The Business Continuity and Crisis Management Leadership Training Course offered by Oxford Training Centre provides an in-depth and structured examination of how organisations can prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive events through effective leadership and governance. The course addresses the growing complexity of operational, strategic, and reputational risks that can interrupt business activities and require decisive, well-coordinated leadership responses.
Positioned within the professional scope of Safety and Security Training Courses, this programme explores business continuity management training as a leadership responsibility rather than a purely technical function. It emphasises how senior managers, directors, and functional leaders play a central role in shaping organisational resilience, setting priorities during disruption, and ensuring continuity planning best practices are embedded across the enterprise.
The course examines crisis management leadership course principles alongside organisational resilience planning training frameworks. Participants analyse how business disruption response strategies are developed, tested, and governed, with attention to leadership accountability before, during, and after crisis events. The training highlights how preparedness, decision-making discipline, and communication effectiveness influence recovery outcomes and long-term organisational stability.
A strong focus is placed on emergency management for leaders and the realities of leadership in crisis situations training. Participants explore how uncertainty, time pressure, and incomplete information affect leadership judgement, and how structured crisis preparedness and recovery planning can support more effective responses. The course integrates business continuity risk assessment methodologies with leadership-focused crisis response models to ensure alignment between planning and execution.
By combining strategic frameworks with applied organisational analysis, the programme supports leaders responsible for corporate crisis response management. It enables participants to evaluate existing continuity arrangements, identify leadership and governance gaps, and strengthen organisational capability to manage disruption while protecting people, assets, and critical services.
Objectives
The course is designed to enable participants to achieve the following objectives:
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of business continuity management training principles
- Strengthen leadership capability in crisis situations
- Analyse organisational resilience planning training frameworks
- Understand leadership roles in business disruption response strategies
- Apply business continuity risk assessment methodologies
- Interpret crisis preparedness and recovery planning requirements
- Strengthen decision-making under crisis conditions
- Align continuity planning best practices with organisational strategy
- Improve coordination across crisis management teams
- Enhance executive oversight of continuity and crisis arrangements
- Strengthen governance and accountability for crisis management
- Apply emergency management for leaders concepts effectively
- Improve organisational readiness for complex disruptions
Target Audience
This course is designed for professionals with leadership, governance, or decision-making responsibilities related to continuity and crisis management, including:
- Senior managers and executives
- Directors and board-level representatives
- Business continuity and resilience managers
- Risk management and governance professionals
- Operations and facilities leaders
- Security and emergency management leaders
- Compliance and internal audit professionals
- Programme and portfolio managers
- Public sector and critical infrastructure leaders
- Professionals involved in crisis response planning
- Team leaders with escalation and decision-making authority
How Will Attendees Benefit?
Participants completing this course will gain the ability to:
- Apply business continuity management training concepts at leadership level
- Lead effectively during crisis situations and high-pressure events
- Strengthen organisational resilience planning training practices
- Improve preparedness for business disruption response strategies
- Enhance crisis preparedness and recovery planning outcomes
- Strengthen leadership confidence in emergency management scenarios
- Improve coordination between strategic and operational response teams
- Support effective corporate crisis response management
- Reduce decision-making delays during disruptive incidents
- Strengthen accountability and governance during crises
- Improve communication clarity under crisis conditions
- Support faster and more controlled organisational recovery
- Embed continuity planning best practices across leadership teams
Course Content
Module 1: Foundations of Business Continuity and Crisis Leadership
- Principles of business continuity management training
- Leadership responsibilities in continuity and crisis contexts
- Relationship between resilience, continuity, and governance
- Overview of crisis management leadership course frameworks
Module 2: Organisational Resilience Planning
- Concepts of organisational resilience planning training
- Aligning resilience objectives with business strategy
- Leadership roles in resilience maturity development
- Measuring organisational resilience effectiveness
Module 3: Business Continuity Risk Assessment
- Identifying critical functions and dependencies
- Business continuity risk assessment methodologies
- Leadership involvement in risk prioritisation
- Translating risk analysis into continuity decisions
Module 4: Continuity Planning Best Practices
- Structure of effective continuity plans
- Leadership oversight of plan development
- Integration of continuity plans across functions
- Review and approval responsibilities at leadership level
Module 5: Crisis Preparedness and Recovery Planning
- Crisis preparedness and recovery planning frameworks
- Leadership roles in preparedness activities
- Scenario planning and stress testing
- Recovery objectives and leadership accountability
Module 6: Leadership in Crisis Situations
- Leadership behaviours under pressure
- Decision-making in uncertain and time-critical conditions
- Managing competing priorities during crises
- Maintaining leadership credibility and authority
Module 7: Emergency Management for Leaders
- Emergency management structures and command models
- Executive roles within emergency response frameworks
- Coordination with internal and external stakeholders
- Oversight of emergency response actions
Module 8: Business Disruption Response Strategies
- Strategic response options for major disruptions
- Leadership coordination across response teams
- Resource allocation and escalation decisions
- Managing operational and strategic trade-offs
Module 9: Corporate Crisis Response Management
- Governance of crisis management teams
- Communication leadership during crises
- Stakeholder management and reputational considerations
- Post-crisis review and leadership accountability