Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course in Cape Town, South Africa
Classroom training in Cape Town · next cohort Oct 26, 2026 · from USD 3,800
When a core system fails, a supplier collapses or a building becomes inaccessible, regulators and boards ask whether the organisation can keep delivering critical services within tolerable limits. Five days equip risk, compliance and continuity leaders to write the policies, governance and evidence that answer that question. You examine ISO 22301, ISO 22313 and ISO 31000, supervisory expectations for banks, insurers and public bodies, and how resilience differs from traditional disaster recovery.
The programme works through business impact analysis, identification of important business services, impact tolerances, mapping of people, process, technology and facilities, and scenario testing under severe but plausible conditions. Further sessions address outsourcing and third-party concentration, cyber and ICT resilience, crisis management and communication, regulatory reporting, and internal audit of continuity arrangements. Heads of risk, compliance officers, business continuity managers, operations and IT directors, internal auditors and public sector planners will find it relevant. Afterwards you can draft a continuity policy, define tolerances for critical services and present a resilience assurance report to a board or regulator. Delivery is classroom, online or in-house, and the certificate is CPD-accredited.
At a Glance
Training in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is South Africa's legislative capital and a centre for finance, technology and tourism.
More about training in Cape Town →- Format
- Classroom, in Cape Town
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 3,800
- Next start dates
- Oct 26, 2026, Nov 23, 2026, Dec 21, 2026
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- Cape Town International (CPT)
- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR). Fees are listed in USD.
- Business districts
- Foreshore and CBD, V&A Waterfront, Century City and Claremont
About this course
Operational disruption is now treated by supervisors, investors and the public as a governance failure rather than bad luck. Cyber incidents, power and connectivity outages, pandemics, extreme weather and supplier failure can stop critical services, and organisations are increasingly asked to demonstrate, not just assert, that they can withstand and recover from them.
The Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course gives senior practitioners the framework to meet that expectation. It begins with the policy landscape, comparing international standards and regulatory approaches, and clarifying the shift from recovery plans to outcome-based resilience. Participants then learn how to identify critical services, set impact tolerances, map dependencies and design testing that exposes real weaknesses. Sessions on third-party and ICT risk, crisis governance and reporting show how responsibilities are allocated from board to front line and how evidence is kept for supervisors and auditors.
The course is delivered through policy drafting workshops, scenario exercises and review of sample documents. Participants build a policy framework, a service mapping and a testing plan during the week and finish with a board-level assurance paper. Prior exposure to risk, compliance, operations or IT management is expected.
Training Objectives
On completion, participants will be able to:
- Compare ISO 22301 and related standards with regulatory expectations for operational resilience.
- Draft a business continuity and resilience policy with clear scope, roles and approval lines.
- Conduct business impact analysis and identify important business services.
- Set impact tolerances and justify them to senior management.
- Map people, process, technology, facilities and suppliers behind critical services.
- Design scenario testing and exercise programmes that evidence capability.
- Govern outsourcing, third-party and ICT dependencies within the resilience framework.
- Prepare assurance reports and incident disclosures for boards and regulators.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants complete the programme with:
- A policy framework template aligned to ISO 22301 and supervisory expectations.
- A list of important business services with draft impact tolerances.
- A dependency map for one critical service, from people to suppliers.
- A scenario testing calendar with success criteria and reporting lines.
- A board assurance report outline showing evidence of resilience.
- A gap analysis of their organisation's current continuity governance.
Training Methodology
The course is built for policy and governance work rather than plan writing alone. Methods include:
- Expert presentations on standards and regulatory approaches
- Document clinics reviewing extracts of sample policies and impact analyses
- Scenario exercises with injects that test decision-making under pressure
- Small-group drafting of policy, tolerance and testing documents
- Open discussion on obstacles in participants' own sectors
Day 1: The Policy and Regulatory Landscape
- From disaster recovery to operational resilience
- ISO 22301, ISO 22313, ISO 31000 and related guidance
- Supervisory approaches in banking, insurance and the public sector
- Legal duties of boards and senior managers
- Resilience, risk appetite and strategy
- Gap analysis against sample regulatory expectations
Day 2: Policy Design and Governance
- Scope, objectives and principles of a continuity policy
- Roles of the board, executive, risk and business owners
- Three lines of defence applied to continuity
- Standards, procedures and document hierarchy
- Resourcing, budgeting and maturity models
- Workshop: drafting the policy statement
Day 3: Critical Services, Impact Analysis and Tolerances
- Business impact analysis methods and common weaknesses
- Identifying important business services
- Setting maximum tolerable disruption and impact tolerances
- Mapping people, process, technology, facilities and data
- Single points of failure and concentration risk
- Exercise: mapping a payment or customer service chain
Day 4: Third Parties, ICT and Crisis Management
- Outsourcing and third-party risk expectations
- Cloud, cyber and ICT resilience requirements
- Exit planning and substitutability
- Crisis governance, escalation and decision rights
- Internal and external crisis communication
- Regulatory notification of major incidents
Day 5: Testing, Assurance and Reporting
- Scenario design for severe but plausible events
- Tabletop, simulation and live failover testing
- Recording lessons learned and tracking remediation
- Internal audit and independent assurance of continuity
- Management information and board reporting
- Presentation of the resilience assurance paper
The course is intended for leaders and specialists responsible for resilience, risk and assurance, including:
- Heads of risk and enterprise risk managers
- Compliance and regulatory affairs officers
- Business continuity and disaster recovery managers
- Operations, IT and information security directors
- Internal auditors and assurance providers
- Board and audit committee secretaries
- Public sector planners and emergency management officers
- Outsourcing, vendor and supply chain managers
Participants who attend every session and contribute to the drafting exercises receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, confirming their completion of the programme.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course Venues
South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800Viewing- South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200
- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course in Cape Town
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course runs as classroom training in Cape Town, South Africa, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Cape Town cohort starts on October 26, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Cape Town" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course in Cape Town is USD 3,800 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Cape Town, Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course runs as classroom training in Pretoria and Johannesburg. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in South Africa, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course can be delivered at your offices in Cape Town or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience programme, you'll be able to compare iso 22301 and related standards with regulatory expectations for operational resilience, draft a business continuity and resilience policy with clear scope, roles and approval lines, conduct business impact analysis and identify important business services, and set impact tolerances and justify them to senior management. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is intended for leaders and specialists responsible for resilience, risk and assurance, including: Heads of risk and enterprise risk managers, Compliance and regulatory affairs officers, Business continuity and disaster recovery managers, Operations, IT and information security directors, Internal auditors and assurance providers, Board and audit committee secretaries, Public sector planners and emergency management officers, and Outsourcing, vendor and supply chain managers.
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Training Course is pitched at advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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