Disaster Recovery Certified Expert (DRCE)

IT Disaster Recovery Certified Expert (DRCE)

Pre-requisites for DRCE

The pre-requisites are:

Attend and complete the following:
DRP-400: IT Disaster Recovery Manager course
DRP-5000: IT Disaster Recovery Expert Implementer course.

The course participants must pass the Qualifying DRCE examination before applying for the certification.

Have at least three years of business continuity/ crisis management/ IT disaster recovery professional experience and
Be able to describe your implementation and role in at least 5 of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BCM BoK)
Send in the SGD 150 drCE Certification Application Processing Fees

How to be Certified

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

Formal Education Attend and complete the DRP-5000 IT Disaster Recovery Expert Implementer course or Attend and complete the DRP-400 IT Disaster Recovery Manager course.
Examination Attempt and pass the Qualifying DRCE examination

Show proof of at least three years of verifiable (BCM-CM-DR) experience
Make a payment of SGD 150 (non-refundable) application processing fee.
Submit the DRCE application form to the certification team for review by the independent Certification Review Committee member.
Complete review and approval by the Certification Review Committee member (which may take six to eight weeks)
Invite to accept the CMCE award

Formal Education

Sign up for the DRP-5000 course and complete the four modules (M1 to M4), or
Sign up for the DRP-400 course and complete the two modules (M3 - M4).
Pay the Course Fees before starting the course.
Be assigned login credentials to start the eLearning for Module 1 (for those taking DRP-5000) only
Answer quizzes at the end of each sub-module of Module 1
Continue to complete Modules 2, 3 and 4 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)
- Advanced (CL 3)
  including the five 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 DRCE 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 five 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 five of seven BCM BoK).

Fee Payment

	Application Processing Fee: SGD 150. (Not included in course fees and non-refundable even if the application is rejected)
	Annual Maintenance Fee: SGD 150 (Applicable after your first year of certification)

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Certification
Certification Type	Disaster Recovery Certified Expert	Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist	Disaster Recovery Certified Planner
Course	DR Expert Implementer/ Manager	DR Implementer	DR Planner
Course Code	DRP-400/ 5000	DRP-300	DRP-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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