understanding of ISO 31000:2018 so it is recommended you have attended BSI’s risk management introduction training course. Alternatively, you have the choice of a pre-reading pack to provide you with some foundational information.

    Who should attend?

    The course would be useful to organisations at any stage of AI development or adoption and is intended for managers and prospective implementers of risk management – for example those that need to implement a risk framework for the introduction of new technologies.

    This course is also suited for someone who wants to develop skills and knowledge and wishes to gain an internationally accredited certification.

    What you’ll gain
    • The capabilities to assist your organisation in implementing a risk management framework.
    • Provide confidence in conducting a baseline review, identify gaps, and start preparing a plan aligned to the guidelines of ISO 31000:2018.
    • Build your skills and knowledge through one of BSI’s flagship courses, free via the BridgeAI programme, and earn an internationally recognised certificate.
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About BSI

BSI is the UK’s National Standards Body enabling organizations around the world to respond to complex challenges including sustainability, climate change and digital transformation.

As a BridgeAI strategic partner, BSI will lead on standards insights and support for developers and adopters of AI, paving the way for responsible implementation of trustworthy AI.

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