Meeting Certification Requirements by Discipline
To earn the CORM, CORP, or CORE applicants must demonstrate competence in multiple resilience disciplines. This can be accomplished by earning an ICOR discipline specific certification or through credentials earned from other organizations.
| Certification Level | Application Fee All fees in USD |
Formal Education | Discipline Experience or Certification | CEU's (Every 3 Years) | Authoring or Public Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Member: $395.00 Nonmember: $495.00 |
Master's Degree | 6 Disciplines or more
OR
25 competency areas
|
10 CEU's or 100 Hours | Published book or recognized speaker on OR |
 |
Member: $350.00 Nonmember: $450.00 |
Bachelor's Degree | 4-5 Disciplines
OR
20 competency areas |
7 CEU's or 70 Hours | Published in major periodical or conference speaker |
 |
Member: $295.00 Nonmember: $395.00 |
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent | 2-3 Disciplines
OR
15 competency areas |
5 CEU's or 50 Hours | Blogger or internal workshop facilitator |
ICOR Recognizes Credentialing Organizations / Certifications
ICOR recognizes the credentials offered by the organizations listed below as valid credentials. ICOR offers credit for these credentials in the disciplines noted as part of our certification in Organizational Resilience. Applicants can receive “credit” for meeting the discipline specific certification requirements from the organizations listed below.
Business Continuity / Continuity of Operations
Certification requirements can be fulfilled for this discipline by taking and passing the ICOR ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, ISO 22301 Lead Auditor, ISO 22301 Assessor or the Continuity of Operations certification exams.
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations fulfill these requirements for the BCM discipline:
Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
Business Resilience Certification Consortium International (BRCCI)
British Standards Institute (BSI)
Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII)
Crisis Management and Communications
Certification can be fulfilled for this discipline by taking and passing the ICOR Crisis Management & Communications certification exam.
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the CMC discipline:
Critical Environments
Certification can also be fulfilled for this discipline by taking and passing the CETa, CET, CEM, CEE or CEA certification exam.
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the CE discipline:
Financial Health & Viability
ICOR recognizes all academic and degree programs in the areas of business, finance, and others. To demonstrate competence in this discipline you will be asked to provide evidence of academic credit.
Example competency areas include:
Business Operations and Logistics, Systems Thinking, Strategic Agility, Organizational Metrics, Sales and Marketing, Economic Awareness
Human Resource Management
To earn certification or to renew an existing certification in the Human Resource Management discipline applicants should demonstrate competence by:
- Holding a university degree in Human Resource Administration
- SHRM's: SHRM-CP and SCRM-SCP
- ATD's: CPLP
- Holding a job in Human Resource Management
ICT Continuity
Certification can be fulfilled for this discipline by taking and passing the CETP certification exam.
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the ICT discipline:
Business Resilience Certification Consortium International (BRCCI)
Incident Response
To earn certification or to renew an existing certification in the Incident Response discipline applicants should demonstrate competencies in the follow areas:
- Physical security
- Security management
- Emergency management
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Life safety
- Health safety
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the Incident Response discipline:
International Association of Emergency Manager (IAEM)
Institute for Safety and Health Management
Information Security
Certification can also be fulfilled for this discipline by taking and passing the ISO 27001 Lead Implementer certification exam.
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the Information Security discipline:
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC 2)
Legal, Audit & Compliance
Certification can also be fulfilled for this discipline by taking and passing the ICOR Management System Auditor exam.
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the LAC discipline:
Auditor credentials offered by certification bodies in specific Organizational Resilience disciplines are also accredited by ICOR.
Organizational Behavior
To earn certification or to renew an existing certification in the OB discipline applicants should demonstrate competencies in the follow areas:
- Project management
- Leadership qualities
- Risk management
- Organizational culture
- Communication
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the OB discipline:
Risk Management
To earn certification or to renew an existing certification in the Risk Management discipline applicants should demonstrate competencies in the follow areas:
- Risk assessment process
- Risk treatment / strategy approach
- Risk management
- Risk communication
- Insurance
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the Risk Management discipline:
Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
Supply Chain Management
To earn certification or to renew an existing certification in the Supply Chain Management discipline applicants should demonstrate competencies in the follow areas:
- Production and inventory management
- Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution
- Managing Supply Chain Risk
- Supply Chain Continuity
- Supply Chain Security
Alternatively, certifications in good standing from the following organizations to fullfill these requirements for the Supply Chain Management discipline:
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)