Duration: 3 1/2-day course

Course Description Enhanced CITREP endorsed (Applicable only in Singapore)

A BCM-ready business is highly regarded and prized as a supplier, largely because this company is deemed a reliable and sustainable partner for both the short and long haul. Becoming BCM-ready is a process businesses providing essential services to others cannot ignore, whether required as part of legal obligations stipulated in request for proposal (RFP)/ tender, or it is part of the corporate culture and ethos of the supplying organization.

BCM Institute’s BCM-8540  (formerly known as BCM840) Audit course provides the audit framework that enables companies to develop and enhance their audit capabilities so as to meet its business requirement. This is primarily achieved through the equipping of internal auditors and Organization BCM Coordinators with the requisite skills, tools and knowledge to plan, control and eventually lead BCM-related audits in accordance with the requirements of Singapore’s National BCM Standard - SS540:2008.

This course primarily equips individuals to audit BCM readiness in Singapore companies using the new SS540:2008 standard.

The course also highlights the principles and practices of internal audit for a business continuity management system and guides students through the entire audit process of people, policies, processes and infrastructure, from managing an audit program, controlling audit activities to reporting on audit results.

This course incorporates a 100 Multiple Choice Question exam on the forth day. Candidates who achieve with a passing score of 75% or higher are eligible to apply for the BCM Institute's Business Continuity Auditor or BCCA accreditation. This qualification is based on the applicant’s BCM skill & work experience, and is awarded by BCM Institute’s Certification & Review Committee comprising industry practitioners & subject matter experts.

Objectives

• The 3 1/2-day course would cover the following topics, which the participants should be able to master by the end of the course:
• Have a in-depth understanding of the fundalmentals for Business Continuity Management.
• Able to interprete and understand the framework of the Singapore Standard SS540:2008.
• Understand the function and purpose of SS540, the BCM values and standards required of the company and its executives.
• Translate the requirements of SS540 into a program for auditing BCM within the company. Understand the BCM Areas with the SS540, their risks and controls.
• Highlight the principles and practices for performing an internal audit of the BCM program and/or BCM System.
• Equip skill, knowledge and tools to plan, control and manage internal audits.
• Report results to the company’s BCM Steering Committee and/or Executive Management about the compliance to practices, or any shortfall.