ISO 22301 Lead Implementer Course equips professionals to plan, implement and maintain a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) in accordance with ISO 22301, ensuring alignment between impact analysis, continuity strategies and organisational governance. The training focuses on structured implementation and on the production of evidence for certification readiness.
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Language: available in Portuguese or English
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Exam: 3h
EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP LEVEL — technical authority and leadership in governance
Why this course exists
To transform ISO 22301 requirements into real, auditable and evidence-based implementation.
Many organisations recognise the critical importance of continuity, but fail when moving from intent to processes, plans, evidence and continuous improvement. This course prepares professionals to lead the implementation of a BCMS with method, consistency and the ability to drive it through to certification audit.
What this course enables you to do
Plan
Define the BCMS implementation approach and methodology, including context, interested parties and scope.
Implement
Build BCMS policies, processes and documentation (BIA, strategies, plans, exercises, communication and response).
Assess
Establish monitoring, metrics, internal audits and management reviews to ensure performance and conformity.
Improve
Manage nonconformities, corrective actions and continuous improvement, preparing the organisation for ISO 22301 certification audit.
Frameworks, standards and best practices addressed throughout the course
Best Practices
Guidance
BIA
Strategies
Plans and procedures
Exercises
BEHAVIOUR Methodology (step by step)
Value for the organisation
- Greater resilience and operational continuity through consistent processes and plans.
- Reduced disruption impact through BIA, strategies and structured response.
- Governance, evidence and audit capability aligned with ISO 22301.
- Preparation for certification and international recognition.
Introduction
The ISO 22301 Lead Implementer course was designed to turn the standard into practice. In addition to mastering the fundamental concepts, clause-by-clause requirements and guidance of ISO 22301, the participant is challenged to establish, implement, maintain and improve a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), applying a step-by-step BEHAVIOUR methodology, supported by a case study, models and tools that accelerate implementation in a real organisational context.
Everything that is required, from context and scope, to Business Impact Analysis (BIA), the definition of strategies, the development of plans and procedures, exercises, monitoring and continuous improvement, is addressed in an integrated manner, preparing participants to lead a Business Continuity Management Programme that is consistent, evidence-based and aligned with ISO 22301 requirements, whether within their own organisation or in a consultancy context.
The course is aligned with the best practices of the ISO 22300 family, integrating recognised approaches to governance, risk, incident response, testing/exercises and continuous improvement, ensuring solid preparation for ISO 22301 organisational certification and for the associated personal certification.
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General Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand fundamental business continuity concepts and ISO 22301 requirements.
- Know the correlation within the ISO 22300 family (including ISO 22301 and ISO 22313) and related best practices.
- Establish, implement, maintain and continually improve a BCMS in accordance with ISO 22301.
- Define and execute the processes, techniques and tools required to operate the BCMS.
- Assess and treat risks and opportunities associated with the BCMS.
- Perform BIA, analyse disruptive scenarios and support continuity requirements.
- Define strategies and solutions and develop continuity plans aligned with recovery objectives.
- Implement an exercise and testing programme to validate the effectiveness of strategies and plans.
- Define and manage documented information (policies, processes, procedures, plans and evidence).
- Implement performance evaluation (monitoring, metrics, internal audits and management review).
- Address continuous improvement requirements and prepare for ISO 22301 certification audit.
Target Audience
- Consultants, auditors, managers and risk professionals involved in implementing an ISO 22301 BCMS.
- Executives and senior professionals responsible for ensuring alignment, value delivery and continuity governance.
- Professionals responsible for business continuity, governance, information security and/or IT.
- Project managers leading (or preparing to lead) an ISO 22301 implementation programme.
- Professionals wishing to acquire the knowledge required to implement and maintain an ISO 22301 BCMS.
Prerequisites
There are no mandatory formal prerequisites. However, experience or exposure to business continuity, information security, risk, governance and operations contexts is recommended.
In addition, other specific requirements may apply, where relevant, depending on the quotation or proposal presented (please consult the proposal).
Programme
Fundamentals, ISO 22301 and preparation for implementation
- Introduction to the course
- Business continuity: applicable standards, legislation and regulation
- Business continuity fundamentals
- Overview of BCMS requirements (ISO 22301)
- Approach and methodology for BCMS implementation
- Understanding organisational drivers and establishing context
- Defining the BCMS scope
- Assessing the current and target state (basis for gap analysis)
Establish (Plan) an ISO 22301 BCMS
- Leadership and commitment for establishing the continuity programme
- Development of the Business Continuity Policy
- Organisational structures: roles, responsibilities and authorities
- Assessment and treatment of BCMS risks and opportunities
- Continuity objectives and plans to achieve them
- Support: resources, competence, awareness, communication and documented information
- Documented information management process
- Required templates and documentation (policies, processes, procedures, plans)
Implement and Operate (Do) an ISO 22301 BCMS
- Best practices for continuity processes (based on ISO 22313 and related references)
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and disruptive scenario analysis
- Selection of continuity strategies and solutions
- Development and implementation of continuity plans and procedures
- Team plans (incident/communication, product/service continuity, emergency response, unit recovery, IT/technology, facilities and others)
- Specific plans (e.g. pandemic/epidemic, cyberattack and others)
- Crisis management capability and crisis plan
- Exercise and testing programme
- Transition of the BCMS into operations
Monitor, Review, Improve and prepare for certification audit
- Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
- Internal audit programme
- Management review
- Management of findings and nonconformities; corrective actions
- Continuous improvement process
- Preparation for ISO 22301 certification audit
- Training closure and exam preparation
Exam(s) and Certification
Exam “Certified Business Continuity 22301 Lead Implementer”
The exam covers the following competence domains:
- Domain 1: Continuity fundamentals and ISO 22301 requirements
- Domain 2: Establish (Plan) an ISO 22301 BCMS
- Domain 3: Implement and Operate (Do) an ISO 22301 BCMS
- Domain 4: Monitor and Review (Check) an ISO 22301 BCMS
- Domain 5: Maintain and Improve (Act) an ISO 22301 BCMS
- Domain 6: Preparation for ISO 22301 certification audit
Language(s): Portuguese and English (please consult BEHAVIOUR regarding availability in other languages).
Duration: 3 hours.
Format: Open questions based on a case study and related to the competence domains.
Pass mark: 700/1000 points.
Results: Pass or Fail.
Issuing entity: Behaviour (legal entity), through its certification service Behaviour Certification Services.
Retake: 1 free retake within a maximum period of 2 months after the date on which the exam result is made available.
Certification (levels and requirements)
After passing the exam, the candidate may apply for one of three levels, according to experience:
- Certified Business Continuity 22301 Associate Implementer: no prior experience required
- Certified Business Continuity 22301 Implementer: 2 years of experience in business continuity
- Certified Business Continuity 22301 Lead Implementer: 5 years of experience in business continuity
A Certificate and a Digital Certification Badge will be issued to participants who successfully complete the certification exam and satisfy all requirements of the certification for which they are applying. Certification is issued by Behaviour (legal entity), through its certification service Behaviour Certification Services.
The personal certification programme “Certified Cybersecurity Professional” is designed and maintained in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024.
Certification programmes are valid only for individuals (not companies), and the award and maintenance of certification depend on the exam result, professional experience and compliance with the applicable agreement and Code of Ethics.
If the professional does not comply with the agreement or Code of Ethics, the certification is not granted or is revoked.
Other Information
General Information
- Training available in Portuguese or English.
- Online training materials in Portuguese or English, with online access, in accordance with the awarded conditions.
- Practical step-by-step implementation methodology.
- Behaviour digital Training Attendance Certificate with 40 CPD/CPE credits.
- Online Certification Exam, in Portuguese or English. The exam may be taken up to 2 months from the course start date.
- If the candidate does not pass the exam, they are entitled to one free retake within a maximum period of 2 months from the release date of the initial exam result.
- Digital Certification Diploma and Digital Certification Badge after successfully passing the exam and completing the application process. This process has no associated cost.
Trainer(s)
Benefits
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- The ISO 22301 standard defines an auditable and certifiable Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), recognised internationally.
- International recognition, easier market access, operational optimisation and reinforced trust with clients, partners and regulatory entities.
- The ISO 22301 Lead Implementer course is based on the BEHAVIOUR pedagogical model, with a personal certification programme designed in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024, which defines requirements for the certification of persons.
- The course is oriented towards acquiring practical knowledge and skills to establish, implement, operate, maintain and improve a BCMS in accordance with ISO 22301.
- The course enables participants to acquire a common language and a coherent structure in business continuity, covering organisational context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and continuous improvement.
- The participant becomes capable of leading business continuity programmes, strengthening governance, decision-making and evidence before top management, audits and interested parties.
- The participant and, consequently, the organisation become better prepared to reduce the impact of disruptions through conducting Business Impact Analysis (BIA), defining strategies and operationalising continuity plans and procedures.
- The organisation becomes capable of implementing a consistent foundation of processes and control mechanisms for response, recovery, testing/exercises and continuous improvement, aligned with the best practices of the ISO 22300 family.
- The certification exam is supervised by an official BEHAVIOUR administrator.
- The ISO 22301 Lead Implementer certification exam is held after the course and consists of open/development questions based on a case study.
- Upon passing the exam and applying for certification, the professional reaches the applicable certification level. If the candidate does not pass, they are entitled to one free retake within the period defined in the applicable certification scheme.
Logistics
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- Live Online (synchronous time): 9:30–17:30 (Lisbon, GMT 0), with lunch break and short breaks
- Classroom (synchronous time): 9:30–17:30 (Lisbon, GMT 0), with lunch break and short breaks
- 28 hours of synchronous training, distributed across 4 consecutive days
- Estimated 12 hours of guided autonomous work, intended for content consolidation and exam preparation, carried out flexibly outside the synchronous sessions
- Requirements: computer with stable internet, browser, PDF reader, audio/video
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Frequently Asked Questions
Objective answers to the most common questions about the ISO 22301 Lead Implementer course.
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