The BCI Certificate

At the completion of the course, participants will have a clear understanding of all the key components of the BCM life cycle and will benefit from the hands-on experiences of the Firebrand instructors who have significant experience in BCM and risk management.
Our BCI Certificate Program:

• Helps students grasp complex project management concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mixed visual, auditory and kinaesthetic-tactual delivery system


• Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory

BCI - The BCI Certificate - Benefits



Other training providers rely heavily on lecture, self-testing and self-study.
Our approach is highly varied and interactive to keep your attention, promote teamwork, and reinforce knowledge gained through hands-on learning.
You will:
Be Immersed into a distraction-free environment - escaping your normal routine and focusing purely on learning.
Experience Accelerated Learning methods – designed to help you learn much more quickly, spend less time out of the office, and see returns from your investment straight away.
Be Measured through on-site exam testing - creating a complete feedback loop that ensures you understand the subject thoroughly.
With Firebrand Training, you will learn more.
This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.







BCI - The BCI Certificate - Curriculum
Policy, Programme Management and Culture

• Business Continuity Management (BCM) life cycle


• Policy (scope, contents, roles, responsibilities, legislation and


• regulation)


• Programme management (tasks, responsibilities and


• implementation)


• Culture (building a BCM culture, awareness and training)


• Determining BCM drivers


• Identifying who in an organisation should be involved in BCM


• Creating a ‘culture’ dashboard for own organisation

Understanding the Organisation

• Purpose of ‘Understanding the Organisation’


• Business impact analysis (concepts, assumptions and process)


• Recovery requirements


• Risk assessment (concept, process and conduct)


• Project planning


• Determining maximum data loss


• Assessing probability of risks

Determining Business Continuity Strategy

• Strategy options


• Basic design continuity options


• Selection of possibilities


• Business case (contents of document, ‘Go or no Go’)


• Realisation and implementation of resources


• Assessing importance of resources


• Drawing up off-site storage requirements


• Selecting strategy options


• Drawing up external service level agreements

Developing a BCM Response

• Alarming and escalation plans


• Realising employee safety plans


• Crisis management (organisation, resources and process)


• Stakeholder management


• Continuity plans


• Realisation (organisation and procedures)


• Differentiating between crisis and incident management plans


• Selecting members of crisis management teams


• Drawing up communication options


• Selecting type of continuity plans

Exercising, Maintaining and Reviewing BCM Arrangements

• Definitions of testing and exercising


• Types of tests Maintenance


• Audit (measuring quality, reporting methods and recipients)


• Scenario selection for functional testing


• Criteria for determining success


• Reviewing audit process in context of own organisation


• Breakout activities scheduled during each module

BCI - The BCI Certificate - Exam Track
The examination, which is taken independent of the course, lasts 2 hours and contains 120 multi choice questions. Passing the Certificate Examination is a mandatory requirement for anyone seeking Associate (ABCI), Specialist (SBCI) or Member (MBCI) membership of the BCI.








BCI - The BCI Certificate - What's Included
With Firebrand, you benefit from top-quality education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so you can focus solely on your studies and certification goals.
You’ll get a robust set of course materials that cater to each of our three key individual learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactile) - critical for a successful learning experience.
And there's more. Along with daily lectures, exercises, and review sessions, you’ll also get:
Our Certification Programs include*

• Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery


• Comprehensive study materials and courseware - we adapt official curriculum to address the demands of accelerated learners


• Self-testing software and/or mock exam papers
  
• Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access


• Exam vouchers


• On site testing


• Accommodation, all meals, drinks and snacks


• Our Certification Guarantee - because we're sure you'll pass first time, if don’t pass your exams, come back to the course within a year and you only pay for accommodation and exam vouchers - everything else is free

* Please note:

• Our ISC(2) Cissp CBK Review program differs from normal course delivery. For more details, speak to us on 080 80 800 888.


• Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2


• On site testing is not included in our Scrum, ISACA or PMI certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.
Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.
Examination Passing Policy
Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year.  Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.








BCI - The BCI Certificate - Prerequisites
No previous business continuity experience is necessary however it is recommended that participants should have a minimum of one year experience working in a business environment and have an understanding of the key activities and functions within their organisation.We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.
Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.