The certification program supports each community of Business Continuity Management (BCM), which includes business continuity planning, crisis management (CM), crisis communication (CC), IT disaster recovery (DR) and BCM audit and is designed to objectively assess and measure professional knowledge. 

The certification program requirements and eligibility standards are applied fairly, impartially, and consistently. The certification program may grant certification independently of a candidate’s membership or non-membership in any organisation, association or other groups.