ISO 37301: Corporate Compliance Management Systems (Udemy.com)
Understand and implement a compliance management system (CMS) — compliance obligations, risk assessment and controls
Created by: Cristian Vlad Lupa
Last updated July 2026
What you will learn
- Understand what is a compliance management system
- Master the requirements of ISO 37301
- Identify compliance obligations and assess compliance risks
- Participate in the implementation or audit of a compliance management system
- Manage and improve compliance aspects in an organization
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 15% of them
- Reviews1,716#334 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length3.4 hourslonger than 56% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2026more recently than 78% of them
Course Description
ISO 37301 is the international standard for compliance management systems (CMS) — the certifiable framework that helps organizations identify their compliance obligations, assess and treat compliance risks, and build a culture of integrity. It applies to any organization, in any industry, and it has become the global reference point for structuring corporate compliance programs.
Every organization in the world has compliance obligations, the regulatory landscape changes constantly, and the consequences of noncompliance — fines, prosecutions, lost contracts, reputational damage — can be catastrophic. A systematic approach to compliance management is how organizations keep up. This course teaches you that approach, requirement by requirement.
What the course covers
The course follows the structure of ISO 37301:
Foundations — what a compliance management system is, the purpose and structure of ISO 37301, and who can use it
Context of the organization — identifying compliance obligations and conducting the compliance risk assessment
Leadership and the compliance function — why senior management support is critical, the requirements for the compliance policy, and the role and responsibilities of the compliance function (the compliance officer and compliance team)
Planning — compliance objectives, plans to achieve them, and the risks and opportunities relevant to the CMS
Support and operation — the controls that ensure compliance requirements are met, supporting documentation, competence, training and awareness, and the whistleblowing system: how employees raise concerns and how reports must be investigated
Performance evaluation and improvement — internal audits of the CMS, the management review, and managing nonconformities
The course closes with the certification paths — how an organization achieves ISO 37301 certification, and how compliance professionals can certify their own competence.
Who this course is for
Compliance officers, compliance managers and members of compliance teams
Legal, risk and internal audit professionals whose work intersects with regulatory compliance
Managers and business owners who need to understand what an effective compliance program looks like
ISO management system professionals (ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 37001) adding compliance management to their scope
Anyone building a career in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) or ethics and compliance
After completing the course you will have a solid understanding of what a compliance management system is and how an organization meets the requirements of ISO 37301 — knowledge you can apply to implement a CMS, support certification, or advance your compliance career.
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
1,716 Reviews
Cristian Vlad Lupa
Who am I?
I’ve been working in the field of standards, auditing, and certification since the early 2000s. Over the years, I’ve contributed to hundreds of projects across various industries and disciplines. Today, I work with RIGCERT, an accredited certification body based in Europe.
What do I do?
I translate the knowledge and best practices from international standards and recognized compliance frameworks into clear, practical language — to help individuals and organizations improve.
How do I teach?
I design and record every course myself. You will be learning from a human instructor with real-world auditing experience — not from AI-generated content. Since launching my first course in 2016, my focus has always been on extracting the core ideas from complex subjects and delivering them in a clear, concise format. I only build and publish courses that I myself would take.
What are my interests?
My work spans quality management, information security, data protection and privacy, artificial intelligence governance, risk management, business continuity, occupational health and safety, environmental management, energy management, compliance, food safety, and others.
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Reviews
By Isagani A. Cagatcagat on 6/22/2026
Realizing ISO 37301 is not just about “legal compliance,” but about building a structured compliance management system (CMS
By Arjun Chellappa on 2/1/2026
so far all the content was useful and relatable to my current role & responsibility. Gave lot of inputs notes and understand of a process working in compliance environment. very useful pointers and explanation with examples.
By Kai Beermann on 1/22/2026
Ja, er gibt einen guten, strukturierten Überblick über die Inhalte der Norm und die mit der Norm verbundenen Aufgaben. Trotz guter Englisch-Kenntnisse kann es sein, dass ab und an eine Vokabel fehlt - daher finde ich auch die simultan eingeblendeten Untertitel auf Deutsch sehr nützlich. Schade finde ich, dass nicht nach jedem Kapitel ein Quiz zur Vertiefung der referierten Inhalt / zur Lernkontrolle stattfindet. Bei 3 Stunden Inhalt sind 6 Fragen am Ende doch ein wenig kurz geraten.
By Saurabh Deo on 12/31/2025
Overall course structure, length, content and explanation by the lead teacher is great. Length and depth is just enough to grasp the concept surrounding ISO 37301. Would have been great to have one more slide deck in resource material with more real world examples.
By Anurag Mukherjee on 3/19/2025
Overall I'm very happy with this course, it's content, pace, providing suitable examples to support theoretical standard or guidelines. The course was super concentrated, informative, crisp, well planned & layed out. Thank you!
By Luke Andrew E. Alfaro on 1/27/2025
I took this course successively after completing ISO 37001. Anti-Bribery Management System and it was the same interesting and informational course with clear delivery and concepts. The resource material is also provided in the beginning and end which is better than separate slides per topic per section. Lastly, although there were only 6 questions in the quiz it was still good but would suggest to increase the number to at least 20 to test our knowledge.
By Anton Sebastian Meneghella on 2/13/2024
I think the course was a little slow in places, but overall the information was clear and delivered in an engaging way. I would recommend this to others who want to understand more about compliance.
By Frikkie Jansen on 11/11/2023
This was so very informative and gave me new insight and vision on how to progress with my internal systems at work. The presentation was concise, to the point, and clarified each clause perfectly! Thank you to the presenter for a job well done and giving new direction in this field!!!!
By Kevin Badiyani on 2/10/2023
This course covered all the related aspects and highlighted importance of having independent CMS for entity. Really insightful. Kudos to the presenter for touching all important aspects and making this topic interesting. Thank you
By Sospeter Arasa Agoti on 11/10/2022
So far so good, I'm really enjoying the leaning of this course. From compliance strategies and objectives to implementation of policies, it is like a circular wheel with fingers to every aspect of the organization. The videos are of high quality and the tutor explains everything well with practical examples .
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