Business Continuity Management

For those of you based in WA, and looking to advance your competence in business continuity management (BCM), then look no further than the 5-day ‘Business Continuity Institute’ (BCI) Certificate Course and Examination.  This will be running on either sides of a weekend here in Perth, with confirmed dates of the 23rd to the 25th November and the 28th to 29th November 2011.  The course is based on the BCI’s ‘Good Practice Guidelines’ and  is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the life cycle and practical issues in implementing a BCM programme. It also prepares participants for the BCI Certificate Examination, which is a pre-requisite for entry into professional membership of that institution.  Kenny Seow, who runs this course, is a good friend of mine and a great trainer.  You’ll not be disappointed.  Details are available on Kenny’s website (www.contingencysolutions.com.au) or by emailing him at kenny@contingencysolutions.com.au.  On a separate BCM note, thanks to an original introduction by James Sheridan over at JLT/Echelon, I’ll be delivering the ‘business continuity and reputation risk’ module of their intensive Certificate in ‘Governance & Risk Management’ course scheduled for this week.  I’m looking forward to this as a number of attendees have spoken highly of their training (and I certainly won’t be intending to put a dent in that reputation!).  Details of all their courses are available at www.CSAust.com.