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. Save the date for DRI2026 in Jacksonville, Florida , Feb. 22-25, 2026. 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.
DRI’s Michele Turner, MBCP, Writes Book on Resilience…and Life
With the release of Lessons Learned: Short Stories of Continuity and Resilience, DRI International Board Member and DRI Foundation Director of Giving Michele L. Turner, MBCP, answers the often-asked question: “When is your book coming out?”
“Whenever I would do presentations at industry conferences and events, people would always ask ‘When is your book coming out?’ So, I started writing chapters little by little, and here it is! My goal is really for everyone to get something — a nugget — out of it.”
A self-described “recovering work-a-holic,” Turner drew on close to 30 years of work experience in governance, risk, continuity, and compliance, as well as her life experience and the joys and challenges she’s faced as a daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. Turner is currently Head of Global Business Resiliency for Amazon.
“It’s really all about work-life integration or harmony for me,” she says. “I had to find a way to harmonize the two.” In doing so, she realized that the lessons she learned personally and professionally overlapped in meaningful ways. “So, in the book, I tell a personal story and share the lessons learned from that. And then at the end of each chapter, I align that with the business continuity profession. I use an acronym that I’ve found helpful to organize both: PARSE (Prepare, Assess, Remediate, Sustain, and Examine).”
The result is a heart-warming, informative, and useful read. Turner says “it was therapeutic to get it all out on paper” and that she hopes her experiences are valuable to others. The book is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. And be sure to mark your calendars now for Turner’s session at DRI2022, which will be in Las Vegas, NV, from February 13-16, 2022.
About Michele L. Turner
Michele L. Turner, MBCP, FBCI, CISA, CRISC, GRCP, has close to 30 years’ experience in the areas of governance, risk, and compliance, with a Masters of Science degree in Business Continuity from Norwich University. She is the Head of Global Business Resiliency for Amazon. In this role, she has developed the framework and methodology for business continuity, and provides leadership for this team, Crisis Management and Workplace Resiliency within Amazon’s corporate environment. Prior to this, she led governance, risk, compliance, and business continuity roles within Microsoft, initiating the Operational Risk Management vertical for this organization. Turner is an international speaker on the topics of business continuity, risk management, and related areas. She is a requested guest lecturer at the University of Washington on such topics as cybersecurity and operational risk, and a course instructor and Board Director for Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI). She provides input as a Director of Giving within that organization’s Foundation, and is also a member of the Conference Boards’ Business Continuity and Crisis Management Council. Turner is also a published author, with the book: Lessons Learned: Short Stories of Continuity and Resilience available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
