BCM-840: Audit BCM SS540

Duration: 3 1/2-day course

Course Description (Applicable in Singapore Only and Pending CITREP endorsement)
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-840 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 - SS 540:2008.

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 pass with 75% are encouraged to apply for the BCM Institute’s Business Continuity Certified 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 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 SS540:2008, and the BCM values & standards required of the company and its executives.
• Translate the requirements of SS540:2008 into the participant’s company business functions
• Understand the BCM Areas: Risk Analysis & Review, Business Impact Analysis, Strategy, Business Continuity Plan, Test and Exercise, Program Management.
• Analyze the integration of BCM Components: Policies, Processes, People and Infrastructure within an organization with a systematic approach to ensure  relevance.
• To report to the company’s BCM Steering Committee and/or Executive Management about the compliance to practices, or any shortfall

• Internal and external auditors conducting BCM audits
• Any professionals assigned to audit or review the BCM policies & activities based on the SS 540:2008 standards.
• Employees or consultants in EHS, Security,  HR, IT, Risk & Compliance functions and are new to SS540:2008  and BCM.
• You are a business partner or service provider of essential services to any organization of which the disruption of such a service provided by you would be of catastrophic  consequences to that organization

Pre-requisites

It would be beneficial for participants to possess:

• 1 years of related BCM experience , specifically in BCM Program Management; understanding an organization’s Risk & its impact on the business;  determining BCM strategies; developing & implementing BC plan(s); exercising, maintaining and reviewing BCM plan(s); and have help make BCM an organizational practice and culture; OR
• 1 year of direct or indirect audit experience either within internal audit department or with audit firm in the Financial or IT audit department.

Administration

• Three and half day course
• This course is only available in Singapore.
• Certificate of Attendance given
• S$ 3,200 per participant
• Register online or call +65 63231500
• Learn more about the BCM Glossary and BCM Audit Glossary
• Learn how to prepare for this course by having a good understanding of all the terms found in Competency Level 6.
• *CITREP Endorsed (CITREP09/MR/09-03/112)- The Enhanced CITREP supports up to 80% of the course and/or exam fees, capped at SGD 3,000 (course and exam) / SGD 500 (exam only) per trainee.- Sponsoring organisations are entitled to Absentee Payroll at SGD 50 per day per trainee.  This is applicable to full time (complete day) training.- Terms and conditions apply. Please visit www.ida.gov.sg/citrep for full details.

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