Business Continuity Management 1 & 2

Tutor: Edward Hodgson  CPD Hours: Part 1 – 26 hours Part 2 – 24 hours   Duration: 12 months for both courses

Course Cost: Part 1 £1395   Part 2 £1195

This is a two part course that will enable you to implement a business continuity programme for your firm.

Part one covers the analysis of the firm's recovery needs, and the development of a suitable continuity strategy. This is a prerequisite for part two.

This course forms part of the series of Operational Management courses and will help you to resolve these typical business problems:

• Surviving a business interruption with the minimum damage to reputation and finances.
• Maintaining essential client activities during an incident.
• Providing assurance to clients that your firm meets their criteria for continuity management.
• Compliance with operational risk controls demanded by the SRA.

This course on Business Continuity will give you the basis for the implementation of a firm-wide business continuity programme that will satisfy your clients and the SRA.

By the end of part one of this course you will have:

• An approved business continuity policy.
• The support of the firm's management.
• Documented the firm's key risks and recovery requirements.
• Agreed a suitable continuity strategy and be ready for implementation.

• A comprehensive continuity plan that includes:-

• Emergency management plans.
• Recovery activities for legal teams.
• Recovery activities for IT, facilities, Finance, HR and Marketing.

• A programme to educate your staff to ensure they understand the firm's business continuity provisions.

• A schedule of appropriate exercises to test the plan.

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