Continuing Education

Business Continuity Certificate

While an organization cannot predict the next big disruption such as a fire, flood, cyberattack, or pandemic that may occur, building capacity to be able to continue to meet its operational goals is vital to its resilience and long-term viability. An effective Business Continuity Management Program (BCMP) can minimize business disruption and increase organizational resiliency.

• Create practical frameworks for creating and maintaining a BCMP. Establish a business continuity policy defining how the program should be implemented and maintained including strategies that ensure an organization can thrive through disruptive events.

• Develop a Business Impact Analysis that identifies the critical activities involved in implementing time-sensitive processes and requirements when responding to disruption. This is one of the most important aspects of a BCMP as functions consist of inter-related tasks and processes; interruption to one impacts others.

• Create effective Business Continuity Plans that ensure a business can continue to operate throughout a disruptive event. Strategize and implement continuity options based on risk impacts and recovery requirements.

• Develop Continuity of Operations Plans to address essential and zero-down-time processes and functions. Identify essential services of a business and the resources required to provide those functions during an emergency or disruption.

• Changes are inevitable and have the potential to invalidate the effectiveness of a well-designed BCMP. Develop program sustainment processes to ensure the BCMP is current, complete, continuously improved, and that those implementing the program are ready.

Our instructors are industry experts with real-world continuity and crisis management experience. Learn from experienced professionals and enhance your business continuity skills.

The Business Continuity Certificate of Achievement is comprised of four micro-credentials: • Designing and Implementing a BCMP (CDEM302); • Risk Assessment and BIA (CDEM303); • BCP Development and Strategies (CDEM304 and CDEM305); • BCMP Sustainment (CDEM306)

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Campus: Main

Any in-person components of your courses will be delivered at NAIT's Main Campus in Edmonton. View map

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  • Online - All your class activity will be delivered online.

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  • Varies by Class - Delivery times varies by class. See Courses and Advanced Credit to view course scheduling details.

Earn NAIT Micro-credentials in Business Continuity

micro-credential represents recognition of employer-valued competencies and skills. They are sharable on your social channels and prove upskilling to prospective or existing employers and managers.

After successfully demonstrating competency through  assessments based on real world situations, you will accelerate your professional development and earn NAIT micro-credentials in the area of study.

Designing and Implementing a BCMP

This micro-credential is awarded upon completing CDEM302 - Designing and Implementing an Integrated Business Continuity Program.

Risk Assessment and BIA

This micro-credential is awarded upon completing CDEM303 - Business Impact Analysis for Continuity Planning.

BCP Development & Strategies

This micro-credential is awarded upon completing CDEM304 - Building a Business Continuity Plan and CDEM305 - Continuity of Operations.

BCMP Sustainment

This micro-credential is awarded upon completing CDEM306 - Business Continuity Management Program (BCMP) Sustainment.

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  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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