PECB Certified Lead Crisis Manager

The accelerated PECB Certified Lead Crisis Manager course equips you with a comprehensive understanding of crisis leadership and the skills needed to guide organisations through disruptive incidents.

Covering essential topics such as crisis management principles, organisational resilience, communication strategies, crisis readiness assessments, and recovery planning, this course prepares you to take command during critical situations.

As organisations face increasing risks from natural disasters, cyberattacks, supply chain disruptions, and reputational threats, the role of a certified crisis manager has become a vital leadership function. This course empowers you to step into that role, enabling you to design, implement, and oversee crisis management frameworks aligned with international best practices such as ISO 22361.

Earning the PECB Lead Crisis Manager credential demonstrates your ability to lead with confidence in high-pressure environments. It validates your expertise in protecting organisational value, strengthening resilience, and ensuring long-term continuity, positioning you for senior leadership opportunities in crisis management, risk, and resilience.

In just 3 days, you’ll also learn to:

• Explain the fundamental Crisis Management concepts and principles based on ISO 22361
• Establish, maintain, and continually improve a Crisis Management framework that includes leadership, structure, culture, and competence
• Anticipate, assess, prevent, and prepare for crises
• Respond to, recover, and learn from crises in order to improve an organisation’s Crisis Management capability

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the PECB exam and achieve your PECB Certified Lead Crisis Manager certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review accelerated methodology, you’ll gain the skills and credentials at twice the speed of traditional training.

Additionally, you will also earn a digital badge, enhancing your professional credibility.

Why choose Firebrand?

• Flexible Delivery Options: Choose between classroom-based training or virtual instructor-led sessions, with delivery options to suit your needs and schedule
• Comprehensive Certification Preparation: Covers the PECB exam topics with integrated study materials and practice exercises
• Interactive Learning: Includes workshops, case studies, and group discussions to apply concepts practically
• Experienced Instructors: Led by certified trainers with extensive industry experience

This training course is intended for:

• Individuals responsible for the delivery of a crisis management capability in an organization
• Individuals responsible for implementing a plan and structure for crisis management within the organization
• Crisis leader(s)
• Members of crisis management teams
• Individuals seeking to thoroughly understand crisis management
• Individuals aiming to start or advance their careers in crisis management
• Consultants, advisors, and professionals wishing to obtain in-depth knowledge of ISO 22361 guidelines on crisis management

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two training options. Choose between residential classroom-based and online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs 9am–5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand, you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

• Standards and crisis management models
• Fundamental concepts of crisis management
• Crisis management capability
• Principles for crisis management
• Crisis communications
• Leadership
• Structure
• Culture
• Competence
• Anticipation
• Assessment
• Prevention and mitigation
• Preparedness
• Response
• Recovery
• Continual improvement

At the end of this course, you'll sit the PECB Certified Lead Crisis Manager covered by our Certification Guarantee.

• Duration: 180 minutes (3 hours)
• Format: Multiple-choice questions, open-book
• Number of questions: 80
• Pass score:70%
• CPD points available: 31 CPD points available upon completion

Digital Badge: PECB have partnered with Credly to offer you the chance of earning a digital badge upon completing your certification.

Competency domains covered during the examination include:

• Domain 1: Fundamental concept and principles of crisis management
• Domain 2: Establishing the crisis management framework
• Domain 3: Crisis management prevention and preparedness
• Domain 4: Crisis Management response and recovery

After successfully completing the exam, you can apply for your credential. You will receive a certificate once you meet the requirements related to the specified credential. 

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Participants who want to attend this training course should have a fundamental understanding of crisis management concepts, framework, and process.