Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
This course equips Risk Management Officers with the fundamental skills to identify operational vulnerabilities and develop robust continuity plans. Participants will learn to protect organizational assets and maintain critical functions during unforeseen business disruptions.
£250
Certified Risk Management Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning: the short answers
- What is Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning?
- This course equips Risk Management Officers with the fundamental skills to identify operational vulnerabilities and develop robust continuity plans. Participants will learn to protect organizational assets and maintain critical functions during unforeseen business disruptions.
- Who is Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Risk Management Officers working in business, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning take?
- Around 12 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Risk Management Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £250 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Conduct comprehensive business impact analyses
- Design recovery strategies for critical business functions
- Develop structured incident response communication protocols
- Perform testing and maintenance of continuity plans
Written by Dr. Sarah Jenkins, Head of Resilience. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Risk Management Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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