40 minutes · free · certificate valid 1 year

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Basics

Understand the difference between business continuity and disaster recovery, how to identify what actually needs protecting, and how to build and test a plan that works when something goes wrong, not just one that reads well on paper. Finish the final assessment with a score of 75% or higher to earn a certificate, valid for one year.

Done this course before, or already know the material? You can go straight to the final assessment and renew your certificate without re-reading the lessons.

Who it's for: Anyone in a UK organisation who needs a practical grounding in keeping operations running through disruption, from business owners and managers to team leads and IT staff.

What you'll learn

• Explain the difference between business continuity and disaster recovery, and why both matter
• Define RTO, RPO and MTPD and use them to set realistic recovery targets
• Carry out a simple business impact analysis and prioritise risks by likelihood and impact
• Apply the 3-2-1 guideline and supplier resilience thinking to backup and recovery planning
• Test a business continuity plan using tabletop exercises, walkthroughs and simulations

What you'll cover

1. 1

   What business continuity and disaster recovery are

   The difference between BC and DR, why it matters, and the key terms.

2. 2

   Business impact analysis and risk assessment

   Working out what actually matters, and what could realistically go wrong.

3. 3

   Backup and recovery strategies

   Protecting data, people, and suppliers, not just systems.

4. 4

   Building and testing a plan

   What a business continuity plan needs, and why an untested plan can't be trusted.

5. 5

   Putting it into practice

   Short workplace scenarios that test how you would apply this course in real situations.

6. 6

   Final assessment

   20 questions drawn at random from the full question bank. Score 75% or higher to earn your certificate.