BCI update from Ireland forum meeting

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BCI update

BCI World

• Speaker line up now announced• Dedicated website

http://www.bciworld2015.com/ • Revised date of 10th and 11th November• Theme – How to rise to the resilience

challenge

Upcoming new BCI training courses

2015Embedding Business Continuity to build Organizational Resilience

Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

Incident response and Crisis Management

Introduction to Organizational Resilience

Writing & Implementing Business Continuity Plans

Designing and Delivering Effective Exercises

Policy and Programme Management

Validating your BCM Programme

2016/2017

Supply Chain Resilience

Crisis Communications

BCM for SME's

ITDR and BCM

Resilience challenge for the BC profession

• 2020 group paper now published• Positions BC as an integral part of resilience,

the benefit of which can be felt in a variety of ways throughout an organization.

• Free to download from BCI website http://www.bcifiles.com/8thReport.pdf

Working paper series – contributions needed

Papers can come in the form of best practice articles, case studies, empirical research, quantitative/qualitative analysis, or a meta-analysis of available literature in the field, among others.

a. capture the state of knowledge in business continuity (BC) and related fields; b. track current and emerging BC trends; c. provide inputs that may influence the profession; and d. discuss the future of BC as a discipline.

Papers can range from 2,500-5,000 words.

Submissions and enquiries to [email protected]

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BCI Membership - Experience

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BCI Membership - Benefits

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1. Review the GPG2. Take the Exam3. Complete the Application

• Membership Level Based on Experience• Summarize Your Experience• References

Or…

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Approach to Membership

Approach to Membership

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The CBCI credential

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• Entry level BCI certified membership• Achieved by passing the Certificate of

the BCI (CBCI) examination• Professional Competency: complete

knowledge and understanding of the theory of global good practice in BC

• Employer recognition: internationally respected credential

• Professional Status: combined with experience leads to higher grades of certified BC membership

The BCI Diploma (DBCI) Qualification

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• Academic qualification in Business Continuity and a BCI certified membership grade

• Achieved by passing the BCI Diploma distance learning course

• Professional Competency: complete and in-depth knowledge and understanding of BC

• Employer recognition: internationally respected academic qualification Professional Status: combined with experience leads to higher grades of certified BC membership

• Professional Status: combined with experience leads directly to higher grades of certified BC membership

• The Good Practice Guidelines Training Course (3 or 5-Day)

• The BCI BCM Audit Course• The BCI BIA Training Course (2-day)• The BCI Supply Chain Continuity

Management Course• The BCI Crisis & Incident Management

Course• The BCI Writing Business Continuity Plans

Course• The BCI Diploma

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Course Catalog

Training and Education

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Questions?