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.
Director's Greeting: Issue #54
Greetings! The Avian Flu Hits Pawnee – Parks and Recreation Highlight Rob Lowe dead?! Avian flu? You’ve got to be kidding! Well, yeah, I am. Or at least the writers for NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” were. They killed off Rob during a town-wide emergency simulation in last week’s episode called “Emergency Response.” Lowe’s character, Chris […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #53
Greetings! Roses. Chocolates. Diamond-encrusted heart-shaped necklaces. Legions of teenage girls gifted pink stuffed animals. That’s the stuff of Valentine’s Day. And amid the news stories of sweet proposals and Facebook posts of undying love, there was one that brought together what you do and who we all are.CBS News covered “Love That Has Weathered the […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #52
Greetings! I do not watch the Superbowl. As passionate as I am about baseball, is how disinterested I am football. For me, Superbowl is movie night. The Oscar contenders are in the theaters, but the people aren’t. It’s like getting a private screening. So, instead of watching the big game, I saw “Silver Linings Playbook” […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #51
Watch Nicki Minaj ignore basic fire safety You’ll be extra glad you read Drive today because loyal Drive readers are getting a sneak peek at the DRI2013 conference program! Click here for all of the conference session descriptions and the schedule. It’s not being released to the general public until later today, but I figured […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #50
Greetings! He won the race. He lost the tooth. Well, part of it anyway. When my speed demon son face-planted into the boards at the local ice skating rink, he was thrilled to have beaten the teenagers who challenged him to a race, thinking a scrawny 11-year-old didn’t stand a chance. I was less […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #49
Greetings! My parents were hardcore hippies. We didn’t just have a VW microbus; we lived in it — travelling hither and yon, camping and campfire singing and collecting shells on the beach. Their idea of “settling down” was to buy a small farm where we’d grow our own food. The first year, we ate a […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #48
Greetings! Talking shop. War stories. Whether they’re about BCP or business deals, your worst boss or the time your best friend saved your skin, we all swap them. The really good ones are told and retold. They become our personal parables. That’s because they entertain and teach. And stories can be your biggest ally in […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #47
Greetings! Drive. That’s what’s on my mind these days, and not just because putting this weekly e-newsletter together for you is the best part of my job. It is, to be sure. But on a personal level, the word drive is fraught with emotion. My daughter is about to turn 16 and get her learner’s […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #46
Greetings! When my daughter gets a 103 on a test (she always does the extra credit), it’s a good thing. When the thermometer in my son’s mouth registers the same number, not so good. And the thermometer, really, is just a formality. The glassy eyes alone give it away. Last Sunday, he went viral, and […] View More
Director's Greeting: Issue #45
Greetings! Well, the good news is that you’re reading this. And that means the world didn’t end. But it sure feels like the end of the world lately. First Sandy, then last Friday’s school shooting in Newtown, CT, and today a potential apocalypse…and all of that while we’re teetering on the edge of a “fiscal […] View More
