Establish, implement, and maintain a business continuity management system based on ISO 22301, using PECB’s IMS2 methodology. Published Self-Study or eLearning enrolment starts from $980 + GST and includes the official exam access stated on this page. Instructor-led delivery for organisations can be scoped on request; no public cohort is implied unless confirmed dates, mode, venue and trainer are shown.
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The PECB ISO 22301 Lead Implementer Self-Study course costs A$980 excluding GST (A$1,078.00 including 10% GST for an Australian billing address) through Aegentra Academy, an official PECB authorised training partner in Australia. That price includes the official PECB examination voucher, the full course materials, 12 months of myPECB access, and one free exam resit within 12 months. Typical total learning effort is 35–45 hours. The eLearning format is A$1,060 excluding GST (A$1,166.00 including Australian GST), with 35–45 hours of typical total learning effort. For non-Australian billing addresses, Australian GST is not charged and any applicable local taxes are determined at checkout.
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| Course | Course focus | Exam | Self-Study | eLearning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | Understand a BCMS — the clause structure, BIA, RTO and RPO | 40 questions, closed book | $600 + GST | $680 + GST |
| Lead Implementer | Build the BCMS — business impact analysis, strategy, plans, exercising, certification readiness | 80 questions, open book | $980 + GST | $1,060 + GST |
| Lead Auditor | Audit the BCMS — plan and lead audits against ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1 | 80 questions, open book | $980 + GST | $1,060 + GST |
Compare that against classroom-based ISO 22301 training in Australia, which commonly runs from $2,695 for a three-day Foundation course and past $3,295 for Lead level — before travel and time away from work. Two things are worth checking on any quote. First, which body issues the certificate. Aegentra Academy is an official PECB authorised training partner, and Accreditation is program- and scope-specific; verify the applicable credential before enrolment. Several Australian business continuity courses certify against IRCA, the BCI (CBCI) or GAQM instead — those are different credentials, not cheaper versions of the same one. Second, whether the exam is included. A course fee with the examination billed separately is not the figure you end up paying.
80 multiple-choice questions across 7 competency domains, open book, 70% to pass. The seven domains follow the implementation lifecycle:
Scenario items are still multiple-choice — there is no essay paper, despite what some course listings suggest. Being open book, retrieval speed matters more than memorisation; build an index into your notes before you sit.
Four stages, in order, and the order is not negotiable — each one depends on the last.
1. Business impact analysis. Identify the activities that deliver your products and services, what each depends on, and how fast the harm accumulates. This produces the maximum tolerable period of disruption for each, and from that the recovery time objective and recovery point objective. Most programmes go wrong here by assessing systems instead of activities.
2. Strategy. For each activity, decide how you will meet the RTO — a second site, a manual workaround, a standby supplier, accepted downtime. This is where cost meets ambition, and where a minimum business continuity objective gets agreed: the reduced service you can run on.
3. Plans. Write the business continuity plan (BCP) and the supporting procedures, including the disaster recovery limb for technology. A plan nobody can follow under pressure is not a plan.
4. Exercise and improve. Test it, capture what failed, fix it. An untested plan is an assumption. This is also what Clause 8.5 requires and what an auditor asks for first.
This is the reason most Australian implementations are funded. CPS 230 requires regulated entities to identify critical operations, set tolerance levels for disruption, maintain and test plans, and manage the service providers those operations depend on. Every one of those has an ISO 22301 clause behind it.
The regulator frames this as operational resilience. A BCMS is the management system that produces the evidence: the BIA identifies critical operations, the RTO is the tolerance level, the exercise programme is the testing, and Clause 8.3 covers supplier dependency and supply chain disruption. The SOCI Act asks similar questions of critical infrastructure under an all-hazards program.
We publish the full CPS 230 mapping free below, so you can check the logic before committing to anything.
Both exams are 80 questions over seven domains, but the domains differ, and so does the job.
Take Lead Implementer if you will build the BCMS: running the business impact analysis, choosing strategies, writing the plans, exercising them, and taking the organisation to a certification audit.
Take Lead Auditor if you will assess one — as an internal auditor, a consultant reviewing clients, or working toward certification-body audit work. Its seven domains follow the audit lifecycle rather than the implementation one, and it is taught against ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1.
Same price either way. The deciding question is whether you are accountable for the system working, or for judging whether it does.
The artefacts a Lead Implementer actually produces, published in full and free.
If the organisation needs the BCMS built rather than a person trained, that is our governance and risk practice.
The official PECB course and exam package starts at A$980 + GST — with no separate exam fee after enrolment. Optional Aegentra Labs exam preparation is clearly priced separately.
The exam voucher is included in your enrolment, and so is one free resit if you don’t pass first time. Both the exam and the credential are issued directly by PECB.
PECB credential ladder: Provisional Implementer (no experience) → Implementer (2 years, 1 in business continuity, 200 hours) → Lead Implementer (5 years, 2 in business continuity, 300 hours) → Senior Lead Implementer (10 years, 7 in business continuity, 1,000 hours). All tiers require signing the PECB Code of Ethics and are maintained through continuing professional development credits.
An exam pass is the first step. You must submit PECB's certification application and required declarations and references. PECB decides whether the requirements for the requested credential tier are met.
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The published price is A$980 for Self-Study or A$1,060 for eLearning, before tax. It includes the official PECB course materials, 12 months of access, the first exam attempt, one free retake, and the certification application fee. PECB’s partner-course policy also includes the first year of the Annual Maintenance Fee where maintenance applies; Foundation and Provisional credentials are maintenance-exempt. There is no separate first-exam or certification-application charge after enrolment.
PECB’s current maintenance policy lists no maintenance fee for Foundation, Provisional, or Transition credentials. For all other PECB certifications, the published fee is $390 per three-year certification cycle, together with the applicable CPD requirements and continued adherence to the PECB Code of Ethics. PECB sets this fee and may change it, so check the linked policy before renewal.
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Self-Study costs A$980 before tax and uses the official PECB slide-based materials. eLearning costs A$1,060 before tax — A$80 more — and adds recorded trainer-led lessons and interactive learning activities. Both routes lead to the same PECB exam and credential, and both include the same exam package. Choose eLearning if explanations and video guidance help you learn; choose Self-Study if you are comfortable working through standards-based material independently.
Yes. PECB publishes remote online exam sessions that candidates can take from home or another suitable location through the PECB Exams application. The published course record lists these exam facts: duration — Timed exam, sat online under remote proctoring; format — Open-book, multiple-choice — stand-alone and scenario-based questions; assessment — 80 multiple-choice questions across 7 competency domains — fundamental principles and concepts of a BCMS, business continuity management system requirements, planning a BCMS implementation, implementing the BCMS, monitoring and measurement, continual improvement, and preparing for a BCMS certification audit; pass mark — 70%; language — English (other PECB languages available on request). New Zealand candidates should choose a published session that suits their local time, meet PECB’s identity and technical requirements, and complete the system check before exam day. PECB’s general exam policy does not publish a New Zealand restriction.
PECB credential ladder: Provisional Implementer (no experience) → Implementer (2 years, 1 in business continuity, 200 hours) → Lead Implementer (5 years, 2 in business continuity, 300 hours) → Senior Lead Implementer (10 years, 7 in business continuity, 1,000 hours). All tiers require signing the PECB Code of Ethics and are maintained through continuing professional development credits. Passing the exam does not by itself award a credential or guarantee the highest experience-based tier. PECB requires an online certification application and reference contact details, and its Certification Department decides whether the education, professional experience, and implementation or consulting activity requirements are met.
PECB’s public certification-process page does not publish a closed list of documents that automatically proves project hours. It requires the online application and contact details for references who may be contacted to validate your experience. Keep a dated activity log showing the organisation or client, your role, the implementation or consulting activity, dates, responsibilities, and hours; retain employer or client confirmations, statements of work, timesheets, or similar records in case PECB asks for support. The PECB Certification Department assesses the application and makes the final decision.
Yes. You can hold both the ISO 22301 Lead Implementer and ISO 22301 Lead Auditor credentials. They are separate, complementary certifications: Lead Implementer develops implementation knowledge, while Lead Auditor develops audit knowledge. To pursue both, complete each course, pass each exam, and apply for each credential. PECB assesses implementation-project experience for the Implementer tier and audit experience for the Auditor tier separately. If you pass an exam before meeting the full experience requirements, you may apply for the applicable Provisional credential and later request an upgrade. PECB evaluates each upgrade application and may determine whether an examination is required. Neither credential automatically grants the other.
5 modules, fully on-demand. Click any module to see the topics inside.
Foundation establishes the language, Lead Implementer builds the management system, and Lead Auditor verifies it. Choose the level that matches the work you will perform.
Entry-level pathway to ISO 22301 — the fundamental concepts, principles, and requirements of a business continuity management system (BCMS).
Establish, implement, and maintain a business continuity management system based on ISO 22301, using PECB’s IMS2 methodology.
Plan, conduct, and lead audits of a business continuity management system against ISO 22301, in line with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1.
Most organisations have a continuity plan; far fewer have a defensible business impact analysis underneath it establishing what actually must be recovered, how fast, and in what order. That analysis is what separates a plan that works under pressure from a document nobody consults during an outage.
ISO 22301 puts exercise programmes and evaluation of continuity capabilities inside the implementation itself. An implementer who can design and run a meaningful exercise — and act on what it exposes — delivers something materially different from a plan that has never been tested.
Business Continuity Manager, Resilience Manager, Operational Risk Manager, and GRC roles — particularly in financial services, utilities, health, and government, where continuity obligations are supervised rather than optional.
ISO 22301 and ISO 27001 share the Annex SL structure, and incident response sits in both. Organisations increasingly run continuity and security together, because the disruptions they plan for — ransomware, outages, supplier failure — are frequently the same events.
CPS 230 places operational risk management, business continuity, and service provider management under direct supervision, with tolerance levels for critical operations. ISO 22301 provides a recognised method for the continuity component.
Responsible entities must maintain a Risk Management Program covering hazards that could disrupt asset availability. A BCMS is the operational system behind that obligation.
Service interruption carries public consequence, not just commercial cost. Recovery time objectives and tested continuity plans are the mechanisms that make restoration predictable.
Cloud, logistics, and single-source supply create failure points outside direct control. Continuity strategy is how those dependencies get planned for rather than discovered during an incident.
The exam is open-book, but the questions reward fluency, not lookup. Plan your study around these checkpoints.
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Free companion reading for anyone studying business continuity management (BCMS) — the standard APRA CPS 230 and SOCI Act obligations lean on:
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This official PECB course is sold and supported by Aegentra Academy. PECB supplies the course material, examination and professional credential scheme. Aegentra's wider practice also runs governance, risk and compliance engagements and Microsoft 365 hardening for Australian organisations. Named eLearning trainers are credited separately on this page when the course record supplies them.
Published courses run online and self-paced through the myPECB platform, so professionals across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and New Zealand enrol online. Instructor-led delivery for organisations can be scoped on request. No public cohort or classroom venue is implied unless confirmed dates, mode, venue and trainer are shown on the course page. Multi-seat team pricing is available for five or more seats — email Academy@aegentra.com.au for an enterprise quote. Tax invoices with GST and ABN are issued automatically at checkout.
The published option is self-paced study. Instructor-led delivery for organisations can be scoped on request, subject to trainer availability, learner numbers and an agreed date. Aegentra does not publish a live or classroom cohort unless its dates, delivery mode, venue (where applicable) and trainer are confirmed. Email Academy@aegentra.com.au with your requirements.
ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity management systems. It sets requirements for identifying what an organisation must keep running, analysing the impact of disruption, selecting continuity strategies, documenting and exercising plans, and improving continuity capability over time.
Self-Study at $980 + GST gives you the official PECB slide deck and course material to work through at your own pace. The eLearning option at $1,060 + GST adds recorded video lectures and scenario-based quizzes over the same material. Both include the exam and the free retake, and both lead to the identical PECB credential.
CPS 230 imposes obligations on APRA-regulated entities covering operational risk, business continuity, and service provider management — including tolerance levels for disruption to critical operations. ISO 22301 is a voluntary standard providing a recognised methodology for the continuity component. Certification is not compliance with CPS 230, but a well-run BCMS is a defensible basis for it.
It depends on attested experience. Provisional Implementer requires none. Implementer requires two years with one in business continuity management plus 200 hours of project activities. Lead Implementer requires five years with two in business continuity management plus 300 hours. Senior Lead Implementer requires ten years with seven plus 1,000 hours. All require signing the PECB Code of Ethics.
Three hours across seven competency domains: fundamental principles and concepts of a BCMS; initiation of a BCMS implementation; planning; implementation; evaluation of BCMS performance; continual improvement; and preparation for a BCMS certification audit.
IMS2 is PECB’s own management system implementation methodology — a structured sequence for initiating, planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving a management system, then preparing it for certification audit. It is not standard-specific, so it transfers to implementing ISO 9001, ISO 27001, or any other Annex SL standard.
No. The course certifies you as an individual practitioner. To certify the organisation you need to build the BCMS, run an internal audit, and pass a Stage 1 / Stage 2 audit by an accredited certification body. This course teaches you how to do that work and how to prepare for that audit.
Yes. PECB certified individuals holding both the Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor credentials in a scheme qualify for the corresponding Master credential, provided they also pass four additional Foundation exams related to that scheme.
Thirty-one CPD credits — an attestation of course completion is issued on finishing the course. These count toward the CPD requirements of ISACA, IIA Australia, and other professional bodies on submission.
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Self-Study — Typical total learning effort: 35–45 hours. Course-day equivalent: approximately 5 training days. eLearning — Typical total learning effort: 35–45 hours. Course-day equivalent: approximately 5 training days. These are typical total-learning-effort estimates. They are separate from the 12-month access period, exam duration, any live-class calendar span, and professional-experience requirements.
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Entry-level pathway to ISO 22301 — the fundamental concepts, principles, and requirements of a business continuity management system (BCMS).
Plan, conduct, and lead audits of a business continuity management system against ISO 22301, in line with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1.