BCI Training – Understanding BCM Principles and Good Practice consists of 5 one day training modules that is developed based the BCI Good Practice Guidelines 2007 and is closely related to the BS25999.

BCP Asia is proud to be the licensed training provider of BCI Training – Understanding BCM Principles and Good Practice in Asia. This course is built in response to demand for a more definitive and consistent route to BCM education and certification.

These training modules can be taken individually or as part of a series. The content of the training courses will cover essential BCM knowledge you need to know as examined in the BCI Certificate Examination. The BCI Certificate Examination will become a requirement of entry into BCI certified/professional membership from Oct 2007.

All delegates attending the course can apply to become affiliate members of the BCI.

This course is intended to explain both aspects: not only the ‘What to do”, but also the ‘How to do’!

Who Should Attend
Participants in the course are not necessarily experienced in BCM. Those who wish to take the BCI's exam for professional certification of Associate of Business Continuity Institute (ABCI), as well as all who need a good grounding in Business Continuity are ideally suited to attend this course.

Modules

Module I Policy, Programme Management & Culture
Module II Understanding the Organisation
Module III Determining BCM Strategies
Module IV Developing and Implementing BCM Response
Module V Exercising, Maintenance and Review

Course Outline

Day 1 – Module I : Policy, Culture and Programme Management
The successful establishment of a Business Continuity Management (BCM) within the organisation’s culture is dependent upon its integration with the organisation’s strategic, and day-to-day, management and alignment with its business priorities. This chapter examines those integration strategies.

Day 2 – Module II : Understanding the Organisation
General principles, Business impact analysis, Estimating recovery requirements, Estimating threats (risk assessment). Although all areas of the business continuity plan are important, the steps in this section set the conditions for the entire effort and are critical.

Day 3 – Module III : Determining BCM Strategies
Determining BC Strategy looks at the general issues of ensuring the protection of the ability of the organisation to deliver a product or service within its Business Continuity programme. The following section describes the tactics available for ensuring the continuity the activities that support the delivery of those products or services.

Day 4 – Module IV : Developing & Implementing a BCM Response
The aim of the various plan (s) covered in this stage is to identify, as far as possible, the actions that are necessary and the resources which are needed to enable the organisation to manage an interruption, whatever its cause.

Day 5 – Module V : Exercising, Maintenance and Review
A Business Continuity Management (BCM) capability cannot be considered reliable until it has been exercised. Since it is rarely possible to undertake an exercise for the whole organisation at one time, a planned exercise programme is required to ensure that all aspects of the plans and personnel have been exercised over a period of time. This chapter examines the various ways a BCM capability can be exercised.

The BCI Certification Examination
The examination for the BCI Certificate will contain 125 questions and the candidate will have 2 hours to complete.

Two different pass levels will be set: a lower one for less experienced practitioners seeking ABCI membership and a higher grade for those wishing to become an SBCI or an MBCI. In addition to passing the examination, all applicants for professional grades and upgrades between grades will still need to provide evidence of practical experience within business continuity management.

Highly Experienced Workshop Leaders
The BCI training will be delivered by a group of experienced speakers who are highly regarded in the BCM industry. They each have at least 10 years of experience and have worked on numerous projects in the different industries in Asia. They are also very active in conducting BCM trainings and are often engaged in many noteworthy conferences around the region. With their expertise, participants will be sure to receive many tips and pointers relating their real-life examples to the course content.