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##### Business Continuity Management
# BCCS: Learning the Terminology and Preparing for the Exam
Preparing for an examination can be stressful and time-consuming, but it does not have to be. There’s no need to stress out or cram during the course as this is the ebst time to read leisurely and understand the concepts and terminology. By doing a couple of simple things ahead of time, you have taken the first step to ensure that you are confident and ready for anything that comes up on the examination.
[Azizah Nurdin](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/blog/author/azizah-nurdin) Jul 5, 2019
###### Business Continuity Management Certified Planner-Specialist-Expert
#### Starting Your Preparation As A Candidate for the BCCS Examination
[](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/281b8893-f83c-4e14-a7d5-95ba6edfff8a)When you are reading this article, you should be enrolled into the course "ISO 22301 BCMS Implementer" course or course code BCM-300.
You are being led by the BCM Institute's program administration team to start your course preparation by reading the terms as presented in **C**ompetency **L**evel **1** (One) **B**usiness Continuity or the code is **CL 1B** and subsequently, the intermediate level, CL 2B.
##### CL 1B: Foundation BoK 1 to 7
- [Competency Level 1B of the BCM Body of Knowledge](https://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/CL_1B:_Foundation_(BC))
- | [BoK 1](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_1_CL_1B) | [BoK 2](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_3_CL_1B) | [BoK 3](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_3_CL_1B) | [BoK 4](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_4_CL_1B) | [BoK 5](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_5_CL_1B) | [BoK 6](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_6_CL_1B) | [BoK 7](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_7_CL_1B) |
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##### CL 2B: Intermediate BoK 1 to 7
- [Competency Level 2B of the BCM Body of Knowledge](https://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/CL_2B:_Intermediate_(BC))
- | [BoK 1](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_1_CL_2B) | [BoK 2](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_2_CL_2B) | [BoK 3](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_3_CL_2B) | [BoK 4](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_4_CL_2B) | [BoK 5](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_5_CL_2B) | [BoK 6](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_6_CL_2B) | [BoK 7](http://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:BcmBoK_7_CL_2B) |
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Candidates sitting for the BCCS qualifying examination are strongly advised to be versed with the terminologies found in CL 1B and CL 2B. The detailed terrminology can be found by clicking the CL 1B BoK 1 to 7 and also CL 2B Bok 1 to 7.
In case, you need to know more about "CL" and "BoK", read the links to:
- [What is Body of Knowledge (BoK)?](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/blog/what-is-bcm-body-of-knowledge)
- [What is Competency Level (CL)](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/blog/what-is-competency-level)?
As this course is an intermediate level BCM course leading to the [BC Certified Specialist (BCCS) certification,](https://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/Business_Continuity_Certified_Specialist)the [examination](https://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/Examination) format is 100 multiple choice questions with no deduction for incorrect answers. The duration for either the [examination](https://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/Examination) will be two and a half hours from the start of the online exam.
This document is a summary of the terms on Competency Level 2B (which also include CL 2B) of the BCM Body of Knowledge used during the preparation of the [Business Continuity Certified Specialist](https://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/Business_Continuity_Certified_Specialist) examination.
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