Business Impact Analysis Training Course

The BIA is the main technique used for analysing an organization and forms the Analysis stage of the BCM Lifecycle. It will help you review and assess an organization to identify its objectives, how it functions, and the constraints of its operating environment.

This 2-day course comes complete with course slides and Student Workbook that contains exercises to be completed throughout the course. The course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

• Concepts of BIA
• The four types of BIA
• BIA methods
• How the BIA information is used in the Design phase of the BCM Lifecycle

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Understand and apply the different methods available to conduct a BIA
• Extract all the information you need from an organization to enable you to Design the most appropriate business continuity solutions

You will receive 16 CPD points and a Certificate of Attendance from the BCI on successful completion of the course.

CBCI 2018 Certification Course

The course is for anyone that has business continuity responsibilities within their organization and/or anyone looking to develop a career in the industry:

• Business continuity professionals already working in the industry
• Business continuity coordinators/champions with responsibilities in their organization
• Professionals looking to start a career in the industry
• Those that have business continuity responsibilities embedded in their role in smaller organizations such as Managing Directors or Operations Managers

Designing and Delivering Effective Exercises Training Course

This course aims to provide an understanding of how to design, facilitate and report on exercises for crisis, emergency and business continuity management programmes.

This 2-day course comes complete with course slides and Student Workbook that contains exercises to be completed throughout the course and other complimentary resources. The course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

• The Value of Exercise Programmes
• Exercise Design
• Exercise Scenario
• Exercise Preparation
• Exercise Delivery and Reporting

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Appreciate the rationale for validating plans and the value this brings
• Apply good practice to exercise programmes
• Select appropriate exercise aims, objectives and formats
• Explore the development of realistic scenarios to engage participants and achieve the aim
• Understand how to resource and co-ordinate delivery
• Carry out post exercise evaluations and report lessons
• Leave with an exercise concept that can be delivered within the organization

You will receive 16 CPD points and a Certificate of Attendance from the BCI on successful completion of the course.

Embedding Business Continuity Training Course

This course is designed to introduce students to the art of designing and implementing effective embedding activities as a key part of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Lifecycle. It provides a practical approach to the complexities of working with a broad range of stakeholders. A successful BCM programme is not simply a collection of validated documents. Documents are only half the story, the other half is the creation of capable individuals who can utilize plans and resources by putting them into practice to build organizational resilience. Successfully embedding business continuity requires a collaborative approach across the organization.
This course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines.
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Incident Response and Crisis Management Training Course

This course covers all aspects of developing and implementing an incident response structure and crisis management capability.

The course is broken down into modules exploring the concepts and principles of incident and crisis management and what tools and techniques can be applied when anticipating and assessing incidents. It also looks at the key activities, roles and responsibilities required for effective incident and crisis management.

This 2-day course comes complete with course slides and Student Workbook that contains exercises to be completed throughout the course. The course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

• Crisis Management Concepts and Framework
• Anticipating and Assessing
• Prepare – Response Structure
• Prepare – Tools and Resources
• Prepare – Crisis Management Plan
• Response and Recovery
• Crisis Communications

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Learn how to build and deliver crisis management capability for your organization using an established best practice framework
• Have a good appreciation of the relationships between problem, incident, business continuity and crisis management
• Develop an understanding of the principles, strategies and techniques of incident response and crisis management
• Acquire the tools and know-how to prepare, implement and maintain a crisis management plan

You will receive 16 CPD points and a Certificate of Attendance from the BCI on successful completion of the course.

Introduction to Business Continuity Training Course

This course is designed as a first step for newcomers to the subject of business continuity, those wanting to start a career in business continuity, and for those for whom business continuity may be a part of their role or responsibilities who need to have a good understanding of the subject.

This course provides you with the basic knowledge and understanding of the building blocks required for developing or maintaining a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).

This 1-day course comes complete with course slides and Student Workbook. The course is aligned to the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) Edition 7.0 and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

• Module 1 – Introduction
• Module 2 – Establishing a BCMS
• Module 3 – Embracing BC
• Module 4 – Analysis
• Module 5 – Solutions Design
• Module 6 – Enabling Solutions
• Module 7 – Validation
• Module 8 – Bringing it all together

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Explain the key elements of Establishing a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
• Examine the importance of organizational culture and the benefits of Embracing Business Continuity.
• Describe the three types of Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessment (RA).
• Explain the purpose of business continuity Solutions Design.
• Examine key elements of Enabling Solutions and implement the principles of business continuity plans.
• Explain Validation by reviewing the exercising, maintenance and review phases.

You will receive 8 CPD points and a Certificate of Attendance on successful completion of the course.