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About Horus Academy

Horus Academy is the online training brand of Horus Consultancy Inc., a Canadian company founded in British Columbia in 2021. As a PECB Authorized Silver Partner, we prepare professionals and teams for internationally recognized certifications in ISO standards, cybersecurity, AI governance and IT service management.

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What makes Horus Academy different

We focus on one thing: preparing professionals for internationally recognized certifications. Choose self-paced e-learning or a live online class, and study with official material that prepares you for the certification exam.

Exam included

Every PECB course includes the certification exam and one free retake within 12 months.

North American hours

Live classes start at 9:00 AM Pacific, 12:00 PM Eastern. E-learning runs at your own pace.

Taught by a practising auditor

Live classes are led by a certified trainer with more than 500 third-party audit days.

Training for teams

Private live classes for companies, on the dates you choose, with one quote and one invoice.

Meet your lead trainer

Islam Elzayat, lead trainer at Horus Academy

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Islam Elzayat

ITIL Master · Certified Trainer for ISO, ITIL, PMP and Microsoft

Islam Elzayat leads training at Horus Academy. He brings more than 17 years of experience across IT service management, digital transformation, cybersecurity, governance, risk and compliance, working as a consultant, third-party auditor and trainer for public and private sector organizations.

He is a PECB Certified Trainer, a PeopleCert Approved Trainer for ITIL 4 and ITIL Version 5, a PMI Authorized Training Partner Instructor for PMP and a Microsoft Certified Trainer. That mix lets him show how the frameworks fit together in practice, for example how ISO/IEC 27001 controls rely on sound IT service management, or how a compliance initiative is planned and delivered as a project.

  • 17+Years in IT governance, cybersecurity GRC, IT audit and ITSM
  • 500+Third-party audit days in certification and assurance work
  • 250+Professionals trained across ITIL, ISO and related schemes
  • 15+GRC and IT compliance projects delivered
  • ITIL Version 5 Master
  • ITIL 4 Master
  • ITIL v3 Expert
  • PeopleCert ITIL Ambassador
  • CISA
  • PMP
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer
  • PECB Certified Trainer
  • PeopleCert Approved Trainer: ITIL 4 and ITIL Version 5
  • PMI Authorized Training Partner Instructor (PMP)
PECB courses Islam is certified to teach
ITIL and PMP training
  • ITIL (Version 5), PeopleCert Approved Trainer: Foundation, Service, Transformation
  • ITIL 4, PeopleCert Approved Trainer: Foundation; Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support; Specialist: Drive Stakeholder Value; Specialist: High-velocity IT; Specialist: Plan, Implement and Control; Strategist: Direct, Plan and Improve
  • Project Management: PMI Authorized Training Partner Instructor for PMP
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PECB Authorized Silver Partner

Horus Academy (Horus Consultancy Inc.) is a PECB Authorized Silver Partner and is listed in the PECB partner directory.

PECB is a personnel certification body which provides education and certification for individuals under ISO/IEC 17024 for a wide range of disciplines. PECB is accredited by a number of accreditation bodies, including The International Accreditation Service (IAS) and The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for various certification schemes. It is important to note that partners cannot make any reference in their websites or any marketing material to present PECB’s accreditations as their own. The symbols of the accreditation bodies can be used only by PECB (e.g., in its website, marketing materials, professional certificates). Each accreditation body provides the rules and guidelines regarding the usage of such symbols and PECB makes sure to comply with those rules.

About us: questions and answers

Short answers about who we are, who teaches and how our courses work. Still have a question? Contact us.

Who is behind Horus Academy?

Horus Academy is the training brand of Horus Consultancy Inc., a company registered in British Columbia, Canada, and founded in 2021.

Is Horus Academy an official PECB partner?

Yes. Horus Academy is a PECB Authorized Silver Partner and is listed in the PECB partner directory. PECB issues the certificates; Horus Academy delivers the training and the exam access.

Who teaches the live classes?

Live classes are led by Islam Elzayat, a PECB Certified Trainer, PeopleCert Approved ITIL Trainer, CISA and PMP with more than 17 years of experience and 500+ third-party audit days.

Where are the classes held?

All courses are delivered online. Live classes start at 9:00 AM Pacific (12:00 PM Eastern), and e-learning can start the same day.

Which languages do you teach in?

Courses are available in English and French, depending on the course and format.

Do you train teams and companies?

Yes. We run private live classes for teams on the dates you choose. See corporate training to ask for a quote.

Ready to get certified?

Browse the course catalogue or tell us your goal, and we will recommend the right certification.