Organizational Resilience and Contingency Planning Training Course

Introduction
In an age of increasing uncertainty, organizations must build the capacity not only to withstand disruptions but to adapt, recover, and thrive. The Organizational Resilience and Contingency Planning Training Course provides a structured approach to strengthening institutional resilience by combining proactive planning, agile response capabilities, and integrated risk governance. Participants will learn how to identify vulnerabilities, develop contingency strategies, and embed resilience thinking across organizational systems, ensuring continuity of operations and long-term sustainability.

This five-day training equips professionals with tools and frameworks for anticipating and managing a wide range of threats—from natural disasters and cyber incidents to supply chain interruptions and reputational crises. With a focus on practical implementation, the course guides participants through scenario planning, resource preparedness, communication protocols, and adaptive decision-making. Tailored to both public and private sector institutions, the training empowers organizations to build flexible, forward-looking systems that are ready for disruption and equipped to recover swiftly.

Duration: 5 days

Target Audience:

  • Business continuity, risk, and emergency management teams
  • Strategic planners and organizational development professionals
  • Compliance and governance officers
  • IT, operations, and facilities managers
  • Public sector, regulatory, and financial institution executives

Course Objectives:

  • Understand the principles and frameworks of organizational resilience
  • Develop comprehensive contingency and recovery plans
  • Identify operational vulnerabilities and prioritize critical functions
  • Align resilience planning with strategic objectives and risk appetite
  • Build a culture of adaptability and preparedness across the organization

Course Modules

  1. Introduction to Organizational Resilience and Contingency Planning
  • Defining resilience in modern organizational contexts
  • Differentiating resilience, business continuity, and emergency response
  • International standards and frameworks (ISO 22316, ISO 22301)
  • Key resilience drivers: leadership, agility, and foresight
  • The role of contingency planning in strategic risk management
  1. Risk Identification and Impact Analysis
  • Mapping threats across operational, reputational, and technological domains
  • Conducting business impact analysis (BIA) for critical functions
  • Evaluating interdependencies and single points of failure
  • Setting recovery objectives (RTOs and RPOs)
  • Prioritizing risks for contingency development
  1. Developing Contingency and Continuity Strategies
  • Contingency planning approaches: site, staff, system, and supply chain
  • Scenario-based planning for high-impact events
  • Resource allocation and capacity-building considerations
  • Strategy selection for short-term disruption and long-term adaptation
  • Integrating response plans with institutional policies
  1. Resilience Governance and Organizational Structure
  • Roles and responsibilities in resilience management
  • Establishing a resilience leadership and coordination structure
  • Internal oversight, accountability, and reporting mechanisms
  • Embedding resilience into organizational culture and values
  • Linking resilience to enterprise risk management and strategic planning
  1. Communication and Stakeholder Engagement in Crises
  • Designing crisis communication plans and escalation protocols
  • Communicating with internal teams, customers, regulators, and media
  • Maintaining trust and credibility during disruptions
  • Communication tools, templates, and spokesperson training
  • Post-crisis communication and recovery narratives
  1. Monitoring, Testing, and Review Mechanisms
  • Developing performance indicators for resilience readiness
  • Planning and conducting continuity and contingency drills
  • Post-exercise reviews and continuous improvement loops
  • Audit, compliance, and feedback integration
  • Maintaining plan currency and stakeholder awareness
  1. Building Adaptive Capacity and Organizational Learning
  • Encouraging innovation and agility in problem-solving
  • Leveraging lessons learned from disruptions and near misses
  • Institutional memory and knowledge transfer systems
  • Supporting psychological resilience and team wellbeing
  • Tools for organizational learning and resilience benchmarking
  1. Case Studies and Simulation Exercises
  • Analysis of real-world resilience failures and successes
  • Sector-specific resilience case reviews (public, finance, health)
  • Tabletop simulation: crisis management and contingency activation
  • Group development of a customized organizational resilience plan
  • Presentation of resilience strategies and peer feedback

CERTIFICATION

  • Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

  • Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

  • Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com

 

Organizational Resilience And Contingency Planning Training Course in Algeria
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