Education

1. Education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge on business continuity, crisis management, crisis communication, disaster recovery or operational resilience, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually as a professional in this field. BL-B-5 Click to know more Related Terms: Training, Awareness, Education, Training Roadmap, Training and Awareness BCM Institute's Professional Training and Certification BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 2A: Intermediate (Audit) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 1B: Foundation (BC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 1C: Foundation (CM) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 1CC: Foundation (CC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 1D: Foundation (DR) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 7: Program Management CL 1OR: Foundation (OR) Click to know more about expert level training (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

2. Extends beyond job competency produced by training. It integrates skills and competencies into a common body of knowledge to instill in staff the capability of insight, vision and proactive response. For example, staff should be trained to select the appropriate recovery strategy in response to changes in external environment and business operations. Education is the capstone of the awareness, training and education learning continuum.

A Manager’s Guide to ISO 22301 Standard for Business Continuity Management System

(Source: Singapore Standard SS540:2008)