Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist (DRCS)
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The Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist (DRCS) certification is designed for middle management, department representatives, business unit coordinators, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery managers and planners. Candidates will be imparted with essential skills and knowledge of business impact analysis, risk analysis, testing and exercising, and keeping DR plans current. Candidates will also be introduced to the key concepts of developing business continuity and disaster recovery strategies, design and implementation of BC plans, preparing and conducting awareness and training programs. The pre-requisite course to certify oneself to be a DRCS professional is the DRP-300: Implementing IT Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) course. |
To obtain your DRCS credential, you should have at least 2 years of Disaster Recovery professional experience and has the ability to describe the implementation of and your role in at least 3 or more domains of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK).
How to Certify
To become a DRCS, a candidate must successfully complete three separate processes: Formal Education (attend and complete the DRP:300 course), Examination (attempt and pass the Qualifying DRCS Examination), show proof of 2-years verifiable DR experience and send in a non refundable application processing fee of SGD75.
Formal Education
To attend the DRP-300: Implementing IT Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) course (duration 2.5 days including half-day examination), a candidate must:
- Sign up for the course date and location
- Submit the Course Fees
- Be assigned with a login credentials for the online final examination
- Sit for the examination at the end of the course
Examination
To Sit for the Examination, a candidate must:
- Prepare Competency Level 1:Foundation and 4:Intermediate (DR) including the 7 BCM Body of Knowledge (BCMBoK)
- Attempt the online practice quiz at least once
Certification
To be issued a certificate, a candidate must:
- Pass the DRCS qualifying examination with a required passing score of 75% out of 100 - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
- Submit the Application Processing Fee
- Submit the Certification Application Form
- Describe 3 or more domains of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK)
- Select two references for each BoK
Fee Payment
- Application Processing Fee: SGD75. (Not included in Course Fees and non-refundable even if the application is rejected)
- Annual Maintenance Fee: SGD75 (Payable after first year of certification)
Additional Information
An e-certificate will be issued for all successful application. However, a hardcopy certificate is also available upon request from the online store: SGD 50