CBCI Certification Course

The CBCI Certification Course is the BCI’s number one course that teaches you the fundamentals to implement a Business Continuity Management (BCM) programme into your organization and provides you with a solid base for a career in business continuity and resilience.

Who is the course for?

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

What does the course cover?

The CBCI Certification course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2018. The GPG is a body of knowledge that covers the whole BCM Lifecycle and walks you through all stages of implementing a business continuity plan:

Policy and Programme Management

This stage helps you establish a business continuity policy and defines how the policy should be implemented through an ongoing cycle of activities.

Defining the scope of the Business Continuity Programme
Establishing governance
Assigning roles & responsibilities

Embedding

This section will show you how to best integrate business continuity awareness and practice into your day-to-day business operations and organization’s culture using a collaborative approach among business departments and staff, as well as different disciplines.

Understanding and influencing organizational culture

Analysis

This stage will help you review and assess the organization to identify objectives, how it functions, and constraints of its operating environment.

Understanding the Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
The product & service BIA
The process BIA
The activity BIA
Risk & threat assessment

Design

In this stage you will learn how to identify and select appropriate solutions to achieve continuity in the event of an incident.

Designing business continuity solutions
Risk & threat mitigation measures

Implementation

Learn how to implement the plans you created in the design stage. In the implementation stage, you will also understand how to develop a response structure – as well as priorities, procedures, responsibilities, and resources - for dealing with incidents.

Response structure
Developing and managing plans
Strategic plans
Tactical plans
Operational plans

Validation

At this stage you need to check that the plans you have produced are accurate and fit for purpose for your organization and that the plans are current and tested.

Developing exercises and an exercise programme
Plan maintenance

What are the benefits of taking this course?

This course will help you gain a practical insight and best practices of how a business continuity plan is developed and implemented
It will be supplemented by real world case studies to help with understanding concepts and principles
The course is delivered by expert business continuity professionals that have passed the BCI’s process to become Approved Instructors
Opportunities to use your own organization as a case study throughout the course
By passing the CBCI Exam you will become a member of the BCI and your first membership fee will be waved.
You will receive the post-nominal ‘CBCI’, which you can use to showcase your knowledge, expertise and commitment to professional development in your email signature or LinkedIn profile. This is a great way to distinguish yourself with your colleagues, clients and potential employers.
Become a part of a global community and access numerous networking opportunities to connect with fellow professionals to exchange knowledge, ideas and professional experience as well as to help each other learn and understand.

How is the course delivered?

BCI Licensed Training Partners

The BCI has a global network of licensed Training Partners delivering this course over 3-5 full days. On these courses you will be joined by fellow professionals from a variety of backgrounds and organizations - Find a location, pick a date, and book your course – due to the current Coronavirus pandemic some BCI Training Partners are delivering this course online and some are physical in-class courses.

Find a course

Buckinghamshire New University

The BCI has partnered with Buckinghamshire New University to deliver this CBCI Online over 8 weeks, with 4 hours of sessions each week, using their interactive blackboard system. On this course you will be joined by an international cohort of students.

8 weeks CBCI Online

The cost of sitting the CBCI Certification course will depend on location and delivery method.

How will the course be assessed?

To receive your CBCI Certification, post-nominals, and access to BCI membership - you need to sit and pass the CBCI Exam.

The CBCI Exam consists of multiple-choice answers based on the GPG. The exam can be taken online at a convenient time to you. You simply need a stable internet connection and a webcam so the exam can be proctored.

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CBCI Certification Course