Less than a year

Member of BCM Institute, MBCMI
For the Member of BCM Institute, candidates are required to attend BCM Institute's non-certification courses or at least 2 days of any BCM Institute's conferences/seminars. Note that this is not a professional certification.

Business Continuity Certified Planner, BCCP
For the BCCP certification; candidates are required to successfully complete BCM-200, qualifying examination and involve in the Business Continuity Management (BCM) or Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) workplace.

1 year

Business Continuity Certified Specialist, BCCS
For the BCCS certification, candidates must have at least 1 year of experience in Business Continuity Management in 3 or more domains of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK).

Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist, DRCS
For the DRCS certification, candidates are required to successfully complete DRP-300, qualifying examination, have at least 1 year of experience in Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) and 3 or more domains of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK).

3 years

Business Continuity Certified Expert, BCCE
For the BCCE certification, candidates are required to successfully complete BCM-400/5000, qualifying examination, have at least 3 year of experience in Business Continuity Management and 5 or more domains of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK).

Disaster Recovery Certified Expert, DRCE
For the DRCE certification, candidates are required to successfully complete DRP-400/5000, qualifying examination, have at least 3 year of experience in Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP)and 5 or more domains of the BCM Body of Knowledge (BoK).