The new Companies Act and King III make it the board’s responsibility to ensure that a company has appropriate risk mitigation strategies in place, and can continue to trade when a crisis occurs. In parallel with this, greater regulatory focus on business continuity, bodies like the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the Business Continuity Institute have issued standards to help companies establish adequate business continuity management programmes.
To that end, ContinuitySA, Africa’s premier provider of business continuity management services, has announced its training programme for business continuity management for the balance of 2015 customised both to the business as a whole, and to the role played by the individual.
“ContinuitySA has a wealth of experience and practical knowledge which is incorporated in our training programmes to ensure that companies know how to apply best practices, “says Cindy Bodenstein, Marketing Manager at ContinuitySA.
“Our training provides guidance on how to develop, implement and manage an effective business continuity management programme, based on international standards. All the courses are offered through ContinuitySA’s company’s Complete Continuity Training Academy, she adds.
Forthcoming courses include:
5 Day Complete Continuity ®Practitioner Programme
This course covers all components of Business Continuity Management in detail and includes case studies and practical classroom exercises. This programme is ideal for persons tasked with the hands-on implementation of BCM within their organisations.
- 27th -31st July 2015 (Jhb)
- 7th-11th September 2015 (Cape Town)
- 19th-23rd October 2015 (Jhb)
- 16th-20th November 2015 (Cape Town)
- 30th Nov-4th December 2015 (Jhb)
Certified ISO 22301 Foundation Training
The ISO 22301 Foundation Certification is highly recommended as a prerequisite for attending the Lead Implementer Course; those with basic knowledge of ISO 27031 or BS 25999 and general business continuity concepts are also recommended to attend.
- 23rd-24th June 2015 (Cape Town)
- 5th-6thth August 2015 (Jhb)
- 16th-17th September 2015 (Cape Town)
- 7th-8th October 2015 (Jhb)
- 4th-5th November 2015 (Cape Town)
- 7th-8th December 2015 (Jhb)
Certified ISO 22301 Lead Implementer Training
The Lead Implementer course enables participants to develop the necessary expertise to support the implementation and management of a BCMS. Participants also gain a thorough understanding of best practices used to implement business continuity processes as described in the ISO 22399 standard. The training is accredited by the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB).
- 17th-21st August 2015 (Jhb)
- 28th September – 2nd October 2015 ( Cape Town)
- 12th-16th October 2015 (Jhb)
- 9th-13th November 2015 (Cape Town)
- 7th-11th December 2015 (Jhb)
1 Day Complete Continuity ®Programme
This course is aimed at individuals who want a high-level understanding of Business Continuity Management (BCM).
- 5th August 2015 (Jhb)
- 25th August 2015 (Cape Town)
- 28th October 2015 (Jhb)
- 25th November 2015 (Cape Town)
To register or find out more please contact us at http://www.continuitysa.com/contact-us