CQI-IRCA Certified ISO 22301:2019 Business Continuity Management System Lead Auditor

ISO 22301:2019 Business Continuity Management Lead Auditor training and certification program aims towards delivering knowledge about the key concepts of business continuity, keeping your concept clear about the benefits of a business continuity management system, and making you familiar with the requirements of ISO 22301. 

This ISO 22301 Lead Auditor Course covers all the aspects of Business Continuity Management along with the policies and procedures developed, tested, and used when an incident occurs. The policy defines the program’s scope, key parties, and management structure.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn the importance and benefits of an ISO 22301:2019 BCMS
• Understand the key requirements, terms and definitions of ISO 22301:2019 and its structure
• Explain the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow up an audit in accordance with ISO 22301
• Conflict effective audits in any auditing situation
• Establish and plan the activities of an audit team

Content:

Day 1 – Introduction to Business Continuity Management System

• Terms and definitions
• Management system structure (MSS) and process approach (PDCA)
• Understanding of organization, interested and their requirements
• Management system scoping
• Management leadership, management system policy and objectives
• Support the management system

Day 2 – Business Continuity Risk Management

• Business risk management requirements and process (BIA, business impact analysis)
• Risk assessment (identify the risk, risk analysis, and risk evaluation)
• Risk treatment (business continuity strategy)
• Incident management process
• Business continuity management and plans (BCPs)
• BCM exercising and testing
• Documented management system (standard requirements and from the organization)

Day 3: Guidance and Audit simulate the process of planning, preparation for an audit

• Roles and responsibilities in an audit
• Management performance evaluation and continual improvement requirements
• Different types of audit
• Audit programme and purpose
• Planning an audit (initiate the audit, feasibility analysis)
• Conduct a Stage 1 audit (document review)
• Preparation for Stage 2 (on-site) audit - audit plan
• Preparation of audit work documents includes checklist and audit trails

Day 4: Audit simulate the opening meeting, on-site audit activities, and role-play

• Opening meeting
• Role play for audit scenarios
• Practice audit skills of collecting audit evidence
• Prepare audit findings and results, includes conformance, non-conformity (NC), and opportunity for improvement (OFI)
• Prepare audit report

Day 5: Audit simulate the Closing meeting, on-site audit meeting and follow up

• Audit conclusion
• Closing meeting
• Audit follow-up
• Evaluating correction, corrective action including root cause analysis and audit finding closure
• Management system certification
• Course summary and examination