Am I Sufficiently Prepared to Attend the BCMS ISO 22301 Auditor [BCM-8030] Course?

Pre-requisite

• 1-2 years of practical BCM implementation and/or audit experience, specifically in BCM Program Management; understanding an organization’s risk & its impact on the business; determining BCM strategies; developing & implementing BC plan(s); exercising, maintaining and reviewing BCM plan(s); and have help make BCM an organizational practice and culture.

• It would be beneficial for participants to have some understanding of business continuity and have good knowledge of the business systems in their organization before attending this course.

Course Content

The 3½‎ day course would cover the following topics, which the participants should be able to master by the following:

• Have an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals for Business Continuity Management with alignment to ISO22301.
• Learn the principles and practices of internal audit for a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
• Walkthrough the entire audit process of people, policies and processes from managing an audit program, controlling audit activities to reporting on audit results.
• Able to interpret and understand the framework and audit requirement of the ISO 22301 BCM standard.
• Understand the function and purpose of ISO 22301, the BCM values and standards required of the company and its executives.
• Review the leadership and management commitment for the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
• Translate the requirements of ISO 22301 into a program for auditing BCM within the company.
• Understand the Element of BC Programme or BCM planning methodology with the ISO 22301, their risks and controls.
• Highlight the principles and practices for performing an internal audit of the BCM program and/or BCM System.
• Equip skill, knowledge and tools to plan, control and manage internal audits.
• Report results to the company’s BCM Steering Committee and/or Executive Management about the compliance to practices, or any shortfall.