Training Experience

Phil Irving — CISSP, CISA. 45 years in IT security and internal audit.

I have delivered 45 courses for The Knowledge Academy (2019-present) and Algonquin College (1989-1990). This page is a list of those courses.

I offer audit related courses based on my 45 years experience as an IT security consultant and IT Auditor. I also offer topical refreshers on topics commonly found in CISSP, CISA and CISM courses, like symmetric & asymmetric encryption, PKI, Zero Trust, etc.

  1. CISA — Certified Information Systems Auditor (2018-2026)
  2. CISM — Certified Information Systems Manager (2018,2025-2026)
  3. CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional (2018-2026)
  4. CCSP — Certified Cloud Security Professional (2019,2025-2026)
  5. Sec+ — CompTIA Security+ (2025-2026)
  6. Data+ — CompTIA Data+ (2025)
  7. CCNA — Cisco Certified Network Architect (2025-2026)
  8. CRISC — Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (2019-2025)
  9. CISO — Certified Chief Information Security Officer (2021)
  10. CSOP — Certified Security Operations Professional (2021)
  11. ISMS — Information Security Management System (ISO27001) Lead Implementer (2018)
  12. ISSAP — Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (2026)
  13. PCIDSS — PCI DSS Implementer (2018-2025)
  14. GDPR Aware — EU-GDPR Awareness (2021)
  15. GDPR — EU General Data Protection Regulation (2018,2021,2025)
  16. CDPO — GDPR Certified Data Protection Officer (2019,2025)
  17. SQL — Introduction to SQL (2019,2025)
  18. SQLAdv — SQL Advanced (2025-2026)
  19. DBDes — Database Design using SQL (1989-1990)
  20. Foren — Computer Forensics Foundation (2021)
  21. A+ — CompTIA A+ (2025-2026)
  22. HDC — Help Desk Certified Support (2025-2026)
  23. HDT — Help Desk Technician (2025)
  24. ISM — Information Security Manager (2026)
  25. BigData — Big Data Analysis (2019,2025-2026)
  26. BusAn — Business Analytics with Excel (2023)
  27. CybSec — Cyber Security Awareness (2021-2025)
  28. CCS-Pro — Certified Cyber Security Professional (2021-2026)
  29. CCS-Risk — Certified Cyber Security Risk (2021)
  30. CSW — Cyber Security Writing (2020)
  31. COBOL — COBOL Part 1 Foundation (2024)
  32. Rexx — Introduction to Programming in Rexx (1989-1990)
  33. Excel — MS-Excel Intermediate (2025)
  34. Scrum — Scrum & Agile (2019)
  35. SOX — Sarbanes-Oxley Certified Professional (2024)
  36. SysAn — Systems Analyst (1989)
  37. WebDes — Website Design (2025)
  38. WebDev — Web Dev TS, App Sec (2021)
  39. Deal — Dealing with Difficult People (2019)
  40. Emot — Emotional Intelligence (2019)
  41. Leader — Leadership (2022)
  42. Pres — Presentation Skills (2019)
  43. Proof — Proofreading (2020)
  44. WP — WordPress (2018)
  45. Revit — Introduction to Revise Instantly (2018)