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Professional Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management and Business Continuity (ISO 31000 and ISO 22301)

Course Overview

The Professional Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management and Business Continuity (ISO 31000 and
ISO 22301) develops integrated capability to anticipate, withstand, respond to, and recover from
disruption while enabling informed strategic decisions. Participants learn to build an
organisationwide risk framework (ISO 31000), design and operate a Business Continuity
Management System (ISO 22301), and align operational resilience across functions, suppliers, and
technology—so organisations protect value and seize opportunity in uncertainty.

Why This Course is Important?

Enterprise value: Robust ERM and BCMS improve decision quality, protect revenue, and reduce insurance/regulatory costs.
Assurance that stands scrutiny: Governance, evidence, and artefacts that satisfy boards, auditors, clients, and regulators.
Integrated resilience: Links strategy, risk appetite, continuity, crisis response, IT DR, and supplier assurance into one operating model.
Career acceleration: Signals practitioner depth for roles in risk, resilience, audit, and operations leadership.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:

Design and embed an ISO 31000aligned ERM framework integrated with strategy, planning, and performance.
Establish and maintain an ISO 22301aligned BCMS with governance, scope, risk/BIA, strategies, plans, and exercising.
Define risk appetite and tolerances; select KRIs and dashboards for executives and boards.
Conduct organisationwide Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and dependency mapping, including suppliers (ISO 22318).
Set recovery objectives (RTO/RPO/MTPD/MBCO) and select riskbased continuity and recovery strategies.
Integrate crisis management (ISO 22320), IT disaster recovery (ISO 27031), and incident communications.
Assure effectiveness through internal audit, testing, metrics, and continual improvement.
Build the artefacts and evidence required for certification readiness and client/regulator due diligence.

Target Audience

Risk, Resilience/BCM, and Operational Risk managers
Operations, Technology/IT, Facilities, and Supply Chain leaders
Internal Audit, Compliance, and PMO professionals
Consultants and advisors building ERM/BC capabilities
Highpotential managers preparing for enterprise resilience roles

Entry Requirements

Programme Structure & Modules

Module 1 – Governance, Strategy and Operating Model

Operating model for ERM and BCMS; policies, roles (Three Lines), and committees
Linking risk and continuity to strategy, planning, and performance

Module 2 – ERM Foundations (ISO 31000)

Principles, framework, and process
Risk context, criteria, appetite/tolerance; risk identification and analysis techniques

Module 3 – BCMS Foundations (ISO 22301 and ISO 22313)

Scope, context, leadership; BC policy and objectives
Documentation, records, audits, and management review

Module 4 – BIA and Dependency Mapping (ISO 22317/22318)

Impact categories, timephased impacts, RTO/RPO/MTPD/MBCO
Internal resources and thirdparty dependencies; single points of failure

Module 5 – Risk Assessment and Continuity Strategy Design

Scenariobased risk assessment and cost–benefit for strategies
Workforce/site/technology/supplier options; IT DR alignment (ISO 27031)

Module 6 – Crisis/Incident Management and Communications (ISO 22320)

Incident structures (C3), EOC rhythm, decision logs
Stakeholder/Regulatory communications and media handling

Module 7 – Plans, Exercising and Improvement

BCP structure, runbooks, playbooks, and comms trees
Exercise design (tabletop, simulation, technical); lessons learned and CAPA

Module 8 – Assurance, Metrics and Certification Readiness

KRIs/KPIs, dashboards, testing evidence, internal audit
Readiness for ISO 22301 certification/client due diligence; programme roadmap

Awarding Body

Whitestone International College of Innovation

United Kingdom

Qualification Type

Professional Certification – Assessment based credential

(Industry-aligned, regulated qualification issued by Whitestone International College of Innovation, UK)

Assessment & Certification

Assessment: Individual assignments, scenario exercises, and a graded capstone dossier and executive presentation
Award: Successful participants receive the Professional Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management and Business Continuity (ISO 31000 and ISO 22301) from Whitestone International College of Innovation (UK).

Benefits of Attending

Integrated toolkit: risk register, appetite matrix, BIA templates, BCP/runbook pack, exercise and audit checklists, dashboard starters
Certificationready documentation and evidence
Stronger crossfunctional alignment and stakeholder confidence
Credible UKissued diploma supporting progression to senior roles and professional certification

Industry Alignment

Aligned with ISO 31000 (risk), ISO 22301/22313 (BCMS), ISO 22317/22318 (BIA/supply chain continuity), ISO 22320 (incident), and ISO 27031 (IT DR) at an advanced practitioner level with a focus on integrated operational resilience.

£ 1495 Per Course

Industry-focused programmes with global standards.
Practical skills for real-world success.
Academic excellence with career-ready outcomes.

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