Comparison Between Crisis Management Intermediate Level Competency and Certification Courses

You may have just completed reading "What is a Certification vs Competency-based Course?" and would like to know the detailed comparison between Crisis Management (CM) WSQ competency-based training and the CM certification course offered by BCM Institute. But what are the differences between these 2 tracks and which one should you be attending?

In view of the introduction of competency based training, we were often asked about the possibility of getting into BCM Institute's certification program. We will need to emphasized that the competency-based training funding by SkillFuture Singapore is independent of our certification program. However, upon completion of the competency based training and you are still keen on pursuing our certification program, there is a "bridging" route for you.

Yes there are 2 ‘routes’ to getting your intermediate level CM certification or Crisis Management Certified Specialist (CMCS) certification. One will be via the competency track and another will be the certification track. But what are the differences between these 2 tracks and which one should you be attending?

The main differences that may affect your decision in following either one of the tracks will probably be course duration and course fee itself. Perhaps the comparison below could give you a better picture to decide the best track that you should be on.

Track	Competency	Certification
Course Code	WSQ-CM-360 Implementing Crisis Management Plan	CM-300 Crisis Management Implementer
Course duration	Attend three days of course with 1.5 hour assessment on a separate date	Attend two days of course with 2.5 hours MCQ exam on a separate date
Course Content	Grounding of CM concepts; Understand the component of the CM with respective to the BC plan; Have an overview of the types of crisis and disaster;	Implement CM plan via BCM planning methodology; Walkthrough the respective working templates to derive the CM plan and procedures; Develop specific crisis response plan after identifying the appropriate crisis scenarios;
Instructor/ Facilitator	Must attained WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) awarded by SkillFuture Singapore (SSG)	Senior industry professionals with a minimum of 10 years of CM experience
Cost	SGD 620 for Singaporeans age 40 years and above SGD 1,530 for Singaporeans age 39 years and below + CMCS exams at SGD 200 Refer to Company-sponsored or Self-sponsored for a detailed explanation.	SGD 2,200 (CMCS exams fees included)
Funding	All course fees have been funded based on the SSG's criteria	Not applicable
Certificate	WSQ Statement of Attainment certificate	Certificate of Attendance
Certification	(Optional and not part of WSQ course) Crisis Management Certified Specialist (CMCS) certificate upon passing the Qualifying Crisis Management Certified Specialist exam.	Crisis Management Certified Specialist (CMCS) certificate upon passing the Qualifying Crisis Management Certified Specialist exam.
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WSQ Course Offerings

Business Continuity Management
	WSQ-BCM-310	WSQ-BCM-320	WSQ-BCM-330	WSQ-BCM-470
Crisis Management
	WSQ-CM-360	WSQ-CM-460
Crisis Communication
	WSQ-CC-350	WSQ-CC-450

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Comparison Between Crisis Management Intermediate Level Competency and Certification Courses

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