Stay ahead in a fast-changing world


Competance delivers specialist e-learning in IT risk management, compliance, and cybersecurity — built by professionals who advise organisations on these topics every day. No generalists. No intermediaries. Just frontline expertise, structured for busy professionals.

Focused 
Through a focused catalogue of online courses, we help individuals and organisations build the technical knowledge and practical skills needed to navigate today's most demanding regulatory and security challenges, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS2, DORA, ISAE 3402, COSO ERM, and Ethical Hacking.

International 
Founded in the Netherlands and currently operating from London, Competance was established by the team behind Securance — the European market leader in IT Risk Assurance. Widely regarded as the specialist in IT Risk Management and Compliance, that frontline expertise is brought directly into our classroom.

Practical courses
You're not learning from intermediaries or textbook authors, you're learning straight from the horse's mouth. That heritage runs through everything we do: our courses are not built by generalists, but shaped by practitioners who advise organisations on these exact topics every day.

The world doesn't slow down. Your knowledge should keep up

Regulators are introducing new frameworks at record pace. Cyber threats grow more sophisticated every year. And risk and security professionals are expected to understand all of it — often without the time or budget for traditional training.

Risk and cybersecurity are two sides of the same coin.

You cannot manage what you do not understand. Effective risk management requires a real grasp of cybersecurity. Effective cybersecurity requires a clear view of business risk. Competance covers both — because in practice, they are inseparable.

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

We provide structured, certificate-ready online courses across two closely connected practice areas:

Structured, certificate-ready courses across two closely connected domains:

Information Security & Cybersecurity
ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS2, DORA, Ethical Hacking

IT Risk Management & Compliance
ISAE 3402, COSO ERM, Internal Audit, related assurance frameworks

Each course leads to a recognized GRCI certificate — concrete proof of knowledge, built for the way professionals actually learn.

 

What makes us different

Built by practitioners, not trainers. Our courses are crafted by professionals who advise organisations on these exact topics every day — not by generalists or textbook authors. What you learn reflects what auditors, regulators, and security teams actually require in practice.

Always current. By design. Regulations evolve fast. NIS2, DORA, ISO revisions — the landscape shifts constantly. Our rapid development methodology, powered by AI, means courses are updated continuously as standards change. You're never learning from yesterday's framework.

Designed for the way professionals actually learn. Short modules, max 20 minutes. Visual, interactive, self-paced. Built around the principle that attention is scarce and retention matters. No lengthy lectures, no passive video. Every module follows a proven sequence: concept, application, self-assessment.

Affordable specialist knowledge. Delivering via e-learning keeps specialist training accessible — for individuals, teams, and organisations of any size. No travel, no scheduling, no compromise on quality.

Certificate-ready from day one. Every course leads to a recognised GRCI certificate — concrete, verifiable proof of knowledge that holds up in front of clients, regulators, and employers.
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Don't loose the opportunity to become happier, more effient and more effective in your daily professional life
The key to victory lies in knowing what others do not know
- Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Awareness is Key 

Risk management starts with awareness and understanding. Whether you are an individual building a career in cybersecurity, or a company building a resilient organisation, Competance is here to give you the knowledge edge: practical, current, and genuinely useful.
Stay informed. Stay secure. Stay ahead.
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