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ISC2 Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)

We do not teach just for the test.Worked examples and real discussion, not a question bank. The exam is then delivered in the classroom — 98% pass it first time.
$2,150MSRP per seat
$1,500with military fundingAF COOL · Army CA · MyCAA
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Next dates
  • Sep 21–25Sterling, VAGTR
  • Oct 5–9Atlanta, GAGTR
  • Oct 19–23Burbank, CAGTR
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5 daysMonday to Friday
Live onlineor in the classroom
ProfessionalSecurity
24 monthsfree retakes

Course overview

Download the course datasheetThe full outline for ISC2 Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC), as a PDF.
thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique instructor-led training camp that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to take a system through authorization and keep it there — scoping the system, selecting and tailoring the controls, implementing them, having them assessed, driving the authorization decision, and maintaining compliance while the system changes underneath them. It is the certification for the person who owns that package and has to defend it.

This course also helps students prepare to take the ISC2 CGRC exam. THIS WAS CAP. ISC2 renamed the Certified Authorization Professional to Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance in February 2023 — the same credential under a broader name. If you have been told to get your CAP, this is the course.

What's included

14 items
thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for the CGRC exam
Exam delivery in classroom with 98% success
Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
Receive all reading material and study guides when you register
All courses taught by certified instructors
Additional hours of remote lab access, working real authorization packages
Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
Customized practice exam software
Digital courseware
Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
Six months mentoring access to our engineers after completing the course

What you'll be able to do

14 objectives
  • Build and run a security and privacy governance, risk and compliance program
  • Align governance, performance management, risk management and regulatory compliance
  • Define and defend the scope and boundary of a system
  • Categorize a system, and justify the categorization
  • Select a control framework, and tailor the controls to the system
  • Obtain approval for the selected control set
  • Implement security and privacy controls, and document what was actually done
  • Prepare for assessment: evidence, artifacts and the questions that get asked
  • Support the assessment or audit of controls, and respond to findings
  • Assemble the authorization package and drive the authorization decision
  • Establish continuous monitoring that is actually run rather than merely written
  • Manage change without silently invalidating the authorization
  • Handle compliance maintenance, reauthorization and decommissioning
  • Apply the laws, regulations and standards that constrain all of the above

The exam

700to pass, of 1000
  • ISC2 CGRC — Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance
  • Formerly CAP, the Certified Authorization Professional. ISC2 renamed it in February 2023
  • Based on the refreshed CGRC exam outline
  • Seven domains: Security and Privacy Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Program; Scope of the System; Selection and Approval of Framework, Security and Privacy Controls; Implementation of Security and Privacy Controls; Assessment or Audit of Security and Privacy Controls; System Compliance; Compliance Maintenance
  • ISC2 does not publish an item count, an exam duration or domain weightings for CGRC in any form we can verify, so we do not quote any
  • Two years of cumulative, full-time experience in one or more of the domains is required to certify. Pass the exam without it and you become an Associate of ISC2, with three years to earn it
  • Accredited to ISO/IEC 17024 by ANAB, and approved by the US Department of Defense under DoDM 8140.03
  • CGRC Voucher — an exam voucher is available through thinQtank for $599 USD. Ask when you register and we will add it to your enrollment

Who it's for, and what you need first

Target Audience

  • GRC analysts, managers and architects
  • Cybersecurity auditors and compliance officers
  • Risk and compliance project managers, and enterprise risk managers
  • Information assurance managers and ISSOs working an authorization package
  • Anyone whose job is getting a system authorized and keeping it that way
  • Service members, veterans and military spouses using AF COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0

Prerequisites

  • Two years of cumulative, full-time experience in one or more of the seven CGRC domains
  • YOU CAN SIT THE EXAM WITHOUT IT. Pass, and ISC2 makes you an Associate of ISC2 with three years to earn the required experience — the certification is not closed to you while you get there
  • Working familiarity with a control framework such as NIST RMF or ISO 27001 makes the course land faster

How it's delivered

Instructor-Led Training
Immersive Live-Online Training
On-Site and Custom Delivery

Training Camp Format

This course is delivered as an instructor-led training camp, with the exam sat in the classroom as part of the camp. Camps are scheduled by cohort, and the balance of lecture and hands-on lab work is set to suit the group and the delivery method. Contact us for the schedule covering your dates.

Dates and locations

25 scheduled
DatesLocationStatus
Mon Sep 21 – Sep 25, 20265 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirGuaranteed to runRequest info
Mon Oct 5 – Oct 9, 20265 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWGuaranteed to runRequest info
Mon Oct 19 – Oct 23, 20265 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdGuaranteed to runRequest info
Mon Nov 16 – Nov 20, 20265 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 30 – Dec 4, 20265 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Dec 14 – Dec 18, 20265 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 11 – Jan 15, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 25 – Jan 29, 20275 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Feb 8 – Feb 12, 20275 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Mar 8 – Mar 12, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Mar 22 – Mar 26, 20275 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Apr 5 – Apr 9, 20275 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon May 3 – May 7, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon May 17 – May 21, 20275 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Jun 7 – Jun 11, 20275 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Jun 28 – Jul 2, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Jul 12 – Jul 16, 20275 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Jul 26 – Jul 30, 20275 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Aug 23 – Aug 27, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Sep 13 – Sep 17, 20275 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Sep 20 – Sep 24, 20275 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Oct 18 – Oct 22, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 1 – Nov 5, 20275 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GA431 Marietta St NWOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 15 – Nov 19, 20275 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CA3301 N San Fernando BlvdOpenRequest info
Mon Dec 13 – Dec 17, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VA21481 Ridgetop CirOpenRequest info
Guaranteed to run means the class goes ahead whatever the enrollment.
Prices shown are MSRP. Qualified military personnel funding through Air Force COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0 pay a flat $1,500 per class, whatever the listed price. Everyone else — call 855-868-4467 about group pricing, discounts and current promotions.