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Crisis Management Professional

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Why Attend

This course provides participants with concrete crisis management solutions and strategies, while giving insight into the delivery of effective Crisis Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence (C3i) implementation and stakeholder response.

This is a practical course that provides participants with a framework that is aligned with the British Standards Institute (BSI) BS 11200, coherence with NCEMA 7000 and ISO 22301 and International requirements. It includes specific templates for Crisis Management that participants will be able to take away to use in their own organizations.

It incorporates elements that bring Crisis Management to life; and the course identifies how to analyze complex incidents in order to deliver effective effective solutions through best-in-class processes and procedures for building an operational response.

For anyone who wants to gain a greater understanding of Crisis Management, and wants to be challenged by realistic scenarios, this is an opportunity not to miss.

Course Methodology

This course will be highly interactive and include group discussions, videos, case studies and syndicate work.

Participants will be involved in scenario based Crisis Management Development Exercises during the course, and be given support to initiate their own Crisis Management strategy throughout the training days.

Target Audience

This course is designed for those working in a non-hazardous environment such as corporate offices, retail, transport, hospitality, healthcare public services, etc. It is ideal for senior managers who are responsible for dealing with crises at strategic and tactical levels, as well as operations managers and crisis management team personnel. Business Continuity, quality, and audit professionals such as Business Continuity Managers (BCM), Business Continuity Coordinators (BCC), or anyone with the responsibility for, or involvement with Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and/or auditing of Crisis Management Plans would also benefit from this course.

Course Objective

Provided by the SQ, this programme is available by distance learning, allowing you to study flexibly while balancing work and personal lifes.


Understand Crisis Management and its preferred framework for the private and public sectors

Understand escalation of incident to crisis to disaster

Understand Civil Defence responsibilities

Apply effective crisis management tools and techniques for when an organization is under pressure

Develop an effective stakeholder management plan for use in a crisis

Identify measures that would improve their organizations’ crisis management capabilities

Target Competences


Crisis Management

Business Continuity Management

Risk Management

Contingency Planning

Internal & External Audit

Course Outline


Crisis Management Overview

Crisis Management and Communication

Threat Scenarios

The Paradox that is Social Media

Crisis Management Core Concepts

Training and Exercising

Avoiding the Avoidable

Managing a Crisis in a Parallel Universe

Crisis Management Team

Program Methodology


In person

Outline