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.
How a Hurricane Could Make the Pandemic Worse
With an extremely active hurricane season still underway, a new study warns of how storm evacuations could create a massive spread of COVID-19 in the United States.
South Florida residents are no strangers to facing hurricanes, but this is the first time in modern history they’ve also had to take into account their ability to spread the novel coronavirus. A study conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists and Columbia University looked at how four south Florida counties currently in the midst of the pandemic – Miami Dade, Palm Beach, Monroe and Broward – would potentially spread COVID-19 if a Category 3 hurricane hit the area.
Running simulations of evacuation routes, based on previous storms like 2018’s Hurricane Irma, the results were grim. “In every scenario we analyzed, hurricane evacuations cause an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases,” said Kristy Dahl, co-author of the report.
For example, the Hurricane Irma evacuation route resulted in 61,000 new COVID-19 cases – 20% more than if nobody evacuated. However another simulation looked at the results if south Florida evacuees went to counties with stricter public health measures and lower COVID-19 transmission rates, and found 9,100 more cases than the baseline.
The purpose of the study, currently under peer review, is to illustrate how important it is for emergency managers to factor virus spread into its current evacuation plans – essentially, to manage two crises at once.
This is already a daunting hurricane season without having to plan for a pandemic spread. NOAA is currently expecting a season that will include 19-25 named storms, of which 7-11 will become hurricanes. This update covers the entire six-month hurricane season, which will end on November 30.
