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.
In the Battle Between Wildlife and Power Grids, Never Bet Against the Beaver
While the big resilience concerns focus on natural disasters, cybersecurity and supply chain woes, a pair of recent attacks on the power grid are a reminder to never forget how much damage a single small animal can do.
On June 7, an outage in northwestern British Columbia left residents without internet, landline or cellular service for more than eight hours. The culprit: a single beaver who gnawed its way through an aspen tree –causing it to fall on both BC Hydro lines and a Telus fibre-optic cable line.
How did they identify a beaver as the cause of the outage? Chew marks on the downed tree, of course.
The bigger issue is something resilience professionals need to be aware of – the utilities shared pole space. So while only 21 residents lost power, the fibre-optic damage disconnected a whole region from internet and cell services.
British Columbia’s power grid is getting attacked from the air as well. Back in May, thousands lost power for hours over the course of the weekend, all thanks to some birds. Osprey were attempting to build nests on power distribution poles – in one case causing a fire on one of the poles due to debris. To make matters more complicated, osprey nests are protected under Canadian wildlife and bird acts, forcing responders to relocate the birds to safe poles that have platforms on top specifically to encourage nesting.
If you need a visual reminder of how the big damage caused by the smallest creatures, check out CyberSquirrel1, which keeps an updated map of outages caused by squirrels and other critters!
