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# Submit Certification Application \[Audit\] Sample BoK

When you completing the ISO22301 BCMS Auditor/ Lead Auditor Certification Application form and have to reach Section 3 which is to demonstrate your experience specific divided into the seven Body of Knowledge or BoK, this blog served as a sample to assist you to write your content to demonstrate to the Certification Review Committee that you meet the competency for the BoK.

Note that you should not be copying the content of these samples as the reviewer have access to these samples.

[Kalaivani](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/certification/author/kalaivani) Sep 24, 2021

#### ![IC_Cert_Application Form_Section 3](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Certification%20Morepost/IC_Cert_Application%20Form_Section%203.png?width=200&name=IC_Cert_Application%20Form_Section%203.png)

#### Complete Certification Application Form \[Section 3\]

When you update Section 3 of the Certification Application form for the ISO22301 BCMS Auditor/ Lead Auditor, you must submit three BoK for the Specialist Level application and five BoK for the Expert Level application. 

#### **BCM Auditor/ Lead Auditor Level Certification**

| [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/3a4d2956-eb8a-41ba-bb63-9e7b4b47be2b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/3a4d2956-eb8a-41ba-bb63-9e7b4b47be2b) | [![BCCA Business Continuity Certified Auditor Certification ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/f2e2497c-2db8-41cb-aeb9-2614a788b7c9.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/f2e2497c-2db8-41cb-aeb9-2614a788b7c9) | [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/c99b36f9-4d0e-49ee-bcda-6a0455134384.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/c99b36f9-4d0e-49ee-bcda-6a0455134384) | [![BCCLA Business Continuity Certified Lead Auditor Certification ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/8810f29e-f5cf-4b12-9df1-61ad6f5267c1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/8810f29e-f5cf-4b12-9df1-61ad6f5267c1) | [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/1a6935e7-3c10-4950-b3a1-b7d0e748d6b4.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/1a6935e7-3c10-4950-b3a1-b7d0e748d6b4) |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

[![BCM Planning Methodology](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/065689b0-d471-49e6-9981-ad108771ca1a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/065689b0-d471-49e6-9981-ad108771ca1a)These are sample forms.  The latest version can only be downloaded from the certification application portal.  Do note that the certification team grants access to the application processing portal upon completing the "application processing fee" payment.

The Seven Body of Knowledge or BoK are:

1. BCMBoK 1: Project Management 
2. BCMBoK 2: Risk Analysis & Review 
3. BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis 
4. BCMBoK 4: Recovery Strategy
5. BCMBoK 5: Plan Development
6. BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising
7. BCMBoK 7: Program Management

*Click the icons to read more about each BoK*

|   | **Body of Knowledge** | [![BCMBoK 1: Project Management](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/9ba3374d-c23e-4eea-ae86-7787c9aea8fa.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/9ba3374d-c23e-4eea-ae86-7787c9aea8fa) | [![BCMBoK 2: Risk Analysis & Review](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/b87f4251-c407-4944-939e-a9b54f6ee068.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/b87f4251-c407-4944-939e-a9b54f6ee068) | [![BCMBoK 3: Business Impact Analysis](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/c3ac8a5c-3154-46e9-9eca-b83eda4e8533.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/c3ac8a5c-3154-46e9-9eca-b83eda4e8533) | [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/eb344325-8687-4712-a3cd-862bf2ae2167.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/eb344325-8687-4712-a3cd-862bf2ae2167) | [![BCMBoK 5: Plan Development](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/3f07a33b-05a1-4766-af3c-a178002d559e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/3f07a33b-05a1-4766-af3c-a178002d559e) | [![BCMBoK 6: Testing and Exercising](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/d50c617a-af6d-48ca-98c6-1c92dc6ad18b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/d50c617a-af6d-48ca-98c6-1c92dc6ad18b) | [![BCMBoK 7: Program Management](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/3af85a63-7bba-4f52-9997-6dfc68c38c23.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/3af85a63-7bba-4f52-9997-6dfc68c38c23) |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   | **BoK** | **1** | **2** | **3** | **4** | **5** | **6** | **7** |   |

#### Content of Form

In section 3, this is the question asked? 

Please explain each BCMBoK in the box provided below (minimum 100 words) after splitting them into three distinctive parts:

 

|   | **1. What was performed?** |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   | **2. When was it done?** |   |   |
|   | **3. How was it carried out?** |   |   |

#### Sample BoK Submission

*This section is under construction.  *This is a Body of Knowledge 1 to 7 for submission for Business Continuity Management Certification applications.

 

| **Sample** | **1** | **2** | **3** | **4** | **5** | **6** | **7** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Audit** | [![Complete Application Form: Sample Audit Submission #3](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/45457b75-207b-450a-b9ba-69fc2095aff3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/45457b75-207b-450a-b9ba-69fc2095aff3) |   | [![Complete Application Form: Sample Audit Submission #2](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/ecc42bc9-715d-429f-beb0-befb04685616.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/ecc42bc9-715d-429f-beb0-befb04685616) |   |   |   |   |

Note to Applicant:  This feature is meant to assist the applicant and if direct duplication of its content will be regarded by the institute as plagiarism as this is intended to be a sample to assist and not to be copied and modified directly. BCM Institute reserved the right to reject your application if this action continues as it does not reflect your true experience or it does not truly demonstrate that you have the necessary experience.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

##### Submission of Application Form

Submit your completed Certification Application form to [certification@bcm-institute.org](mailto:certification@bcm-institute.org).  It is important for you to ensure that the Application Form is signed and dated before submission

 

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