BCM Institute's certifications are available for both business continuity management (BCM), crisis management (CM) and crisis communication (CC) professionals who would like to get their experience and competency validated by an independent crisis communication professionals serving on BCM Institute's certification committee.
In the institute, BCM professionals not only include business continuity, but also encompassed the CM and CC professionals. The strength of the course is enable a non-Public Relations or Corproate Communication professionals embarked on the journey of being able to communicate during a crisis.
Our certifications are available for all crisis management professionals (at the Planner, Specialist and Expert Level) who would like to get their experience and competency validated by an independent crisis management certification body.
Here, we able to advise you on ways to obtain your crisis communication certification.
Upon attending any of our Crisis Communication courses we offer, you must pass your examination.
For other than the Crisis Communication Certified Planner (CCCP) certification, you are required to send in an application form detailing your experience in crisis communication in relation to BCM Body of Knowledge (or what is known as BoK) which you can easily make reference to via our BCMpedia website. Don't forget to pay the application fee before submitting your completed forms.
You are required to attend and complete the CM-200: Crisis Communication Planner course;
Pass the Qualifying BCCP e-examination
Attend and Complete the CC-300: Crisis Communication Implementer course
Pass the Qualifying CCCS examination;
Have at least one year of Crisis Management (CM), Crisis Communication (CC) or Business Continuity Management (BCM) professional experience;
Be able to describe the implementation and your role in at least 3 CC/CM related Body of Knowledge (BoK)
Send in the SGD 75 CCCS Certification Application Processing Fees
Attend and Complete the CC-400: Crisis Communication Manager or
Pass the Qualifying BCCE examination;
Have at least three years of Crisis Management (CM), Crisis Communication (CC), and/or Business Continuity Management (BCM) professional experience;
Be able to describe your implementation and role in at least 5 of the CC Body of Knowledge (BoK).
Send in the SGD 150 CCCE Certification Application Processing Fees
Well, your application form will be submitted to our Reviewer Board Committee which would then assess your form and if once they are satisfied with all the information and that you've met the conditions set, they would then award you with the relevant certification. Please understand that certifications are then valid for 1 year after which yearly renewals are needed to ensure the validity of the certification.
Do take note that the review of application by BCM Institute's Certification Review Committee takes approximately
During the application review process, the Certification Review Committee decides whether the Application is:
Many people came back to us and asks why do we need to renew it on a yearly basis? Why can't we renew it whenever we can? In order to maintain your currency of your certification, the institute keeps a list of active certified professionals as they are often being asked from existing and new employers.
Lastly, if you would like to continue to know more about your Crisis Management journey, click "How Do I Start My Crisis Communication Learning Journey?"