Certified Lead Auditor - ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System

Lead Auditor - ISO 22301:2012

• In today’s competitive business landscape, it is important for organizations to have a strategy that can effectively overturn potential threats. This course is structured to help professionals build the capability to plan for and spearhead Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) audits, in compliance with the ISO 22301 standard, both internally and externally. You will learn the key principles, procedures and techniques for conducting a BCMS audit in the capacity of a Lead Auditor.
• Attain the skills required to plan and structure a BCMS audit, identify current & potential threats to the business, lead team towards achieving BCMS goals, communicate audit findings to client, resolve conflicts, design business continuity plans, maintain compliance with the ISO 22301 standard, and work towards constantly updating the firm’s BCMS.
• Empirical approach to coaching will include detailed training material, assignments, case studies and presentations to assist students in analysis and synthesis of body of knowledge and to develop required skills.
• On course completion, appear for the exam and qualify for Credentials Global’s ISO 22301 Lead Auditor certification.
• This course is open to all professionals, senior management, advisers, BCMS team leaders, corporate governance officers, risk managers, compliance executives, experts, IT consultants, who intend to manage & improve a firm’s Business Continuity Management System; and plan to lead audits conforming with the ISO 22301 standard

Key Outcomes:

• Understand the purpose and value of an ISO 22301 audit
• Identify the correlation between ISO 22301 and other regulatory frameworks
• Acknowledge how a robust BCMS can reduce recovery time from incidents, save costs, improve customer satisfaction
• Appreciate the requirements for successful third party certification
• Plan, implement, monitor, review and follow up on the BCMS audit
• Develop capability to spearhead an audit conforming with ISO 22301 standard
• Guide a firm to achieve & maintain compliance with ISO 22301

Course Chapters:

Chapter 1 Introduction to Course
Chapter 2 High Level Structure
Chapter 3 Introduction to Standard & Related Concepts
Chapter 4 Process Mapping
Chapter 5 Context of Organization & Management System
Chapter 6 Leadership
Chapter 7 Actions To Address Risk and Opportunities
Chapter 8 Business Continuity Objectives and Planning to Achieve Them
Chapter 9 Support
Chapter 10 Competence and Awareness
Chapter 11 Organizational Knowledge
Chapter 12 Organizational Communication
Chapter 13 Documented Information
Chapter 14 Operational Planning Control and Business Risk Assessment
Chapter 15 Performance Evaluation
Chapter 16 Improvement
Chapter 17 Guidelines For Auditing Management Systems
Chapter 18 Audit Excellence

Certified Lead Auditor - ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System etraining online course

What is the course attendance criteria?

• A minimum attendance of 80 hrs on Learning Management System (LMS) activity for the duration of course is required.
• However, we encourage students to log in maximum number of hrs within a given course duration to take maximum benefit of learning material.

How assignments will be evaluated/graded?

• Assignments will not be graded.
• Assignments will consist of Descriptive Type Questions and Case Studies.

What is the nature of qualifying examination?

• Qualifying examination consist of Multiple Choice Questions.

What is the examination eligibility criteria?

• An open book test can be scheduled once student completes minimum 80 hrs on LMS and completes all given Assignments.

How assignments will be evaluated/graded?

• Assignments will not be graded.
• Assignments will consist of Multiple Choice Questions, True or False, Match the Pairs, Descriptive Types and Case Studies.
• Only Multiple Choice Questions- Auto Diagnostics Feedback is given.

How examination results are presented?

• The designations P (Pass) and NP (Not Pass) are used. No grades are reported.

What are the examination pass norm?

• It is expected that at least 80% of students attending this course should pass at first attempt.

What are the documents permitted during the open book examination?

• Course material
• Copy of ISO 22301 standard
• Copy of ISO 19011 standard

What is the certification policy?

• Certification will be given to student who completes all assignments satisfactorily and clears the examination with the designation P.
• Certification of successful completion are endorsed with the Credentials Global logo and ACCAB’s “Responsible Education Provider”™ Logo
• Student who does not qualify for certificate of successful completion may be awarded a letter of attendance.

What is the re-examination policy?

• A student who gets a letter of attendance after the initial course may apply to be allowed to sit for a re-examination within 1 month from the issuing of the results. A candidate who fails re-examination is required to take the course again paying full fees.

What is complaints and appeals policy?

• Student May raise any complaint in writing or orally, both during the course and afterward. Student is also given the opportunity to raise any issues of the concern during the formal evaluation at the end of the course.
• Contact information: Info@credentialsglobal.com

Do I receive Professional Development Units (PDUs) for the course?

• Yes, 40 PDUs

Is this course accredited?

The Credentials Global education provider accredited with the Accreditation Commission of Conformity Assessment Bodies (ACCAB) www.accab.org

ACCAB’s "Responsible Education Provider"™ Accreditation is a voluntary quality assurance scheme for independent private sector Further Education & Training Institutions(FETIs) including Independent Higher Education Providers, Distance Learning Institutions, Professional Short Course Providers and Specialty Tutorial Schools & Colleges.

The objectives of ACCAB’s “Responsible Education Provider”™ Accreditation Scheme are:

• FETIs have appropriate management systems in place and control over their processes;
• Personnel that are employed by FETIs have required competencies to perform their duties;
• FETIs follow rigorous and consistent processes to educate, train and evaluate students;
• To enable FETIs to state publicly that they have voluntary accepted ACCAB’s “Responsible Education Provider”™ Accreditation Scheme for maintenance and continual improvement of their services delivery.