The Business Continuity Institute, UK - The world-wide partnership for continuity practitioners

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) was established in 1994 providing opportunities to obtain guidance and support from fellow professionals. The Institute provides an internationally recognised status in relation to the individuals experience as a continuity practitioner. The BCI has over 3000 members in 75+ countries.
THE ROLE OF THE BUSINESS CONTINUITY INSTITUTE:
The wider role of the BCI is to promote the highest standards of professional competence and commercial ethics in the provision and maintenance of business continuity management and services.
THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE BCI:
-- Promote the art and science of business continuity management
-- Define the professional competencies expected of business continuity professionals
-- Provide an internationally recognised Certification scheme for the business continuity profession.
-- Provide a programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to enable members to maintain their professional competencies.
-- Provide and maintain a Code of Practice and Ethics applicable to the individual BCI member involved in the supply of business continuity management and consultancy, whether as a supplier or as an employee of an organisation.
-- Initiate, develop, evaluate and communicate BCM thinking, standards and good practices
-- Influence policy makers, opinion formers and other stakeholders world-wide in BCM issues
THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP:
Membership of this modern, forward thinking, international institute will bring you career enhancing benefits, including:
-- Recognition - Achieving the status equal to your experience, Membership of the BCI is proof of your status as a professional.
-- Networking - Sharing information with and gaining support from fellow professionals. This is done through the Institute's quarterly journal, regional forums and the Institute's website.
-- Knowledge - Keeping up to date with the latest and best practice in business continuity planning.
-- Professionalism - A clear statement to companies, employers and colleagues of your professional capabilities.
-- Career Development - Assistance with career development through a partnership with a recognised personnel agency.
CERTIFICATION:
The BCI Professional Recognition Programme provides an international structure for the Certification of business continuity practitioners, creating a benchmark for the assessment of best practice and encouraging the enhancement and further development of related skills. Certification is based on a set of ten standards known as the Certification Standards for Business Continuity professionals, which have been accepted internationally.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE BCI:
BCI Membership is open to individual business continuity practitioners at all levels of experience. The different categories of membership reflect this.
CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP
-- Fellow - FBCI - Student
-- Member - MBCI
-- Associate - ABCI
-- Specialist - SBCI
AFFILIATE:
-- Corporate Partner: this is a special category whereby companies can obtain membership benefits for their employees, but not professional accreditation
For more information about the Business Continuity Institute please visit our website at www.thebci.org
-- Official Regional representative for Pakistan and UAE, Ghazali A. Wasti Manager EIRM, Ferguson Associates
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