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title: What is OR Competency Level (CL)?
description: What is OR Competency Level (CL)?
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###### Operational Resilience Body of Knowledge and Competency Series
# What is OR Competency Level (CL)?
All training syllabus within BCM Institute has been designed to assist professionals in upgrading their knowledge and skill using the "Know", "Do" and "Manage" **Expertise Level**.
Concurrently, the **Competency Level** (CL) is a set of building blocks for BCM Institute's training and certification requirements. Each (discipline) domain has three areas of Body of Knowledge (BoK), and in turn, each BoK area is broken into three distinct levels: Foundation (CL 1), Intermediate (CL 2) and Advanced (CL 3).
[Moh Heng Goh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/author/moh-heng-goh) Jan 19, 2024
###### Operational Resilience Certified Planner-Specialist-Expert
### Competency Building Blocks
The Competency Level (CL) is a set of building blocks for BCM Institute's training and certification requirements. Each subject domain is broken into three distinct levels: Foundation (CL 1), Intermediate (CL 2) and Advanced (CL 3). The breakdown for each domain is as follows:
- CL 1 **OR**, CL 2 **OR** and CL 3 **OR** for the **operational resilience** domain;
- CL 1 **ORA**, CL 2 **ORA** and CL 3 **ORA** for the **operational resilience audit** domain;
The arrangement of the tiers represents the increasing specificity and specialization of the Operational Resilience **(OR)'*, and Operational Resilience Audit ****(ORA)* skills and knowledge content.
### BCM Institute Certification and Competency Level Model
| **Operational Resilience** | **Operational Resilience Audit** | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Advanced** | | | |
| [CL 3OR: Advanced (Operational Resilience)](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/cl_3or_advanced_or): [ORCE](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/operational-resilience-expert-implementer-orce) | #### [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/a9d546e8-4451-46cf-81c4-8cc02cf9fc1b) | CL 3ORA: Advanced (Operational Resilience Audit): ORAE | #### [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/07335d86-7113-49ea-8cd9-e38921e83e44) |
| **Intermediate** | | | |
| [CL 2OR: Intermediate (Operational Resilience)](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/cl-2or-intermediate-or): [ORCS](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/operational-resilience-certified-specialist-orcs) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/b50abf87-9d30-4f44-9a32-12cd086ac6e1) | CL 2ORA: Intermediate (Operational Resilience Audit): ORAS | #### [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/ff6ed0b1-6c86-4566-a1dd-5d5ca0a288d3) |
| ### **Foundation** | | | |
| [CL 1OR: Foundation (Operational Resilience)](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/cl-1or-planner-or): [ORCP](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience/operational-resilience-certified-planner-orcp) | #### [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/6b97792e-9333-4bd3-ab4d-477d8be36925) | CL 1ORA: Foundation (Operational Resilience Audit): [ORCP](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/operational-resilience-audit/operational-resilience-certified-planner-orcp-ora) | #### [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/f6ad9518-6a98-4122-80d2-3faf2fdaf830) |
#### 1. Foundation (CL 1)
You can view the summary of the terms used in the OR Body of Knowledge \[BoK 1 to 15\] during the preparation of the examination here:
| **Course name** | **You should be reading:** |
| --- | --- |
| [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/ee5373cf-2981-41bd-89de-8efb50d8ae3e) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/f6ad9518-6a98-4122-80d2-3faf2fdaf830) |
#### 2. Intermediate (CL 2)
When you are attempting an intermediate-level course, you can view the summary of the terms used in the OR Body of Knowledge \[BoK 1 to 15\] during the preparation of the examination here:
| **Course Code** | **You should be reading:** | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [![\[BL-OR\] \[3\] What is BL-OR-3 Course?](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/c994d645-7b4e-4495-a0c5-41f41d69aa1b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/c994d645-7b4e-4495-a0c5-41f41d69aa1b) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/f6ad9518-6a98-4122-80d2-3faf2fdaf830) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/ff6ed0b1-6c86-4566-a1dd-5d5ca0a288d3) |
| [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/92d62170-d781-4aff-a516-61f8dbc28198) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/64d7a909-c2d2-46d4-af58-16e43c87ca7a) | CL 2[](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/efac7a66-4816-4ed1-b20d-5b6ffeb9ec45)ORA |
#### 3. Advanced (CL 3)
You can view the summary of the terms used in the OR Body of Knowledge \[BoK 1 to 15\] during the preparation of the examination here:
| **Course name** | **You should be reading:** | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [![\[BL-OR\] \[3-4-5\] What is BL-OR-5 Course?](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3893111/28727388-f7ee-4b64-827d-c8e9d66bfdff.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/28727388-f7ee-4b64-827d-c8e9d66bfdff) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/f6ad9518-6a98-4122-80d2-3faf2fdaf830) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/ff6ed0b1-6c86-4566-a1dd-5d5ca0a288d3) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/07335d86-7113-49ea-8cd9-e38921e83e44) |
| [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/a5cb5927-e8cc-45e8-a52d-1fc0072e2596) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/64d7a909-c2d2-46d4-af58-16e43c87ca7a) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/efac7a66-4816-4ed1-b20d-5b6ffeb9ec45) | [](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3893111/8240f797-f016-40d0-b913-6bc07440422a) |
You are strongly advised to read competency levels based on the course you are attending and attempt the practice exam questions before sitting for the actual exams.
#### BCM Institute: Detailed Training Program
This content is strictly for the Institute's training program participants and use only.
##### Operational Resilience
**This is still under construction.**
| | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
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As for the Operational Resilience courses, the [BCM Body of Knowledge Operational Resilience (BCMBoK Operational Resilience)](https://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=BCM_Body_of_Knowledge_Operational_Resilience_(BCMBoK_OR)&action=edit&redlink=1) domain of:
- [CL\_2OR:\_Intermediate\_(OR)](https://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/CL_2OR:_Intermediate_(OR)) is taught in the [Course Description: Operational Resilience/ OR-300 Operational Resilience course](https://www.bcm-institute.org/courses/operational-resilience-courses/) or equivalent(preparing for the ORCS certification examination).
- [CL\_3OR:\_Advanced\_(OR)](https://www.bcmpedia.org/wiki/CL_3OR:_Advanced_(OR)) is in [Course Description: Operational Resilience/ OR-5000 Operational Resilience course](https://www.bcm-institute.org/courses/operational-resilience-courses/) or equivalent(preparing for the ORCE certification examination).
##### Operational Resilience Audit
**This is still under construction.**
As for the Operational Resilience Audit courses, the [BCM Body of Knowledge Operational Resilience (BCMBoK Operational Resilience)](https://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=BCM_Body_of_Knowledge_Operational_Resilience_(BCMBoK_OR)&action=edit&redlink=1) domain of:
- [CL\_2ORA:\_Intermediate\_(ORA)](https://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=CL_2ORA:_Intermediate_(ORA)&action=edit&redlink=1) is taught in the [Course Description: Operational Resilience/ ORA-300 Operational Resilience Auditor course](https://www.bcm-institute.org/courses/operational-resilience-courses/) or equivalent(preparing for the ORCA certification examination).
- [CL\_3ORA:\_Advanced\_(ORA)](https://www.bcmpedia.org/w/index.php?title=CL_3ORA:_Advanced_(ORA)&action=edit&redlink=1) is in [Course Description: Operational Resilience/ ORA-5000 Operational Resilience Expert Auditor course](https://www.bcm-institute.org/courses/operational-resilience-courses/) or equivalent(preparing for the ORAE certification examination).
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