Training Overview
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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).
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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
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DRI Leadership Perspectives: Lyndon Bird at the 3rd Annual South African Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Conference
Lyndon Bird, Chief Knowledge Officer for DRI International recently visited South Africa to chair and speak at the 3rd Annual South African Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Conference organized by Spectacular Training & Conferences.
I have been visiting South Africa periodically since 1990. Then Nelson Mandela had just been released from prison and there was no certainty of what the future might bring for the country or the wider region. On that first visit I was speaking about disaster recovery to an IT audience, drawn mainly from international firms, large banks and global consultancies. Over the next 27 years, I have had the good fortune to see at first-hand how the country has changed.
However, given the massive political, social and economic changes that took place in the 1990’s, it was perhaps not surprising that the emergence of the relatively new discipline of business continuity was not high on the government or commercial agenda. In fact, in many ways it stalled; the large corporations with overseas connections continued to do ITDR well and added some new aspects such as Work Area Recovery – but there was no wide-scale take-up of the wider concepts of continuity and resilience.
This is now starting to change rapidly as government and the public sector are taking it very seriously at last. This has also increased the academic interest in the subject, leading to higher-profile events and conferences. There is a real need for international certification here and DRI International have exactly the tools needed to turn the practical skills many already have into a proper professional qualification, which is respected globally.
The organizers said “We are delighted that Lyndon Bird was again able to come to South Africa to chair and speak at this year’s event. Lyndon helped us launch the first conference in 2016 and interest has grown considerably since then. Lyndon is well-known in South Africa and we are always honoured to hear his views on current trends and future prospects. Working with the DRI International, he is ideally positioned to help us develop the resilience profession in South Africa. We thank him and the DRI for their ongoing encouragement and guidance. “
