Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist
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Requirements for DRCS
The Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist (DRCS) certification is designed for middle management, department representatives, business unit coordinators, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery managers and planners. Candidates will be imparted with essential skills and knowledge of business impact analysis, risk analysis, testing and exercising, and keeping DR plans current. Candidates will also be introduced to the key concepts of developing business continuity and disaster recovery strategies, design and implementation of BC plans, preparing and conducting awareness and training programs. This course is a pre-requisite course for the DRP-400 course.
Criteria
The individuals should have met and continue to meet the following requirements regarding:
- Successful completion of the DRP-300: IT DRP Essential Knowledge for DR Managers and Coordinators (duration 2.5 days including half-day examination)
- Successful completion of the DRCS examination with a required passing score of 75% out of 100 Multiple-choice Questions (MCQ)
- At least 1year experience in business continuity management (BCM) and/or disaster recovery planning (DRP)
Fee Payment
- Application Processing Fee: SGD 75 (Non-refundable even if the application is rejected)
- Certification Maintenance Fee: SGD 100 (Waived till 31st Dec 2008)
Award of Electronic Certificate
Only an electronic certificate or e-certificate (sofycopy) will be issued for all successful application. However, a hardcopy certificate is also available upon request from the online store: SGD 50
