IS-546.12 - Continuity of Operations Awareness Course

Course Date

2 November 2011

Course Description

IS-546.12 now takes the place for IS 546.a.  Neither the course nor exam changed but now uses a “calendar-year” extension.

Upon successfully passing the exam for this course, the student transcript will store the record with the appropriate calendar-year extension to indicate which year the user completed their recurring requirement.

This course introduces students to the concept of continuity planning.  The course provides a brief overview of continuity, including its definition, the legal basis for continuity planning, the Continuity Program Management Cycle, and essential elements of a viable continuity program.

Although this course directly addresses continuity requirements for Federal Executive branch organizations, the course is also useful to State, local, territorial, and tribal governments.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Define continuity of operations.
• Identify the legal basis for continuity of operations.
• Explain the Continuity Program Management Cycle.
• Describe the elements of a viable continuity program.

Primary Audience

The primary audiences for this course are personnel at any level of government, representatives from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), or representatives from private industry who may have a need for a basic understanding of continuity of operations.

Prerequisites

none

CEUs

0.1

Course Length

1 hour