Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ)
WSQ is a national credential system and the WSQ training fund is supported by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). If you are a Singaporean who is age 40 and above, you may want to take advantage of the 70% to 90% funding from SSG.
Some of the courses that you can consider when embarking on the BCM program are:
[a] If you need to identify the requirements for your BC plan, i.e. understand your threats [RAR] and critical business functions [BIA], attend:
- Assessing Risk and Business Impact Requirements
[Course Code: WSQ-BCM-310]
[b] If you need to develop BC strategies [BCS] and plans [PD], attend:
- Developing Business Continuity Strategies and Plans
[Course Code: WSQ-BCM-320]
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[c] If you need to validate your BC plan by developing and executing BC tests and exercises [TE], attend:
- Testing and Exercising Business Continuity Plans
[Course Code: WSQ-BCM-330]
[d] If you have queries on the funding from the Singapore government. Read below for the specific criteria of funding for Singaporean.
- Skillsfuture Funding for BCM WSQ Courses: Company-Sponsored
- Skillsfuture Funding for BCM WSQ Courses: Self-Sponsored
Critical Infocomm Technology Resource Programme PLUS (CITREP+)
Alternatively, our BCM-5000 ISO22301 Business Continuity Management System Expert Implementer course, the course that covers all the requirements and Body of Knowledge (BOK) in Business Continuity Management is CITREP+ funded.
The CITREP+ is a programme under Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)’s TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative to support the workforce in keeping pace with technology shifts, through continuous and proactive training.
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This course will guide participants starting from BCM fundamentals up to the Managerial level.
Read below for the specific criteria of CITREP+ funding for Singaporean and how much is the course fee after funding.
Alternatively, you want to read more on the course itself here:
References
BCM Institute (2008) Business Continuity (BCM) and Disaster Recovery (DR) Wiki Glossary, 9 Oct 2008. Available from <http://www.BCMpedia.org>
Goh, Moh Heng (2015): Business Continuity Management Dictionary Series – English, 5th Edition, 153 pages.
Goh, Moh Heng (2012): A Manager’s Guide to ISO22301 Standard for Business Continuity Management System, 120 pages.