Business continuity training

The training courses offered by DRI France are structured courses designed to support professionals in the implementation, management and continuous improvement of business continuity and organizational resilience systems.

This page presents all the training areas available, as well as the different types of courses on offer, from basic to advanced levels.

Courses tailored to organizations’ maturity levels

DRI France’s training courses are organized on a step-by-step basis, enabling participants to develop their skills according to their role, their experience and their organization’s level of business continuity maturity.

The courses can be followed independently or combined to form a genuine professional curriculum.

Proposed training areas

  • Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Training courses dedicated to the design, deployment and management of business continuity plans, including impact analysis, identification of critical activities and definition of continuity strategies adapted to business challenges.
  • Operational resilience and cyber resilience Courses dedicated to building resilience to digital and technological incidents, aimed at ensuring the continuity of essential functions in the event of a cyber attack, information systems failure or major disruption to digital services. These courses cover the integration of cyber resilience into risk governance, information systems security and business continuity systems.

  • IT recovery (PRI) Training focused on IT recovery planning (PRI) and information systems continuity, with particular attention paid to the alignment between IT systems and business needs.

Business Continuity Management crash course and certification exam – BCP501

The fastest business continuity training and certification course on the market

Description, objectives, program

This new edition of the DRI Business Continuity Management Intensive Course (BCP501) is content-rich, structured, up-to-date, focused and effective.
The course is designed both for professionals wishing to prepare for the DRI certification exam, and for those new to the discipline who wish to gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of business continuity.

The intensive format speeds up the professional growth path, by quickly providing a clear and structured vision of business continuity management. The course is short but highly effective: it presents the key principles of business continuity and is based on DRI professional practices, recently updated and now among the most widely adopted internationally.

Courses are taught by DRI-certified French instructors, who support participants in acquiring the methodological tools they need to pass the final qualification exam.
Passing the exam is the first step on the road to DRI professional certifications, which can be obtained depending on the professional experience acquired.

Course duration: 16 hours, spread over 2 or 4 days, exam to be taken at the end or on a day to be determined.

Certification exam: included, online, lasting 2.5 hours

Location: online, in a classroom or at the customer’s premises for private courses

DRI certifications can be obtained: ABCP by passing the exam alone; CBCP or CBCV by presenting appropriate experience.

Cost 2026: 1600 euros + VAT. Includes certification exam

Download the Cours intensif de gestion de la continuité des activités et examen de certification - BCP 501

Business Continuity Management in-depth course and certification exam – BCLE2000

The course includes practical exercises to help you understand the subject better.

Description, objectives, program

This new edition of BCLE 2000, DRI France’s leading course on business continuity management, enables you to design and develop a business continuity program based on the most consolidated and time-tested international standards.
Recently updated, the course is entirely based on DRI’s professional practices, which today constitute a worldwide reference for structured business continuity management.

The program covers the ten DRI professional practices, including an in-depth analysis of current topics such as cloud computing, IT threats, supply chain resilience, insurance solutions, legal and regulatory requirements. The course also covers fundamental aspects of the discipline, including risk assessment, crisis communication and auditing the business continuity management program.

A certified and experienced DRI instructor guides participants through the key elements of business continuity, using concrete examples and real-life cases. Thanks to this approach, the course is suitable for both experienced professionals and newcomers to the discipline who wish to deepen their knowledge without leaving any areas of uncertainty.

The participative and interactive nature of the course encourages learning based on practical experience, enabling participants to immediately apply the concepts they have learned. By the end of the course, participants will have acquired a solid foundation of methodological knowledge.
The course and the teaching materials provided are also designed to effectively support preparation for the DRI certification exam, the first step on the road to professional certifications in business continuity management, obtained on the basis of the experience gained.

Course duration: 4 days (32 hours) spread over one or two weeks plus a 2.5-hour final exam

Certification exam? Yes, online on the fifth day or at a date to be defined at the participant’s choice

Location: online, in the classroom or at the customer’s premises for private courses

DRI certifications obtainable: ABCP with successful completion of the exam only; or CBCP or CBCV with presentation of relevant experience

Cost 2026: 2600 euros + VAT

Download the brochure Cours approfondi sur la gestion de la continuité des activités, y compris l'examen _ BCLE2000_2025

IT Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) – ITDRP course

The ideal course for anyone wishing to set up a disaster recovery program for IT departments.

Description, objectives, program

Today, more than ever, organizations depend on automated information systems and the integrity of the digital data on which their critical processes and services depend. At the same time, the level of threats to IT systems has never been higher, due to technological incidents, operational errors and cyber-attacks.
The most effective response to this scenario is the implementation of a structured IT disaster recovery planning system, integrated into the company’s business continuity management.

DRI France’s IT Disaster Recovery Planning training course explains how to design and manage an IT disaster recovery plan consistent with business continuity objectives. The program analyzes available tools, processes and strategies, highlighting their advantages and limitations, and provides a methodological approach to concretely increasing an organization’s operational resilience.

For a complete understanding of the context, it is also recommended to take the intensive BCP501 Business Continuity Management course, which includes the DRI qualification exam. This provides a deeper understanding of business continuity issues and, depending on professional experience, access to the DRI International certification path.

This course is only available on request for a group and is only offered in English.

Lesson duration: 2 days (16 hours)

Certification exam ? No, just a short apprenticeship exam at the end.

Location: online, in class or at the customer’s premises for private courses

Possible DRI certifications: not included in this course

Cost 2026: 995 euros + VAT

Download the IT Disaster Recovery Planning IT DRP EN Data sheet

Cyber-resilience crash course and certification exam – CRP501

The ideal course for those who want to quickly learn the fundamentals of business continuity management applied to cyber incident scenarios.

Description, objectives, program

Today’s organizations are faced with a wide range of cyber threats that can cause significant disruption to business, essential services and information systems. Cyber incidents are no longer the exclusive domain of IT security: they also involve business continuity and risk management functions.

The aim of this intensive training course is to provide a structured, operational introduction to the fundamental principles of cyber resilience, highlighting the close links between cybersecurity and business continuity. It shows how organizations can integrate business continuity concepts into cybersecurity arrangements, and vice versa, in order to strengthen their ability to prepare for and respond to cyber incidents.

The course is aimed at professionals wishing to acquire a solid methodological foundation in cyber resilience, combining the essential concepts of cybersecurity, risk management and business continuity applied to cyber risks. It establishes a common language between business, IT, security and risk management teams.

This course prepares participants for thecertification exam, leading to CCRP – Certified Cyber Resilience Professional – certification. Participants without at least two years’ professional experience may, if they pass the exam, apply for the ACRP – Associate Cyber Resilience Professional certificate.

In 2026, this course is only available in English in France.

Course duration: 2 days (16 hours) plus 2.5-hour exam

Certification exam ? Yes, online with a duration of 2.5 hours on the third day or a later day of the participant’s choice.

Location: online, in the classroom or at the customer’s premises for private courses

DRI certifications available: CRPA with successful completion of the exam only, or CCRP with presentation of appropriate experience.

Cost 2026: 1,600 euros + VAT, including examination

Download the Cyber Resilience Review CRP501 EN Data sheet 2025

In-depth course on cyber resilience and certification exam – CRLE2000

DRI International’s most comprehensive course on cyber resilience

Description, objectives, program

This advanced course is aimed at professionals who already have a solid grounding in business continuity, risk management or information systems security, and who wish to deepen the operational implementation of cyber resilience within their organization.

The course focuses on integrating cyber resilience into overall governance, linking business continuity, cybersecurity and crisis management, and analyzing complex cyber disruption scenarios affecting essential functions and critical services. Particular attention is paid to coordination between players, decision-making in degraded situations and continuous improvement of existing systems.

The course takes an applied approach, based on case studies, feedback and realistic situations, enabling participants to reinforce their organization’s operational maturity in the face of major cyber incidents.

This course prepares students for theCCRP (Certified Cyber Resilience Professional) certification exam, and is designed for people who are required to manage, coordinate or audit cyber resilience systems in complex, highly regulated environments.

This course is only available on request for a group and is only offered in English.

Course duration: 4 days (32 hours) plus 2.5-hour exam

Certification exam ? Yes, online on the fifth day or on a date to be defined by the participant

Location: online, in class or at the customer’s premises for private courses

DRI certifications available: ACRP with passing the exam only, or CCRP with presentation of appropriate experience

Cost 2026: 2,600 euros + VAT. Includes exam.

Download the Cyber Resilience CRLE2000 EN Data sheet

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