DORA Training & Certification: Digital Operational Resilience
The Digital Operational Resilience Act for financial entities and their ICT providers: the five pillars, who is in scope, and the certification pathway to operational resilience.
DORA, for financial-sector compliance leaders
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) has applied since 17 January 2025. It sets uniform requirements for the security of network and information systems across banks, insurers, investment firms and their critical ICT third-party providers. For CISOs and Heads of Compliance in financial services, DORA turns operational resilience from good practice into a supervised obligation.
This hub gathers Abilene Academy's DORA guidance, the DORA Lead Manager certification, and the adjacent operational-resilience and business-continuity training that together build a defensible resilience programme.
Who is affected
DORA applies to a broad range of EU financial entities and, importantly, to the ICT third-party providers that serve them. Swiss financial institutions and service providers with EU operations or EU clients are frequently drawn in through contractual and group requirements.
Switzerland
Swiss banks, insurers and ICT providers serving EU financial entities are commonly bound by DORA-aligned contractual and oversight requirements, even without direct application.
Prepare with DORA Lead ManagerWhich certification fits your role
The DORA Lead Manager certification builds direct regulatory competence, while operational-resilience training develops the broader continuity capability DORA expects organisations to demonstrate.
| Criterion | Foundation | Lead Implementer |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | DORA Lead Manager: the regulation and its five pillars | Lead Operational Resilience Manager: the resilience capability |
| Best for | Compliance owners implementing DORA requirements | Resilience and continuity leads operationalising it |
| Outcome | DORA implementation and reporting readiness | Tested resilience across people, process and ICT |
Courses
DORA Lead Manager
Prepares professionals to lead digital operational resilience programs in financial entities under EU DORA. Covers ICT risk governance, incident reporting, third-party oversight, and demonstrating regulatory compliance. For financial sector leaders responsible for DORA implementation.
Lead Operational Resilience Manager
This course prepares participants to design, implement, test, and improve an operational resilience management framework. It addresses the growing pressure to maintain critical services through cyber incidents, supplier failures, technology outages, regulatory scrutiny, and physical disruptions. Participants learn how to identify critical business services, set impact tolerances, assess risk, and coordinate response and recovery decisions. Abilene Academy teaches through consultant-led case work, realistic evidence review, and exam-focused coaching built from field practice. It is designed for resilience leaders, risk managers, business continuity professionals, internal consultants, and managers responsible for disruption readiness.
Upcoming sessions
- DORA Lead Manager — 10 Aug 2026 — Lausanne / Morges - Switzerland
- Lead Operational Resilience Manager — 17 Aug 2026 — Lausanne / Morges - Switzerland
- DORA Lead Manager — 5 Oct 2026 — Lausanne / Morges - Switzerland
- Lead Operational Resilience Manager — 12 Oct 2026 — Lausanne / Morges - Switzerland
- DORA Lead Manager — 30 Nov 2026 — Lausanne / Morges - Switzerland
- Lead Operational Resilience Manager — 7 Dec 2026 — Lausanne / Morges - Switzerland
A certification pathway to operational resilience
DORA Lead Manager
Master the five pillars of DORA: ICT risk management, incident reporting, resilience testing, third-party risk and information sharing.
Lead Operational Resilience Manager
Build and test an operational-resilience programme that satisfies DORA's resilience-testing expectations.
BCM & Operational Resilience
Strengthen the business-continuity foundation underpinning digital operational resilience.
Meet the trainers behind our DORA and operational resilience courses
Henri HAENNI
Expert in Business Continuity, Risk Management and Information Security Governance Consulting for large multinational corporations, government organization and internal organizations Certified international trainer and Lecturer at Sorbonne University Paris 1
Alexis HIRSCHHORN
Expert in Information and Cyber Security, Cloud Security, Risk Management and Governance Consulting for large multinational corporations, government entities and international organizations Management Systems Certified Lead Auditor
DORA: frequently asked questions
For the complete regulatory guide — transposition, obligations and compliance costs — read our article:
DORA Regulation: The Complete Compliance Guide for Financial Institutions (2026)
DORA imposes a harmonized European framework for digital operational resilience on the financial sector since 17 January 2025. Complete guide: five pillars, FINMA, NIS 2, sanctions.
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