Certified by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI)

Course Duration

4.5 days (examination on day 5 or online)

Who should be interested in this course?
This course is aimed at those professionals wishing to achieve an internationally recognised qualification in Business Continuity through the Certificate of the BCI Examination (CBCI).

The BCI Certification Course is designed for those individuals seeking to complement practical experience in Business Continuity or a related field through some formal BCM training.

Ideally delegates should have a basic grounding in BCM and its terminology before taking the course, although this is not mandatory as pre-reading material will be provided.

It is the perfect choice for BC professionals aspiring to become statutory members of the BCI, which provides internationally recognised status and demonstrates both professional and technical competency in BCM.

What are the course objectives?
This training course is intended to meet the current and future technical and professional needs of BC professionals working in organisations of any size, industry or sector worldwide. It offers a comprehensive understanding of the methods, techniques and approaches used by BCM professionals worldwide to develop, implement and maintain an effective BC programme.

Benefits of the CBCI Certification for the Individual

Internationally Recognised Specialist Post Nominal Designation
As an independent body The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) provides certification in the form of written assurance. The CBCI certification verifies that individuals in an organisation have achieved a certain level of competence within the BCM area. It indicates that the individual has completed the necessary steps to receive the CBCI designation.

Salary Benchmark
One of the key findings from the BCI’s Global Salary Benchmarking Report 2017 was that professionals who had achieved the world’s leading credential in Business Continuity (CBCI), earned more than their non-certified colleagues by 7% in the Middle East and North Africa (up to 45% in Europe). This helps to demonstrate the value of investing in your career, as ultimately those with the appropriate certifications receive greater recognition and remuneration.

Key learning points
The course takes you through the BCM Lifecycle step by step, which sits at the heart of good BC practice and provides practical insights into all aspects relating to the development, implementation and management of a BCM programme within an organisation through the use of case studies and real-life examples.

The subject matter addresses the six Professional Practices (PP) at Management and Technical Level that make up the BCM Lifecycle:

• Module One: Policy and Programme Management
• Module Two: Embedding
• Module Three: Analysis
• Module Four: Design
• Module Five: Implementation
• Module Six: Validation

Examination (optional)
The Examination comprises of 120 multiple choice questions to be answered in 2 hours (+ an extra 30 minutes for non-native English speakers).

Those who pass the examination are entitled to use the post nominal designation of CBCI – Certified by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).

The exam is also available in multiple languages for non-native English speakers.

Course Description
This is the BCI’s Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) Modular training and optional examination course. It covers the entire BCM lifecycle and prepares students to sit and pass the BCI’s Certificate Examination at the end of the course.

The course has been enhanced with a mock exam, case studies and module questions all designed to prepare students to sit the examination with confidence.

Based on current global thinking in BC, the course has been aligned to ISO 22301, the international standard for Business Continuity Management (BCM) to ensure its international relevance and global applicability.​​

Completion of this course entitles delegates to 32 CPE credits.

Course Fees

The course fees include the BCI royalty and examination fees as well as the learning material and a copy of the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG 2018).

The BCI uses data from the World Bank to determine the pricing structure. The course fees are depending on the place of residency/ company registration.