Training Overview
See a summary of all our training options one page. All courses are currently available online.
Group Training
The leader in business continuity education and certification across many industries, DRI International offers team training designed to fit the needs of every organization, from private corporations to the public sector and everywhere in-between.
Higher Education
DRI International offers colleges and universities the opportunity to familiarize their students with information on business continuity professions and certifications recognized by private and public sector organizations around the world.
Certification Overview
Certification is a two-part process; verification of knowledge and confirmation of experience.
Value of Certification
A DRI International certification is the most widely recognized and respected business continuity certification in the world. DRI only certifies professionals that have demonstrated both knowledge and experience in the business continuity and/or disaster recovery profession.
Digital Badge Program
Learn more about how to unlock your DRI digital badge and display your DRI certification to enhance your online professional profile today.
Maintain Certification
Maintaining your DRI International certification carries two requirements; an annual maintenance fee as well as Continuing Education Activity Points (CEAP).
Be a part of the premier business continuity conference. Join us at DRI2025 in Las Vegas, Feb. 2-5, 2025. Check back for more information.
Meet DRI
We speak at numerous industry events around the globe and engage with our community in a variety of ways. Find out where you can meet DRI.
Thought Leadership
Through committees and other initiatives, we publish research and insights about the profession. Explore our library and other resources.
Webinars
DRI International webinars cover vital resilience issues, engaging and informing professionals in the field. See what's coming up next and view previously broadcast presentations here.
Hiring Guide
Learn how to hire the right business continuity professionals that will enable your organization to withstand any crisis and come through even stronger with the DRI Hiring Guide. Download now.
What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)?
BCM is a holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realized, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organizational resilience.
DRI in the News
We reach out and engage as many audiences as possible using broad media coverage to provide a forum for discussion. We serve as a trusted resource to other professions and the general public.
What Did We Learn from the Ebola Outbreak?
A year after a Texas hospital admitted a man who was diagnosed with the Ebola Virus and infected two nurses, an independent review board has completed a report spotlighting both the shortfalls in response and the lessons learned that could improve preparedness and performance in the event of a future outbreak.
Texas Health Resources released the report, which analyzed the treatment of Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who was admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas late last September with symptoms that were confirmed as Ebola. The report panel found that the hospital and the Centers for Disease Control, learning on the fly, provided inadequate protective gear to healthcare workers.
Three key areas that affected the handling of the case:
That said, the hospital has learned from these mistakes and offers recommendations to other healthcare facilities that may take on a potential Ebola patient. In particular, it encourages hospitals to consider transferring patients promptly to one of the specialized centers with experience handling Ebola cases, such as the National Institutes of Health in Maryland or the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Texas Health has also implemented:
