BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management (PCIRM)
Code: bcspcirm

What you'll learn
On this accelerated BCS Practitioner Certificate in Risk Management (PCIRM) course, youâĂĂ´ll build knowledge and skills in the best practices of information risk management principles and techniques.
In just 4 days, how the management of information risk will bring about significant business benefits, and explain and make full use of information risk management terminology. YouâĂĂ´ll also build knowledge in:
- How to conduct threat and vulnerability assessments, business impact analyses and risk assessments
- The principles of controls and risk treatment
- How to present the results in a format which will form the basis of a risk treatment plan
- The use of information classification schemes
At the end of this course, youâĂĂ´ll sit the BCS PCIRM exam, and achieve your BCS Practitioner Certificate in Risk Management (PCIRM) certification. As an Official BCS Training Provider and through FirebrandâĂĂ´s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, youâĂĂ´ll get access to official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.
Audience
This course is relevant to anyone requiring an understanding of information risk management as well as those who are involved in the areas of information security and information assurance
Curriculum
8 modules- Section 1: The concepts and framework of information risk management
- Section 2: Information risk management fundamentals
- Section 3: Establishing an information risk management programme
- Section 4: Risk identification
- Section 5: Risk assessment
- Section 6: Risk treatment
- Section 7: Presenting risks and business case
- Section 8: Information risk monitoring
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for attending this accelerated course.
Exam info
At the end of this accelerated course, youâĂĂ´ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:
BCS Practitioner Certificate in Risk Management (PCIRM) exam
- Type: A scenario-based online exam that includes a range of question types including multiple choice, multiple response, and matching questions.
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Supervised: Yes
- Open book: No (no materials can be taken into the examination room)
- Pass mark: 39/60 (65%)
- Delivery: Digital format only
Course Dates
Sorry, there are currently no dates available for this course. Please submit an enquiry and one of our team will contact you about potential future dates or alternative options.
FAQs
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Traditional training providers usually run their courses from 9am to 5pm. At Firebrand Training we maximise the number of learning hours to minimise the number of training days, so youâll be back to your job as quickly as possible. You donât waste time travelling to several courses and finding an exam centre after that.
Firebrand's accelerated courses are constantly reviewed. We ask our delegates for feedback after every course. We are official partners with leading vendors and therefore, we're provided with certification changes and updates, which we can then implement in our course delivery at a very early stage. This feedback is then analysed in view of changes or discrepancies. We will then address the topics mentioned and have a panel of subject matter experts provide us with valuable suggestions for improvement and solutions.
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