Overview
Founded in 1994, The Business Continuity Institute’s mission is to promote the art and science of Business Continuity Management worldwide.

The BCI promotes the highest standards of professional competence and commercial ethics in the provision, maintenance and services for Business Continuity Management (BCM). It provides an internationally recognised Certification scheme for BCM managers and practitioners and all BCI professional members have undergone a rigorous admissions process to ensure that they highly competent in their areas of expertise.

4000 members, working in 85+ countries in each quarter of the globe, are drawn from all business sectors including Finance, Government, Health, Retail Technology, Consultancy, Communications, the armed Forces and Emergency Services and Manufacturing.

BCI member benefits
How will you benefit from becoming a BCI member? This page gives you a complete listing of what we offer our members.

BCI membership grades
Membership of the BCI is open to business continuity practitioners at all levels of experience. Professional Grades of FBCI, MBCI, SBCI and AMBCI are certified grades and members within these grades have undergone a rigorous application process.

Holders of non-professional Grades of Student or Affiliate have not been certified.

CBCI credential
Following the introduction of the BCI Certificate in 2007, a non-membership credential was launched in April 2008 – CBCI. Holders of the CBCI have achieved success in the BCI Certificate demonstrating a through knowledge and understanding of the BCI’s Good Practice Guidelines. Holders of the CBCI may proceed to professional membership of the BCI if they can also prove practical experience of BCM to supplement their knowledge and understanding.

All members of the BCI and holders of our credential are required to operate to the Institute’s Code of Practice and Ethics.

Membership Application process
Application into the non-professional Affiliate or Student Grade is by completing a general application form only.

AMBCI* – Associate Members of the BCI are required to hold the BCI Certificate (CBCI) and demonstrate one years experience working within business continuity management – full details on how to register for the BCI Certificate and progress your application can be found at http://www.thebcicertificate.org/

* formerly AMBCI

SBCI – Specialist members of the BCI are required to hold the BCI Certificate (CBCI) at “Pass” or “Pass with Merit” and demonstrate two years full time experience either as a specialist business continuity practitioner or in a related discipline. They must also be able to prove professional membership of or certification by, a relevant professional body in an associated discipline – full details on how to register for the BCI Certificate and progress your application can be found at http://www.thebcicertificate.org/

MBCI – in addition to holding the BCI Certificate (CBCI) at the “Pass with Merit” level, applicants for the senior grade of Member (MBCI) need to demonstrate practical application of their knowledge by submitting a further professional application form which will be scored assessed by a panel of their peers appointed by the BCI’s Membership Council.

Entry criteria for MBCI are:

• Hold the CBCI at “Pass with Merit”
• Three years full time experience as business continuity practitioner
• Completion and submission of evidence which supports and demonstrates this experience (this evidence will be scored assessed) - full details on how to register for the BCI Certificate and progress your application can be found at http://www.thebcicertificate.org/

FBCI - direct entry into Fellowship of the Business Continuity Institute is not possible. Existing MBCIs or SBCIs who wish to be considered for Fellowship should contact membership@thebci.org

Membership fees
Fees are payable on application and annually thereafter.