Section 3 of CAF
You should have downloaded the two forms from the certification application portal as directed by the Certification team. These include the Certification Application form (CAF) and a checklist (CAF-CC) for submission to the Certification Review Committee.
This blog provides an overview of section 3 of the certification application form for the Operational Resilience certification application. It is subdivided into the fifteen OR Body of Knowledge (ORBOK).
Expert/ Specialist Level Certification
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| Operational Resilience |
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Requirements for:
Expert Level Certification
- OR BoK: Explain any Eight OR BoK out of the Fifteen OR BoK listed below
- State 2 References for every BCMBoK explained
Specialist Level Certification
- OR BoK: Explain any Four OR BoK out of the Fifteen OR BoK listed below
- State 2 References for every BCMBoK explained
The Fifteen Operational Resilience Body of Knowledge or OR BoK
| BoK | Plan [P1] | BoK | Implementer [P2] | BoK | Sustain [P3] | ||
| 1 | Assess Capability and Maturity | 6 | Identify Critical Business Services | 11 | Introduce Cultural Change Management | ||
| 2 | Analyse Gap | 7 | Map Processes and Resources | 12 | Develop Communication Strategy | ||
| 3 | Develop Strategy Roadmap | 8 | Set Impact Tolerance | 13 | Implement Training and Awareness | ||
| 4 | Confirm Risk Appetite | 9 | Conduct Scenario Testing | 14 | Provide Self-assessment | ||
| 5 | Develop and Embed Governance | 10 | Improve Lesson Learnt | 15 | Conduct Independent Quality Review | ||
Content of Form
This is the sample form for the submission of the one BoK.
| Certification Type | BCM/ CM/ CC/ DR/ OR | ||
| BCM BoK | 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7 | ||
| OR BoK | 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/ 15 | ||
| Company Name | |||
| Designation | |||
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Please explain each BCMBoK or OR BoK in the box provided below (minimum 150 words) after splitting them into three distinctive parts:
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| 1. What was performed? | |||
| 2. When was it done? | |||
| 3. How was it carried out? | |||
Sample BoK Submission
This section is under construction.
View the Certification Application Form (CAF) and Completion Checklist (CAF-CC)
Submission of Application Form
| Submit your completed Certification Application form and upload it to the certification application portal (CAP). Before submission, you must ensure the Application Form is signed (typed in electronically) and dated. |









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