Never been a big fan of these training courses. IMHO, it offers little value and is more than not a big waste on time and resources.
The documentation in the standard is quite self-sufficient to understand what is required. Moreover, there is enough reference material available online to read up and understand from the experiences of others.
-V
--- In iso-27001@yahoogrou ps.com, Vikas Dhanker <dhankervikas@ ...> wrote:
>
> Check the Course contents.. Means what they are going to teach in 5 days..
> and also the profile of the trainer and then you can talk to the trainer,
> inorder to know whether he is a good communicator and a good teacher or just
> a knowleagable person who can't communicate his/ her knowledge properly
>
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Deejay N djisms@... wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Muthiah,
> >
> >
> >
> > Since the ISMS standard cannot change, the institute will not make much of
> > a difference. I am sure there are many people in this forum who have been
> > trained from different institutes.
> >
> >
> >
> > Having said that, I would advice you to check on the *trainer's profile*(overall
experience in QMS, years of Info Sec exp, the number of
> > implementations / consultations / audits on ISMS, etc). What you learn will
> > directly depend on the trainer's experience. I personally believe that along
> > with the knowledge mandated by the standard, the hands-on implementation
> > tips the trainer can provide will be helpful.
> >
> >
> >
> > Also, check on the batch size, logistics, etc. Sometimes this can be
> > frustrating if it is not well organised as the program runs for multiple
> > days.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Dhananjaya Rao.N
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > *From:* Sam Franklin f_muthiah@.. .
> > *To:* iso-27001@yahoogrou ps.com
> > *Sent:* Fri, October 16,
2009 6:13:34 PM
> > *Subject:* [iso-27001] ISO 27001 - Implementation Training - Advise
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello Team,
> >
> > We are planning to enroll in ISO 27001 security professional
> > implementation training, which would be the best?
> >
> > STQC or BSI
> >
> > Advice would be very much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Muthiah
> >
> >
> > --- On *Wed, 10/14/09, Thukaram Mahadev <mahadev_geetha@ yahoo.com>*wrote: