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Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist (DRCS)

Written by Kalaivani | Mar 7, 2024 12:37:17 PM

Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist (DRCS)

Pre-requisites

The pre-requisites are:

  • Attend and complete the DRP-300: IT Disaster Recovery Implementer course and Pass the Qualifying DRCS examination
    AND
  • Have at least one year of IT disaster recovery professional experience and
  • Be able to describe at least 3 BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK)
  • Send in the SGD 75 (Singapore Dollar) DRCS Certification Application Processing Fees

How to be Certified

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

  • Formal Education (attend and complete the OR-300: Disaster Recovery Implementer course)
  • Examination (attempt and pass the Qualifying ORCS examination)
  • Show proof of at least one year of verifiable OR experience (Refer to the application form for further explanation)
  • Make a payment of SGD 75 (non-refundable) application processing fee.

Formal Education

  • Sign up for the DRP-400 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 Modules 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 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 DRCS 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 of the  BCM BoK).

 

Fee Payment

  • Application Processing Fee (Singapore Dollar): 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 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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