Pre Conference Courses
By Web Editor
November 06, 2011

Earn up to 16 CEAPs per class by attending a pre-conference course.

PRC-1: Successfully Conduct your FIRST BCP/DRP Drill!

Sat., March 24, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sun., March 25, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

$1195 per person

Presenter: Steve Goldman

-207Your first BCP (or DRP) tabletop or drill can make or break your BCP/DRP efforts, including your career. A good job is not sufficient; your first drill needs to be outstanding! This course will teach you how. During this hands-on class, you will learn the elements of how to organize, set up, conduct, and evaluate a successful first BCP/DRP drill. Topics include:

  • The company politics of your first Drill

  • Dr. Goldman's "First Drill" Planning Checklist

  • Using incomplete department plans to your advantage

  • Painlessly involve IT, PR, and management

  • 100+ Ideas for scenarios

  • Develop a timeline for your company!

  • Expected problems and their solutions

  • Critique the Drill and still keep your job

  • Using the leverage from this Drill

Dr. Goldman will conduct the class with his lively style, real-life examples, interactive discussions, and hands-on application. Attendees receive e-files of the forms and templates presented in class. You will also realistically practice what you learned as you participate in an in-class tabletop drill!

Dr. Steve Goldman is an internationally recognized expert and leading consultant in BCP/DRP exercises. A former global BCP manager for a Fortune 500 company, Dr. Goldman has developed, conducted, and evaluated hundreds of successful drills and exercises ranging from one-hour tabletops to massive multi-organization three-day full-scale exercises.

PRC-2: IT/DRP/Certified Business Resilience IT Professional

Sat., March 24, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sun., March 25, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

$1695 per person

Presenter: Rick Wellman

-221Today's businesses rely heavily on a robust and resilient information technology (IT) and telecommunication infrastructure to deliver essential business services in order to meet company mission, objectives, and key targets.  This dependence on information technology stems from several requirements and demands.

This CBRITP course teaches students how to develop, test, and maintain an IT disaster recovery plan for recovering IT and telecommunications systems and infrastructure in the event of a disaster or business disruption.

The workshop provides a comprehensive step-by-step IT disaster recovery plan development methodology, and presents key IT availability planning concepts and principles including continuous and high availability.

Students will learn various recovery techniques, strategies, and practical methods that will help them to build a robust and resilient technology support infrastructure and critical process recovery capability to ensure a fast and efficient recovery of business operations and mission-critical IT systems, applications, and data.

Students will receive a workbook and take-home disaster recovery plan templates.

Students may also take the optional multiple-choice CBRITP (Certified Business Resilience IT Professional) certification exam.

For more information on this course and outline, please visit www.sentryx.com or call 1-800-869-8460.

Rick Wellman, a senior business continuity and resilience trainer and consultant for Sentryx, is a highly skilled subject matter expert with more than 25 years of training and consulting experience.

PRC-3: Essentials Of DR/BC Planning Made Simple

Registration Closed

Sat., March 24, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sun., March 25, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

$1095 per person

Presenter: Norm Harris

-222For anyone who is involved with any of the components of a disaster recovery/business continuity program this class is a must. This highly effective class covers all the essential components of a DR/BC program in a concise and understandable way.

It includes the seven major questions any DR/BC program must answer, What needs to be done, Why it needs to be done, When it needs to be done, Who is to do it, Where is it to be done, How is it to be done, and the resources needed to do it.

You receive all forms, questionnaires, tutorials, samples, Power Point presentations, software and more, all on a USB flash drive.

Following is a partial list of subjects that will be covered:

  • Making the organization mission statement work for you

  • How to conduct a factual risk assessment

  • Step by step development of a BIA

  • Effective data collection and interviewing techniques

  • Reports and presentations designed to receive maximum senior management support and budget approval

  • Selecting recovery and resumption strategies

  • Designing a backup and recovery plan that meets your organizations requirements

  • Developing the essential content of a plan (FREE SOFTWARE provided); and Proven plan Testing, maintenance, enhancement and training techniques, (free DR/BC coordinator handbook)

The class is taught by Norm Harris, president, Harris Recovery Solutions, Inc. Harris has more than 35 years of experience and has presented over 500 classes on the subject of DR/BCP.

PRC-4: Level 1 PWI Certified Facilitator (PCF): Become a PWICertified Workplace Violence Facilitator

Registration Closed

Sat., March 24, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sun., March 25, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

$895 per person

Presenter: David A Smith

-208The PWICertified WPV Partner Program professionally prepares, certifies and licenses participants to conduct effective market accepted violence risk reduction training and use PWI intellectual properties and methodology with annual PWI expert support.

Participants receive the knowledge to effectively train and communicate proven market accepted methods designed to reduce the risk of violence in our workplace and schools. PWI methods are currently being used by Fortune 500 companies, large U. S. insurance carriers and major universities.

Over 15 years ago, a team of professionals, with multidisciplinary backgrounds, developed the PWICertified WPV Partner Program. Their backgrounds include business administration, clinical, social and forensic psychology, communications, crime prevention specialists, law enforcement officers, lawyers and research method specialists. Our trainings and products are continually updated.

Level 1: PWICertified Facilitators (PCF) receive up to date market accepted Pre-Certification training, techniques for practicing effective group WPV training and coaching. PWICertified facilitators are provided with PowerPoint presentations, support materials and training tools to effectively train employees, managers, supervisors, students, staff and faculty. PWICertified WPV Partners receive annual ongoing support, discounts on materials, PWI Collaboration software and access to PWI threat assessment professionals.

Certification Levels:

Level 1: PWICertified Facilitator (PCF)

Level 2: PWICertified Master Facilitator (PCMF)

Level 3: PWICertified Violence Vulnerability Auditor (PCVVA)

Level 4: PWICertified Terrorism Vulnerability Auditor (PCTVA)

Level 5: PWICertified Threat Assessment Professional (PCTAP) - (Tailored for licensed psychologists and psychiatrists)

Note: PWICertified trainers and consultants must successfully complete the preceding level of competencies and sub-competencies that are recognized by the higher level of certification before they begin the next level of certification training.

David A. Smith, founder of Professional Workplace Interaction, Inc., (PWI) is an author and highly experienced dynamic speaker. PWI was established in 1997 for the purpose of research and evidence-based process development, designed to address many of the difficult behavioral risk reduction and employment related issues facing corporations, schools, private businesses, and government agencies.

PRC-5: Human Resource Disaster Recovery Planning

Registration Closed

Sat., March 24, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sun., March 25, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

$1495 per person

Presenters: Leo Syed, Gary Collins

-225-226Today, the threat of a catastrophe is more real than ever before. Disasters, such as tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorist attacks, disease outbreaks, and workplace violence, to name a few, have inflicted humans and traumatized company staff and employees, and will continue to do so in the future.

This course takes a human resource oriented planning approach to disaster and crisis response. It presents successful strategies for planning and management of disasters that impact human resource in the corporate workplace and addresses issues related to risk prevention, health, safety, and continuity of business operations.

The course examines the following topics:

  • Workplace emergency and safety management

  • Workplace violence prevention

  • Employee trauma handling and response techniques

  • Employee resilience and human development

  • Employee assistance programs

  • Business succession planning

  • Infectious disease outbreak prevention and response

  • Human resource disaster policies and guidelines

Human Resource Disaster Planning is a must for anyone responsible for providing crisis response and managing human resources during disasters.

You will receive presentation materials and a copy of Leo Syed's Pandemic Planning Handbook: a comprehensive guide to pandemic influenza and pandemic influenza planning for business continuity, emergency, human resource, facility management, security, and health and safety staff.

Leo Syed is an author, instructor, and president of Recoverics Inc. He possesses over 20 year of experience in emergency management, pandemic planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity programs.

Gary Collins is a senior consultant and instructor for Recoverics Inc. He possesses over 40 years of experience in emergency planning, business continuity, workplace violence, pandemic planning, and health and safety programs.