How Long Can I Wait Before Submitting My Application for my Certification?
You have about 30 days from the date you have received your examination result email notification to submit the BCCS/ DRCS/ BCCE/ DRCE/ CMCS/ CMCE/ CCCS/ CCCE/ BCCA/ BCCLA form with fees or can we take more time?
Technically yes it is, but if you need more time due to pressing work commitments, please liaise with the certification officer directly, or email to certification@bcm-institute.org, and we will discuss on how much time we could extend usually its no more than 60 days which is a maximum of another 2 months on a case-to-case basis.
Can I Get a Paper Certificate?
BCM Institute will be sending you an electronic (soft copy) certificate upon the award of the certification that was approved by the certification committee. You would have been award a certificate of attendance upon completion of the course leading to the following certification.
- BCCS/ CMCS /CCCS DRCS (Specialist Level)
- BCCE/ /CCCE /DRCE (Expert Level); and
- BCCA/ BCCLA (Specialist/Expert Level for Audit).
Currently all certificates are sent via email (i.e softcopy). Paper certificates , otherwise known as the hardcopy certificate needs to be purchased at Singapore Dollar SGD $50 and a courier charge would be advised before it can be delivered to you.
As a Member, What Are My Benefits?
As a member, aside from the industry recognized title and your ability to attach the title with your name, you will also be one of the first ones to know about the latest courses and events updates.
For participation to our annual global BCM conference: World Continuity Congress and Meet-the-Experts seminars you will also get member only discount prices. Look out too for our more comprehensive line up of benefits in the coming months as we are revamping the benefits scheme to serve you better.
Is the Application Fee Refundable if the Application is Not Successful?
The application fees is non refundable as it goes into our efforts in processing the application. Nonetheless, rest assured 99% of those who applied would be awarded the certification that they applied for.
This is because the certification officer would do a completeness check on your application before it is submitted to the review committee member. Once it is deemed acceptable would we send the application to the reviewer from the certification review committee. Even at the certification review committee level, they would sometimes query and ask for additional information and justification to ensure that your application in a better state and so help you gain your certification.
But in the case that after all efforts has been exhausted and you did not quite meet the standards for the certification for reasons such as lack of experience or lack of exposure, they would suggest another certification of a level lower than applied for e.g. BCCS if you had applied for BCCE. For such instances, we strongly suggest that you send a fresh application (including a fresh application fee payment) for the higher certification (i.e. BCCE) after a couple of years (min. 1 to 2 years) without having to re-take any courses or exams.
Can I Change the Certification Expiry Date?
If you hold multiple BCM Institute certifications you can "synchronize" them and renew them all at once instead of separately renewing different certifications with different expiration dates. However this is subject to the approval by the certification reviewer board.
For single certificate holder, we do not allow such practice as we have provided you with an additional of up to two months of additional date to ensure that it is rounded to the next quarter.
