Education

In August 2009 the Council for Administration (CfA), actively supported by the Continuity Forum started work on the development of National Occupational Standards (NOS) in Business Continuity to support administrators, middle and senior management in SMEs when developing a Business Continuity Plan for their organisation. Throughout the project there has been an strong interest and extensive engagement from key stakeholders with a professional background in BCM as well as from non BCM experts who are involved in a supporting capacity.

After a lot of work and many consultations we are now able to present the first draft of a suite containing ten NOS describing the functions that are needed when working at operational (supporting roles) and strategic levels.  Following long discussions we were able to incorporate the majority of recommendations made by our key stakeholders. The BCM NOS suite contains four NOS at operational level (admin support and one middle management level) and six NOS at strategic level. In time we are hoping to expand on the suite by adding new NOS as and when demand emerges.

Business Continuity Basics Educational Workshop SERIES

Following many successful Events held by the Continuity Forum, a number of our members and associates have requested that we run a special Programme of BCM Development Events.  These events can be tailored to specifically meet the needs of our members, partners and other organisations.

Aimed at those looking to develop their Business Continuity skills, or those at the very start of the BC Planning phase within their organisation, these events are specifically to help ensure that your planning is as efficient and effective as possible.

Category Business Continuity Management BCM - EVENT - Support - Advice

Business Continuity Basics Educational Workshop SERIES

 The Continuity Forum run a special Programme of BCM Development Events aimed at those looking to develop their BC planning skills, or those at the very start of the BC Planning phase within their organisation, these events are specifically to help ensure that your planning is as efficient and effective as possible.

To ensure that best value is gained, the events will be run in a specific order, and we strongly recommend that participants attend the entire programme, in order.

The Forum will therefore offer a series of half day Round Table Workshop Events, allowing each of the delegates to build their knowledge and skills in a logical format.

Each of the events will be hosted and facilitated by the Continuity Forum, and will use ‘real life’ examples to encourage a free and open exchange of views. The aim of the events is to establish a clear understanding of key elements of BCM in order to enable further development of skills and knowledge relevant to each particular group of delegates.

Understanding the business - Identification of Critical Activities

The Continuity Forum will provide two presentations covering the high level Business Impact Analysis & Risk Analysis, followed by a process mapping session and exercise.

This session will enable that you BCM is focused on the right areas of the organisation ensuring improved resilience and effective return on your investment in Business Continuity.

Outline Agenda for all Events in this Programme

09.30 Introduction & Housekeeping

09.40 Opening Address - The Continuity Forum

10.00 Round Table 1 – Discussion Exercise based on Continuity, relevant to the Audience 11.00 Coffee & Networking

11.30 Round Table 2 – A discussion of topical issues relevant to the Audience

12.30 Round Up – Closing Comments from The Continuity Forum

The first series of events will be held in London during June.

To book your place on this event please email Sara McKenna HERE! or call us on 0208 993 1599

Please do contact us ASAP to book your place on these highly valuable sessions.

For more details on our events, workshops and industry development work, as well as the general activities of the Continuity Forum please contact us directly on +44 208 993 1599 or mail us HERE! Please do contact Sara Mckenna or Russell Price .

Creating Continuity ... Building Resilience ...

If you would like to know more about how your organisation can get involved and benefit from working with the Continuity Forum, please email us HERE! or call on + 44 (0) 208 993 1599. 

Category Business Continuity Management BCM - EVENT - Exercising and rehearsal - Advice

Exercising the BCM Plan

Special Facilitated Workshop Session

Exercising your plan is the most vital aspect of the planning process and one which is the topic of extensive discussion.

Through this facilitated WORKSHOP we provide practitioners with both direct support and materials, which will enable most to directly improve the viability and effectiveness of their Business Continuity Management process.

Remember that 70% of UNTESTED plans FAIL when they are needed most!

So without adequate testing, how can you be sure that the plan will be effective when it is needed most? Through this session we will be will be looking at the issues around exercise and rehearsal of the BCM plan, in a practical workshop format, showing why exercising your plan is vital, and we'll be using template based activities to help you to understand how to proceed with this vital aspect of your BCP.

Agenda 09:30 – 10.00 Registration, networking & coffee

10.00 – 10.05 Introduction from the Continuity Forum

10.05 - 10.30 Introduction to the Session

10.30 – 10.45 Template One – Deciding your exercise Objectives

10.45 – 11.15 Template Two – Exercise Scope

11.15 – 11.45 Coffee & Networking discussions

11.45 – 12.00 Template Three – Exercise Scenario

12.00 – 12.30 Template Four – Exercise Administration

12.30 – 13.00 Template Five – Lessons Learned

13.00 - 13.15 Q & A and general discussions

13.15 – 14.00 Coffee, networking & Close.

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This half day event will be free for Continuity Forum members to attend, and charged at £50 per delegate for non-members.

This event will be NON-commercial in nature, focussing on issues relevant to the topic, and will be run under Chatham House Rules. The Session will aim to develop a consistent framework to assess how effective your organisations Business Continuity Plans would be and to identify key areas for improvement. Included in the session will be:

• Support from experts on the topics
• A fully interactive Q&A session, allowing our audience to quiz our panel for their views, opinions and perceptions.
• Our facilitators will remain throughout the session to answer any questions that you might have during both the Event and the Networking Sessions.
• In addition, our members and delegates will have a dedicated Exercise section on our Website providing additional support including a private discussion area to ensure further followup on topics of interest or on specific issues identified.
• All materials used will be available to delegates and members for download from the Continuity Forum Website

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Please book as soon as possible as space tends to be allocated very quickly.

If you would like to know more about how your organisation can get involved and benefit from working with the Continuity Forum, please email us HERE! or call on + 44 (0) 208 993 1599.

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