Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)

Certification Overview

Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)

Exam Code: CBCP-002

The Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)® is our most widely recognized and held business continuity certification in the world. CBCPs are professionals that have demonstrated both knowledge and skill in the business continuity/disaster recovery industry. For the most part, these professionals have been working in the industry as leaders and are looking for the recognition that comes with certification.

The continuing growth of business continuity and IT disaster recovery programs in organizations world-wide has fueled the demand for highly qualified professionals. Our credentials symbolize and demonstrate your qualifications, knowledge and commitment to the field of business continuity and IT disaster recovery. Whether you are just starting or expanding your career in this field, these credentials will become opportunities for your success.

Business continuity management (BCM) is a framework for identifying an organization's risk of exposure to internal and external threats.

The goal of BCM is to provide the organization with the ability to effectively respond to threats such as natural disasters or data breaches and protect the business interests of the organization. BCM includes disaster recovery, business recovery, crisis management, incident management, emergency management and contingency planning.

CBCP® certification demonstrates to your peers, colleagues and management that professionalism within the industry is your goal.

Duration: 15 to 20 Hours

Exam Information

The exam comprises of 40 Multiple Choice Questions out of which the candidate needs to score 80% (32 out of 40 correct) to pass the exam

The total duration of the exam is 1 hour (60 Minutes).

  • The exam is conducted in a non-proctored mode and can be taken anytime and anywhere within an eight-month validity period.
  • Upon purchasing the Premium Package or an Exam Voucher Code, a voucher code with two attempts will be assigned to your login profile under the "My Vouchers" tab. You can then take the exam through the "My Exam(s)" tab in your profile. To take the exam, simply apply the voucher code.
  • The Exam Voucher included in the Premium Package or purchased separately is valid for two (2) attempts. If you are unable to pass the exam within these two attempts, you can purchase a new voucher code, which will grant you an additional two attempts.
  • Kindly Note: The voucher will not be valid for a second attempt if you pass the exam on your first attempt.

The Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)® Certificate is valid for life

CBCP® is a Registered Trademark of GAQM.

The Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)® Certification has no pre-requisites.

Course Outline

Module Information - 1

  • Introduction to Business Continuity Planning
  • Business Continuity Planning Strategy
  • Crisis Management
  • Multilateral continuity planning
  • Marketing protection
  • Operational risk management
  • Disaster Recovery Planning, functional components and definitions
  • Planning to recover your data
  • Organization Planning model
  • Risk Analysis and Business Impact Analysis
  • Risk evaluation and control

Module Information - 2

  • Identifying and Selecting Planning Teams Risks, Controls, Relationships, and Critical Functions
  • Definition of Critical Functions and Applications Emergency Planning and Control of Communications Networks
  • Project initiation and management
  • Business continuity strategies for financial services
  • Business continuity strategies for manufacturing & logistics
  • Business continuity for telecommunications
  • Strategies for IT and communications

Module Information - 3

  • Recovery teams
  • Vendor roles and back-up methods
  • Strategies for funding recovery
  • Managing Recovery Plan Development
  • Emergency response and operations
  • Business Continuity  Auditing
  • Business Continuity Testing
  • Verbal and written skills
  • Coping with people in recovery
  • Selecting the tools to support the process
  • The missing elements

Target Audience

  • Officials and professionals from banks, associations, industries and SMEs
  • Professionals in government, public and privates sector organizations dealing with disaster recovery and business continuity
  • Human Resource Department
  • Administration Department
  • Financial Department
  • Business continuity managers and consultants
  • IT and operations managers and consultants
  • Risk management
  • Those who want to introduce ISO 22301 into their organization.

Registration Process for E-Course or E-Book and Exam

Premium Package
(E-Book Version)

  • E-Book Included
  • This package provides a voucher code granting eligibility for two (2) exam attempts.
  • Includes E-certificate and Digital Badge if you qualify in the exam.
  • Course Duration: 40 Days
  • Price: 180 USD

Exam
Voucher

  • Validity: 180 Days
  • Price: 150 USD
  • Please Read Carefully:

    1) The Exam Voucher is valid for two (2) attempts.

    2) You will receive your voucher code within 24 business hours.

    3) Once you receive the voucher code, you can take the exam via the "My Exam(s)" tab in your login profile.