Sub-prime BCM certification in Asia

What does it really mean for an individual to be "certified" in business continuity?

Like the euphemism "sub-prime", the word "certified" is losing its meaning in Asia as the number and variety of BCM certifications and their purveyors grow like vines in a jungle. Attend a course, get the certificate..... Read more »

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Nathaniel Forbes

Nathaniel Forbes is the director of Forbes Calamity Prevention, a Singapore-based consulting firm providing business continuity, crisis management and emergency response advice and training to multinational companies, with a focus on companies with offices in Asia. The firm is 10 years old. FCP's current and past clients include Singapore Exchange Ltd, OCBC Bank, AXA Insurance, The Gillette Company, Siemens and ABN Amro Bank. A former President of the Singapore Computer Society’s Business Continuity Group, Nathaniel passed the DRII’s Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP) examination in 1997. He has lived, traveled or worked in Asia since 1973.