BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management (PCIRM)

On this BCS Practitioner Certificate in Risk Management (PCIRM) course, you’ll build knowledge and skills in the best practices of information risk management principles and techniques.

You will learn how the management of information risk creates significant business benefits and explain and make full use of information risk management terminology.

You’ll also understand:

• 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, you’ll sit the official BCS PCIRM exam and achieve your BCS Practitioner Certificate in Risk Management (PCIRM) certification, covered by the Firebrand Certification Guarantee.

At Firebrand, we're proud to be a BCS Accredited Training Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is relevant to anyone who needs to understand information risk management as well as those who are involved in the areas of information security and information assurance.

• 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

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by our 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

There are no formal prerequisites to attend this course.

Individuals who successfully complete their first examination of any BCS qualification will qualify for a free one-year Professional BCS Membership.

Your 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.

Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
• All-inclusive course. 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. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared 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 145,000 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

Are you ready for the course? 

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