Crisis Management Certified Specialist (CMCS)

Crisis Management Certified Specialist

Pre-requisites for CMCS

The pre-requisites are:

CM-300: Crisis Management Implementer course.

To apply for your CMCS credential, you should have one year at least of Crisis Management (CM) or Business Continuity Management (BCM) professional experience and can describe the implementation and your role in at least 3 of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK)

How to be Certified

To become a CMCS-certified professional, a candidate must complete four separate processes:

Formal Education (attend and complete the CM-300: Crisis Management Implementer course).
Examination (attempt and pass the Qualifying CMCS examination).
Show proof of at least 1-year of verifiable CM/BCM experience.
Make a payment of SGD 75 (non-refundable) application processing fee.

Formal Education

Sign up for the CM-300 course and complete the two modules (M1 to M2),
Pay the Course Fees before starting the course.
Be assigned login credentials to start the eLearning for Module 1
Answer quizzes at the end of each sub-module of Module 1
Continue to complete Module 2 within the schedule.
Sit for the examination at the end of the course.

Examination

To sit for the Examination, a candidate must:

Be competent in the Competency Level (CL):
- Foundation(CL 1)
- Intermediate (CL 2)
- including the three BCM Body of Knowledge (BCM BoK)
Attempt the online practice quiz at least once

Certification

To be issued a certificate, a candidate must:

Pass the CMCS qualifying examination with a required passing score of 75% out of 100- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Submit a non-refundable Application Processing Fee
Submit the Certification Application Form to certification team
Describe three out of seven of BCM Body of Knowledge (BCM BoK) as experience
Select two references for each BCM BoK (references may be repeated for all three of seven BCM BoK).

Fee Payment

	Application Processing Fee: SGD 75. (Not included in course fees and non-refundable even if the application is rejected)
	Annual Maintenance Fee: SGD 75 (Applicable after your first year of certification)

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Certification
Certification Type	Crisis Management Certified Expert	Crisis Management Certified Specialist	Crisis Management Certified Planner
Course	CM Expert Implementer/ Manager	CM Implementer	CM Planner
Course Code	CM-400/ 5000	CM-300	CM-200
Certification Application Processing Fee/ Annual Renewal Fee	SGD 150	SGD 75	SGD 50 Complimentary on Year 1
Number of BCM Body of Knowledge	5 of 7 BCM BoK	3 of 7 BCM BoK	Not Required
Year of Experience for Eligibility	> Three years	> One year	Not Required
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More Information About Crisis Management Blended/ Hybrid Learning Courses

To learn more about the course and schedule, click the buttons below for the CM-300 Crisis Management Implementer [CM-3] and the CM-5000 Crisis Management Expert Implementer [CM-5].