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.
Survey: How COVID-19 is Changing Risk and Resilience Planning
In 2019, a pandemic wasn’t close to the top of most organizations’ risk priorities. But after a year of coping with the coronavirus outbreak, business leaders say they’re redefining their resilience infrastructure to better prepare for the future.
In a recent survey report from Aon, 82% of respondents said a pandemic or major health crisis wasn’t in their top 10 risks – in fact, it was ranked 60 out of 69 identified risks. As a consequence, many risk management strategies weren’t built to rapidly respond to COVID-19. Overall response varied by region: 52% of Asia-Pacific respondents said they had a pandemic plan in place as a result of dealing with previous threats like SARS, compared to 31% in North America and less than 30% in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Across all regions, protecting people and assets emerged as the top priority.
Depending on the region, organizations are now in one of three stages – react and respond, recovery, or reshape. In all cases, more than half of companies are expecting COVID-19 will continue impacting their business a year from now. This has led companies looking ahead to new and accelerated uses of technology, redeploying resources, workforce planning and rethinking the future of work.
While very few organizations are expecting to be in a “post-COVID world” in the near future, the majority of them – 80% – say the pandemic has taught them to take an enterprise-wide approach to risk management, looking at how risk, HR, IT, finance and other areas intersect to navigate to the next potential shock.
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