Becoming BCM-ready is a process businesses providing essential services to others cannot ignore, whether required as part of legal obligations stipulated in the request for proposal (RFP)/ tender, or it is part of the corporate culture and ethos of the supplying organisation.
Given the increasing number of disruptions and the unpredictability of disasters of any kind such as the infectious disease COVID-19 outbreak, organizations seek to be certified against ISO 22301 in order to show commitment toward business continuity and ensure that disruptive incidents are detected and properly addressed, thus the management system is continually improved.
By attending the BCM Institute's certified auditor or lead auditor course, you will achieve formal and independent recognition of your personal competencies, and you qualify yourself to conduct BCMS audits for a certification body. If you are a financial or IT auditor, this certification provides you with the recognition that you are competent and is able to audit an business continuity management program. Course Content
BCM Institute’s BCM-8030 (internal) audit course provides the audit framework that enables companies to develop and enhance their audit capabilities so as to meet their business requirement. This is primarily
achieved through the equipping of internal auditors and Organization BCM Coordinators with the requisite skills, tools and knowledge to plan, control and eventually lead BCM-related audits by the requirements of ISO 22301 Standard.
Objectives
Attending the course will provide the participants with the pertinent skills and knowledge, empowering them to:
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.
Who Should Attend?
- Internal and external auditors conducting BCM audits.
- Financial and IT auditors performing BCM compliance or regulatory audits.
- Consultants performing first, second and third-party audits for clients.
- Any professionals assigned to audit or review the BCM policies & activities based on the ISO22301 standard.
- Employees or consultants in EHS, Security, HR, IT, Risk & Compliance functions and are new to ISO22301 and BCM.
- You are a business partner or service provider of essential services to any organization of which the disruption of such a service provided by you would be of catastrophic consequences to that organization.
BCM Certification
BC Certified Auditor (BCCA) certification is awarded to participants who successfully completed and passed the Qualifying BCCA examination attached to the course, sends in an application detailing at least 1 year of BC experience, make the application processing fee payment of Singapore Dollar SGD 75 and satisfies and meets the experience requirements of the independent certification body
Please feel free to send us a note if you have any of these questions to sales.ap@bcm-institute.org
How to be Certified
The individuals should have met and continue to meet the following requirements: