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Disaster Recovery Certifications for Not Yet Techies

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by Richard Stooker, President Info Ring Press and author of Secrets of Changing to a Computer Career

Disaster recovery certifications from:

Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII). This organized created and oversee well respected disaster recovery certifications. In a world now threatened by terrorism which both uses and subverts the Internet, disaster recovery certifications could be your ticket to a computer career that truly helps the world recover from a natural or man-made disaster.

Type of disaster recovery certifications for computer careers:

Cross Platform

Disaster recovery certifications worth it?

Standard disclaimer:

Whether or not any certification is "worth it" is an individual decision. You alone must decide what your career goals and needs are.

Look at certifications from a cost/benefit or Return On Investment (ROI) basis. If they help you get a better paying job or make more money at your current job, they are obviously "worth it."

The problem is, there is no real way of measuring how much you can expect your income to go up as a result of any given certification. It also depends on non-related job search skills such as how well you network.

disaster recovery certifications background:

The Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1988 to establish a common base of knowledge and procedures to safeguard businesses in case of disaster.

Although it is not limited to protection/recovery of hardware and data, that is obviously a major component. These days, a company can afford to lose a manufacturing plant much more than its database of manufacturing processes. Disaster recovery certifications allow for validating the expertise of experts in this field.

There are three levels of DRII certification levels

DRII's first established disaster recovery certifications level is the Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) -- (formerly Certified Disaster Recovery Planner or CDRP).

They want you to have a minimum of two years of experience as a business continuity / disaster recovery planner, so this certification is not considered an entry-level qualification.

You must pass an exam that costs $250.

In 1995, DRII added two additional certification levels:

The Associate Business Continuity Planner (ABCP) or Associate level, is for individuals who have not yet attained the two years of experience required for CBCP.

Individuals can also qualify if they work in positions related to--but not actually in--business continuity / disaster recovery planning. If you have the required two years or more experience already, you can skip this level and start with the CBCP certification.

You must pass an exam that costs $250.

The Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP) or Master level, targets an individual with a minimum of five years of experience as a business continuity / disaster recovery planner.

You must also pass a test that costs $250.

In 1997, DRII, together with BCI, published the Professional Practices for Business Continuity Planners as the industry's international standard which began the disaster recovery certifications

DRII's disaster recovery certifications exam is based upon the Professional Practices, and its Education Program addresses all 10 Subject Areas in that international standard.

They do teach courses on their disaster recovery certifications. It's not required that you take these courses, but if you do they will knock $62.50 off the price of their tests.

The disaster recovery certifications courses are designed to assist you with information covering:

The 10 Subject Areas of the Professional Practices standard, which forms the basis for the disaster recovery certifications exam

Subject Area 1 -- Project Initiation and Management

Subject Area 2 -- Risk Evaluation and Control

Subject Area 3 -- Business Impact Analysis

Subject Area 4 -- Developing Business Continuity Strategies

Subject Area 5 -- Emergency Response and Operations

Subject Area 6 -- Developing and Implementing Business Continuity Plans

Subject Area 7 -- Awareness and Training Programs

Subject Area 8 -- Maintaining and Exercising Business Continuity Plans

Subject Area 9 -- Public Relations and Crisis Coordination

Subject Area 10 -- Coordination With Public Authorities

This sums up disaster recovery certifications.

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