Your application is an opportunity to showcase both your professional expertise and the contribution you've made to the wider profession.

To support your application, you'll need to provide:

• Your current CV or résumé, outlining your professional experience, responsibilities and achievements.
• A completed Candidate Self-Assessment Form.
• Professional references to support your application.
• A record of at least 20 hours of CPD completed within the last 12 months.
• A completed Community Contribution Form, detailing the voluntary contributions you have made to the BCI and/or the wider resilience community over the last five years.
• A completed FBCI Application Form, demonstrating your competence across six areas of the BCI Competency Framework.

Demonstrating Your Professional Impact

As part of your application, you'll be asked to provide evidence across six competency areas:

• Three examples from the Leadership & Management competency areas.
• Three examples from the Professional Practice competency areas.

Your evidence should demonstrate the Advanced competency level and show how your knowledge, leadership and professional judgement have contributed to positive outcomes for organisations, individuals and the wider resilience profession.

We recommend using the STAR framework (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to clearly describe your experience, the decisions you made, and the impact of your work.

Detailed guidance is provided within the FBCI Application Form to help you present your experience and contributions effectively.

A key part of Fellowship (FBCI) is demonstrating how you've helped advance the resilience profession beyond your day-to-day responsibilities. FBCI recognises professionals who not only lead within their own organisations, but also share knowledge, support others, contribute to industry development, and help strengthen the wider resilience community.

Whether you apply through the Standard or Experiential Route, you'll need to demonstrate meaningful voluntary contributions made outside of your employed role.

To be eligible, you should be able to demonstrate:

• A minimum of 120 hours of voluntary contribution within the last 5 years.
• At least 30 hours of contribution completed within the past 12 months.
• Evidence that your activities have helped raise awareness, develop good practice, support others, or advance the resilience profession.

Your contribution may include:

• Mentoring and developing future professionals
• Sharing knowledge through speaking, writing, or thought leadership
• Supporting the BCI, industry bodies, or professional working groups
• Contributing to research, standards, guidance, or best practice
• Leading professional communities, Chapters, or Special Interest Groups
• Volunteering your expertise to support charities, communities, or not-for-profit organisations

Detailed guidance is provided within the FBCI Application Form to help you present your experience and contributions effectively.

The Experiential Route is designed for experienced resilience professionals who have made a significant contribution to the profession and can demonstrate advanced expertise across the BCI Competency Framework.

You'll need to provide evidence of your professional experience, ongoing development, community contribution, and competence across all 11 competency areas. Your application should demonstrate both the impact you've had within your organisation and the contribution you've made to the wider resilience community.

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Who is the Experiential Route for?

The Experiential Route is for experienced professionals who have built their expertise through practice, leadership and contribution to the resilience profession. It recognises those who can demonstrate advanced competence, ongoing professional development, and a meaningful contribution to the wider resilience community.

What do I need to apply through the Experiential Route?

You'll need to provide evidence of your professional experience, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), community contributions, and competence across all 11 areas of the BCI Competency Framework.

Full guidance is provided within the FBCI Experiential Route application form.