Business Continuity Management Courses

Business Continuity Management (BCM) is often confused with crisis management (CM). For those who have attended the institute’s CM certification courses, you begin to notice that organisations need to increase their preparedness to manage a disaster and a crisis. Crisis includes physical threats and incidents that affect the organisation's reputation even though you still have access to your organisation. With the advent of social media and real-time updates, BCM professionals and senior management need to be aware of crisis management, and these courses are a basic necessity for any senior management team member’s responsibilities. Noting that not everyone has the same level of interest, experience, and job scope, BCM Institute has designed various crisis management courses to cater to their unique backgrounds.

Courses are available as entirely online and hybrid and are divided into three levels of competencies:

KNOW

MANAGE

At the end of each course, participants would be assessed through assessments or examinations to ascertain his/her level of competency. They can look forward to receiving either an

Internationally recognised Business Continuity Management (BCM) certification through any of our BCM certification courses or
Singapore’s WSQ Statement of Attainment can be found through any of our Business Continuity Management (BCM) competency-level courses.

So, which level would be best for you? Perhaps the table below might help.

CERTIFICATION COURSES

Personnel tasked to update and upkeep their business continuity management plans and would like to be internationally recognised can look forward to enrolling in any of our four certification courses.

BCM-200 BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT PLANNER

COMPETENCY LEVEL: KNOW

This is a one-day introductory course [or 8 hours of self-paced eLearning] on business crisis management (BCM), best suited for someone who wants to understand the subject.

Cost: SGD1,650 [Fully Online]

BCM-300 BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTER

COMPETENCY LEVEL: DO

This two-day [one 8-hour eLearning + two 3-hour online workshops] intermediate business continuity management (BCM) course incorporates the BCM-200 syllabus before the start of the course (Module 1). It is best suited for BCM/CM coordinators and newly appointed BCM coordinators who want to know how to contribute to a BCM team and decide on the best business continuity management strategy. There is no experience pre-requisite for attending the course.

Cost: SGD 2,400 [Fully Online]

Singaporeans can use their Skillsfuture Credit to offset their cost.

BCM-400 BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT MANAGER

COMPETENCY LEVEL: MANAGE

This advanced business continuity management (BCM) course follows up on those who attended the BCM-300 Business Continuity Management Implementer course. Participants will be taught how to manage a crisis management flow of events and conduct advanced-level testing, such as integrated and simulation exercises.

Course Pre-Requisite:
MUST complete the BCM-300 Business Continuity Management Implementer

Cost: SGD 2,400 [Fully Online Learning]; SGD 2,700 [Onsite]

BCM-5000 BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT EXPERT IMPLEMENTER

COMPETENCY LEVEL: MANAGE

This advanced business continuity management (BCM) course follows up on those who attended the BCM-300 Business Continuity Management Implementer course. Participants will be taught how to manage a business continuity management flow of events and conduct advanced-level testing, such as integrated and simulation exercises.

Cost: SGD 3,850 [Fully Online Learning]; SGD 4,150 [Hybrid Learning]

COMPETENCY-BASED COURSES

Singaporeans and Singapore PR who would like to take advantage of SkillsFuture Singapore funding can look into BCM Institute’s easy-to-digest, bite-sized, 3- and 2-day competency-based crisis management courses.

WSQ-BCM-310 Assessing Risk and Business Impact Requirements

COMPETENCY LEVEL: DO

This 3-day [six 3-hour online workshops] course covers the first two fundamental steps in implementing a BCM plan. This course on assessing risk and business impact requirements would allow participants to gain WSQ competency in identifying critical business functions (CBF). Besides CBF, participants will also be able to understand how to assess a business unit's interdependencies.

There is no experience pre-requisite for attending the course.

*This course is also available for Malaysians claiming from HRD Corp.

Cost (Singaporean/ Singapore PR):

40 years old and above Singapore Citizens sponsored by any organisations (after WDA enhanced funding**) $300
39 years old and below Singapore Citizens sponsored by MNC or Government agencies (after WDA funding**) $650
Public Fee: $800
Malaysia: RM 1,500.00 (HRD Corp claimable)

All course fees include courseware and two tea breaks only.

WSQ-BCM-320 Developing Business Continuity Strategies and Plans

COMPETENCY LEVEL: MANAGE

This course is part of a joint initiative by BCM Institute and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). It is the second in a three-part series of SSG WSQ BCM courses. This second WSQ business continuity management (BCM) course is a follow-up to the course on assessing risk and business impact requirements. This course teaches participants the know-how of developing business continuity strategies and plans.

Course Pre-Requisite:
MUST complete the BCM-310

Cost:

40 years old and older Singaporeans (after WDA enhanced funding**) $300
30 years and younger Singaporeans (after WDA funding**) $650
\Public Fee: $800
Malaysia: RM 1500.00 (HRD Corp claimable)

WSQ-BCM-330 Testing and Exercising Business Continuity Plans

COMPETENCY LEVEL: MANAGE

The last of a three-part competency-based Skillsfuture Singapore (SSG), Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) training series teaches participants the skills of testing and exercising business continuity plans.

Course Pre-Requisite:
MUST complete the BCM-310-320

Cost:

40 years and older Singaporeans (after WDA enhanced funding**) $300
39 years and younger Singaporeans (after WDA funding**) $650
Public Fee: $800
Malaysia: RM 1500.00 (HRD Corp claimable)

All course fees include courseware and two tea breaks only.

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].