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Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI) is the oldest and largest nonprofit that helps organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters by providing education, accreditation, and thought leadership in business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience and related fields. Founded in 1988, DRI has certified 20,000+ resilience professionals in 110+ countries and at 95 percent of Fortune 100 companies. DRI offers 15 individual certifications, including the globally-recognized CBCP certification, and certifies organizations as resilient enterprises. DRI offers training programs ranging from introductory to masters level across a variety of specialties in multiple languages; online and in-person continuing education opportunities; and an annual conference dedicated to the resilience profession. DRI supports charitable activities through the DRI Foundation.

Course Calendar

DRI International certifies individuals and provides various levels of active professional certification in a number of areas. Our certifications are the standards of excellence in business continuity management whether you are a practitioner, vendor or auditor.

BCP MET - International

Web-Based, Canada,
02 Apr - 02 Apr

RMLE 2000

Web Based, Eastern Time,
06 Apr - 09 Apr

BCLE 2000 - International

Web-Based, Zurich (GMT+1),
06 Apr - 10 Apr

BCP 601 - International

Web-Based, Lagos,
06 Apr - 08 Apr

BCLE 2000 - Spanish

Web-Based, Caracas,
08 Apr - 10 Apr

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Feb. 21-24, 2027
Arlington, TX

E-news from DRI

A bold, new, resilience reality: themes from DRI2026 – Rachael Elliott for Resilience Forward

“It is clear that supply chain resilience has become an intrinsic part of operational resilience; operational resilience has become increasingly dependent on better data and technology governance; and both are exposed to cyber and geopolitical shocks that now travel through
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Collaborative Partner Spotlight: April 2026 and Beyond

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Continuity Planners Association�
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Michele Ostler Wins DRI International Honor Roll Award

DRI Senior Director of Operations and Conferences Michele Ostler, CBCV, was recognized at the DRI Awards of Excellence Gala in Jacksonville, FL, on Feb. 24, 2026 as she was named this year’s recipient of the prestigious Honor Roll Award. The DRI International Honor Roll Awar
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What Certified Professionals are saying about DRI

Quote UpThis is a very, very intelligent community that really does a lot to keep the lights on in businesses, and I don't think they get a lot of credit for it. The IT department at a lot of big corporations doesn't believe there's a chance their system really can go down and they really need to have a business continuity plan, and the education and the feedback that we get from the people at DRI shows t...
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Certified Business Continuity Vendor, United States

Quote UpI think most people look at business continuity at the natural events - hurricanes, tornadoes, things like that - and don't realize there are a lot of other risks behind that, cyber risks right now being number one, but there are a lot of other aspects of business continuity that one needs to think about, especially the people and processes, not just the technology.
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Certified Business Continuity Lead Auditor, United States

Quote UpIt's beyond the essentials. You have to have plans to be compliant, or that it's an insurance to ensure your business knows what to do. It's really about continued services to your customers. At the end of the day, you've provided something essential to a customer, and you need to be sure it continues to be that for them, because if it's not there then they're going to go somewhere else.
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Certified Business Continuity Professional, United States

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