Why take the exam?
Professional membership of the BCI provides internationally recognised status as this valued certification demonstrates your competence to carry out business continuity management (BCM) to a consistent high standard. If you pass the BCI Certificate you are entitled to use the post-nominal credential of CBCI and your name will be placed on a BCI register of those holding this credential.

Those looking to achieve the professional membership grades within the BCI need to pass the exam, along with sufficient experience, to achieve AMBCI and need to pass the exam with merit to achieve MBCI. A detailed listing of experience requirements for professional grades can be found at:

www.thebcicertificate.org/bci_exam_requirements.html

What does the exam consist of?
The examination consists of 120 multiple choice questions which the candidate will have 2 hours to complete. The exam is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidance. 20 of the 100 questions are designated "pretest" questions which are randomly distributed throughout the exam. Pretest questions are not counted in scoring. They are, however, essential in building the BCI Certificate question bank and are on the exam to statistically assess their difficulty level and effectiveness at discriminating between candidates who meet the passing standard and those who do not. The information gathered in the pretest process determines whether the question will be included on a future exam. The questions are weighted with the examination is marked out of a total of 500 and 425 is required to pass the exam with merit

The majority of BCT students pass the exam, even those who have little or no previous experience of business continuity. The BCT pass mark is well above the 68% the average pass mark worldwide.

When can I take the exam?
1. On the Friday of any BCI Licensed Training Course.

BCT encourages its students to book the exam at the same time as the BCI Licensed course. BCT offer the opportunity for students to take the exam on the Friday of the course in pen and paper format and the course training venue. The exam will take place between 0900 and 1100.

2. At any time at a Prometric examination centre.

If you would like to take the exam other than on the Friday after the course you can take it at a Prometrics examination centre. Prometrics have examination centres worldwide in major cities. If you wish to take the exam at a Prometrics centre then we suggest you book the exam with the BCI. The exam can be booked at:

http://www.thebcicertificates.pinnaclecart.com/index

How do I register for the exam with BCT?
To secure your seat for the BCI Certificate Examination book on line through the BCT website http://www.b-c-training.co.uk/page.php?pageid=170

What happens after the examination?
Results should be available within 4 to 6 weeks after the examination and will be emailed to your address given on the confirmation notice. Under no circumstances will scores or pass/fail information be released over the phone.

What is the exam really like?
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