How to prepare for the exam and what domains to master?
Preparation is based on the key domains covered: explain crisis management concepts and principles under ISO 22361; define a crisis management framework integrating leadership, structure, culture, and competence.
Preparation is built into the course progression: each module reinforces the assessed domains.Day 1: Standards, models, and approaches; fundamental concepts and principles; crisis management capabilityDay 2: Leadership and governance; organizational structure; organizational cultureDay 3: Anticipation and assessment; prevention and mitigation; scenario preparednessDay 4: Response organization; post-crisis recovery; lessons learned and continual improvementReinforce your preparation by reviewing key points and linking requirements, decisions, and expected evidence.
Related Information
- The exam covers four announced competence domains.
- The crisis framework relies on leadership, structure, culture, and competence.
- Preparation must integrate prevention, response, and recovery.
- Scenarios test the coherence of proposed decisions.
- The announced format is a 3-hour online exam in EN or FR.
Expert Insight
The typical difficulty is not memorization, but arbitration. Scenario-based questions test your ability to prioritize and propose actions compatible with a crisis management framework. To progress, practice making your assumptions explicit: what you know, what you do not know, and what you decide despite uncertainty.A strong exercise is to replay a scenario with a cadence: situation, options, decision, message, then justification. This discipline prepares you to answer clearly and consistently over a 3-hour exam without getting lost in details.
“The exam evaluates the coherence of your reasoning in a situation.”
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