The New BCM Manager: What Can I Do To Improve My BCM Competency and Skill?

What Can I Do To Improve My BCM Competency and Skill?

Being competent as an Organization BCM Coordinator is not about knowing only business continuity. The assumption we are making is that you have attended a business continuity management (BCM) course.

Once this is completed, you may want to consider the ancillary skill set, such as crisis management and crisis communication.

Another essential skill set includes the ability to review the BCM program and participate in the IT disaster recovery planning process.

Levels of BCM Competencies

In the BCM Institute, we have three levels of competencies: "Know-Do-Manage." As an Organization BCM Coordinator, you will need to be at the "Manage" level of competency.

With this in mind, the Organization BCM Coordinator can start to plot the different training routes to choose from depending on his/her requirements, schedule, and certification needs. 

Other Core Skillsets

Once you have completed the BCM training, you should continue to upgrade your competency to include crisis management and crisis communication. Another core skill is the ability to review and audit a BCM program. 

The auditing skill set will also apply to reviewing crisis management and crisis communication plans. Attending the IT disaster planning course will be a good selection for those who are required to work with the IT team and have a strong IT background.

Looking for the other BCM Roles - Click Business Continuity Management: What is My Role?

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Certification Versus Competency-based Training

If you are not a Singaporean or Malaysian, you may want to ignore the column marked as "Competency-based Courses" as government funding are only available in Singapore and Malaysia

Certification Courses	Funding	Competency-based Courses
ISO 22301 BCMS Expert Implementer (Course Code: BCM-5000)		Assessing BC Requirements (Course Code: BCM-310) Developing BC Strategies and Plans(Course Code: BCM-320) Testing and Exercising Business Continuity Plans (Course Code: BCM-330)
ISO 22301 BCMS Lead Auditor  (Course Code: BCM-8530)		Not available
Crisis Management Expert Implementer  (Course Code: CM-5000)		Implement a CM plan(Course Code: BCM-360) Manage and Execute a CM plan (Course Code: BCM-460)
Crisis Communication Expert Implementer  (Course Code: CC-5000)		Implement a CC plan (Course Code: BCM-350) Manage and Execute a CC plan (Course Code: BCM-450
Disaster Recovery Expert Implementer (Course Code: DRP-5000)		Not available

If you are wondering about the differences between Certification and Competency-based training courses, you may want to read "What are BCM Certification and Competency-based Courses?"

Funding from the Singapore Government

SkillsFuture Singapore

For Singaporeans who want to receive funding, you may want to consider the equivalent of the certification course by attending the competency-based training sanctioned by SkillFuture Singapore (SSG).

Alternatively, the BCM-5000, CM-5000, DRP-5000 and BCM-8530 certification courses are currently SSG funded. You can get up to 90% subsidy on the course fees. More information here: What is

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More Information About Business Continuity Management Courses

To learn more about the course and schedule, click the buttons below for the  BCM-300 Business Continuity Management Implementer [BCM-3] and the BCM-5000 Business Continuity Management Expert Implementer [BCM-5].

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