Business Continuity Certified Specialist (BCCS)

The Business Continuity Certified Specialist (BCCS) certification is designed and developed for middle management, department representatives, business unit coordinators, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery managers and planners. Candidates will be imparted with essential skills and knowledge of business impact analysis, risk analysis, testing and exercising, and keeping BC plans current. Candidates will also be introduced to the key concepts of developing business continuity and disaster recovery strategies, design and implementation of BC plans, preparing and conducting awareness and training programs.

The pre-requisites are:

Attend and Complete the BCM-300: ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) Implementer course OR
Attend and Complete the (BL) BCM-300: ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System Implementer and Pass the Qualifying BCCS examination
AND
Have at least 1 year of Business Continuity Management (BCM) professional experience and
Be able to describe at least 3 BCM related Body of Knowledge (BoK)
Send in the SGD 75 BCCS Certification Application Processing Fees

How to be Certified

To become a BCCS certified professional, a candidate must successfully complete four separate processes:

Formal Education (attend and complete the BCM-300: ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems Implementer course)
Examination (attempt and pass the Qualifying BCCS examination)
Show proof of at least 1 year of verifiable BC experience
Make payment of SGD75 (non refundable) application processing fee.

Formal Education

To attend the BCM-300: ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems Implementer (duration 2.5 days including half-day examination), a candidate must:

Sign up for the course date and location
Submit the Course Fees
Be assigned login credentials for the online final examination
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 1B: Foundation (BC) and CL 2B: Intermediate (BC) including the 7 BCM Body of Knowledge (BCMBoK)
Attempt the online practice quiz at least once

Certification

To be issued a certificate, a candidate must:

Pass the BCCS 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 the certification team
Describe 3 or more domains of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK)
Select two references for each BoK* (references may be repeated for all 3 domains

Fee payment