PECB Certified Course: Lead Disaster Recovery Manager

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Product description

Lead the planning, testing, activation and improvement of disaster recovery capabilities.


This advanced course develops the ability to establish and lead an ICT disaster recovery programme. It connects risk assessment and business impact analysis with recovery strategies, supporting infrastructure, response coordination, plan documentation, exercises, activation and post-recovery review.


Course at a glance

  • Provider and awarding body: PECB.
  • Learning format: PECB Self-Study (official course materials).
  • Language: English.
  • Level: Lead Manager.
  • Examination and certification-application cycle: 12 months from purchase for the first examination attempt, the included free retake if needed, and the certification application.


What this course includes

  • More than 450 pages of official PECB instructional materials containing explanations, guidance and practical examples.
  • The first examination attempt and one free retake.
  • The certification-application fee and the first year of the Annual Maintenance Fee, where applicable.
  • A course-completion attestation worth 31 CPD credits, separate from the PECB professional credential.


What you will learn

After completing the course, the learner should be able to:

  • explain disaster recovery concepts and recovery tiers;
  • initiate and structure the disaster recovery planning process;
  • develop, implement and test a disaster recovery plan;
  • activate recovery arrangements and conduct a post-response review.


Who this course is for

  • People responsible for establishing or maintaining an ICT disaster recovery plan.
  • Professionals implementing and testing recovery strategies.
  • Consultants conducting disaster-recovery risk assessments and business impact analyses.
  • IT infrastructure owners and members of disaster recovery teams.

Prerequisites: PECB expects general knowledge of disaster recovery concepts and strategies.


Course outline

  • Disaster recovery management and initiation of the planning process.
  • Business impact analysis, risk assessment and recovery strategies.
  • Supporting infrastructure, coordination, plan documentation and awareness.
  • Tests and exercises, plan activation, damage containment and post-recovery review.
  • Certification exam.


Exam and credential pathway

The exam covers disaster recovery fundamentals, planning, plan development, implementation and testing, activation and post-recovery review.

Passing the exam enables an application to the applicable PECB Disaster Recovery Manager designation. Non-provisional designations require the specified professional and disaster-recovery project experience, in addition to application and ethics requirements.

Course completion, examination success, certification application and credential issuance are separate stages; the credential is not issued automatically.

For official course details, see the PECB Lead Disaster Recovery Manager page.


Access and activation

The 12-month period for the first examination, included free retake and certification application begins on the purchase date.

Each order covers one learner. Wadi Solutions begins processing the PECB registration within one business day, and activation details are sent to the learner's email. Required enrolment details are shared with PECB for activation.


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