Testimonials

Founded in 2008, BC Training is a leading UK-based business continuity training organisation with a mission to provide an exceptional and valuable training experience.

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By Sam Franklin – British Transport Police CBCI Certification Course

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By Conor O’Brien – Group Risk, Compliance and Assurance Manager, 2021
Manchester Airport Group
CBCI Certification Course

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By Wendy Marley – NECS Senior Governance Officer, 2021
NHS North of England
BCI Introduction to Business Continuity

“What a thoroughly useful course this proved to be. The course was pacy enough to maintain interest, yet there was plenty of time to discuss aspects of the course that we needed more insight into. The team learnt so much and feel ready and fully equipped for any eventuality.”

Crisis Comms & Public Relations after a Cyber Security Incident

Chantelle Binley

Next Plc

“James McAlister [was] positive, enthusiastic, responsive to the needs of the group, knowledgeable, professional, timely.”

CBCI Certification Course

Esther Dainton

HM Prison and Probation Service

“James [McAlister] was very interesting to listen to. He made you feel at ease asking questions and really explained the learning.”

BCI Incident Response and Crisis Management

Leslie Kellaway

ITV

“I find it slightly amazing how well structured the session was & how Gillian [Logie] managed to get everything covered in time. There was an appropriate mix of lecture, discussion and group activity. I will be recommending the course to my colleagues.”

BCI Introduction to Business Continuity

Wendy Marley

NHS North of England

“Gillian [Logie] was great and other delegates were very engaging which made the whole training package enjoyable and informative. The use of Kahoot was a fun way to quiz knowledge and engage as a group with some friendly rivalry!”

BCI Introduction to Business Continuity

Ashley Field

Surrey County Council

“James [McAlister] has been an amazing facilitator. The way he had facilitated the whole course was outstanding. The training was so well curated that I could easily understand important aspects.”

CBCI Certification Course

Samuel Sherin Varghese

Mazars

“Gillian [Logie] has a fantastic manner and approach and her delivery skills are second to none, as is her knowledge. BCT have certainly cracked online training!”

BCI Developing and Managing the Business Continuity Plan

Louise Parker

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

“James McAlister was excellent – very knowledgeable and enthusiastic throughout – drilling us on the good practice guidelines but also sharing a lot of practical examples from his own experience. It can be difficult to keep everyone engaged when the training is remote but he managed it. Many thanks to everyone – very enjoyable course and very pleased with the results.”

CBCI Certification Course

Tess Baker

NYA Risk

“Gillian [Logie] was exceptional, great depth of subject matter knowledge and made the sessions interesting.”

CBCI Certification Course

Tony Clark

SORM Limited

“A fantastic course. Extremely well put together and delivered on all counts. The exam was incredibly hard but the advice and guidance of the instructor [James McAlister] was spot on and it is all down to the amount of revision effort put in by the student. I would recommend this course and method of learning to anyone who was interested in attaining the CBCI qualification. BCT are a pleasure to deal with in terms of customer service and all administrative processes. Many thanks to all involved. ”

CBCI Certification Course

Louise Parker

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

“The way that James [McAlister] managed to deliver such a volume of information in a short time via remote training was superb.”

BCI Introduction to Business Continuity

David Wilson

Schoeller Allibert

“James [McAlister] was absolutely excellent! Almost felt like being in a classroom. I have completed 2 other virtual training courses and he was head and shoulders above the rest.”

BCI Supply Chain Resilience

Lisa Carroll

European Central Bank

“This was one of the best courses I have taken in some time. It was an excellent class that was most ably facilitated by Gillian [Logie]. She was patient, helpful and explained concepts clearly.”

BCI Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

Andrea McQuay

The Central Bank of the Bahamas

“The course was great, I met some lovely people and James [McAlister] was an amazing tutor. He talked us through scenarios and his own experiences which helped embed the information.”

CBCI Certification Course

Phillippa Crombleholme

British Gas

“Exceptionally good. David Hutcheson was really good, and obviously knew the subject really well.”

Pandemic Planning Online Session

Jan Turner

Cats Protection

“David [Hutcheson] has been brilliant to listen to during this crisis. Hope he can do more sessions!”

The Great Return: How to Restart Businesses from COVID19 Lockdown

Jan Turner

Cats Protection

“[James McAlister was] incredibly engaging which is very important when undertaking the course via online tools. Very well experienced in a lot of BC aspects and incredibly helpful. The course delivery online was much better than I expected.”

CBCI Certification Course

Kelly Wilson

Scottish Government

“James [McAlister] was very approachable, kept all members of the group engaged and tailored advice to the relevant experience of each attendee.”

BCI Introduction to Business Continuity

Ross Davey

PWC

“Charlie [Maclean-Bristol] was a great tutor, both knowledgeable and approachable. A great course!”

BCT Certificate in Cyber Incident Management (NCSC Assured Training)

Gary Stevenson

Student Loans Company

“Excellent and efficient course.”

E-Learning Business Continuity Awareness

Polycarpos Polycarpou

Hellenic Bank

“Considering the course had to be delivered online the full process was incredibly easy and all instructions were timely and helpful.”

CBCI Certification Course

George Burnett

International Nuclear Services

“Thank you all for the great 5 day training. I learnt a lot and really enjoyed it. Glad there is this live training as I would never fly over to UK to attend a course. Hope I have a chance to attend other courses in future. ”

CBCI Certification Course

Elaine Ai Li Ee

Independent

“We would highly recommend the course: as BC professionals the experience shared by the tutor and other participants was enlightening and the GPG have definitely helped to better understand some steps of the methodology. The course has also given us many resources and examples to improve the way in which we explain the BIAs and plans to clients during a BC program implementation. James [McAlister] was fantastic. He has a great deal of experience in the sector and tremendous energy and sense of humor.”

CBCI Certification Course

Marta Bellera

Institut Cerda

“James [McAlister] is Exceptional. Extremely good. A pleasure to attend his classes. The course was excellent, focused and well oriented. This is the best possible preparation course for CBCI.”

CBCI Certification Course

Oscar Domenech

Caixabank

“A very informative course, easy to work through but requires self discipline, making time to both read the content and revise prior to sitting the exam. The latter to one side, an enjoyable course and content not too complicated to understand.”

E-Learning Business Continuity Certified

Karim El-Khawaja

Armel Risk Limited

“James [McAlister] was a wonderful trainer. Full of knowledge and enthusiasm. He was continually sharing his expertise during the week. Business Continuity Training was a great experience and helped me understand the demands and the context that we are facing as a BC team internally.”

CBCI Certification Course

Sara Martinez

Abertis

“Proper training with high experience and strong practical knowledge.”

BCI Introduction to Business Continuity

Yasser Youssef Ahmed Youssef

Abdul Latif Jameel United Finance Company

“Highly recommend. A deep journey into Business Continuity, especially for business continuity professionals.”

CBCI Certification Course

David Casas

Banc Sabadell

“I think the course covered everything I can think of. Everything was great.”

E-Learning Business Continuity Awareness

Constantinos Stephanides

Hellenic Bank

“James [McAlister] was very engaging and a very good tutor.”

CBCI Certification Course

Mary Roser

Numis

“Really good course for an introduction.”

E-Learning Business Continuity Certified

Venkatesh Mugunthan

Amazon

“James [McAlister] is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. He made the online training very interactive.”

CBCI Certification Course

Tim Pollet

National Bank of Belgium

“Very helpful training and facilitating to achieve my training objectives.”

CBCI Certification Course

Salman Murad

Pakistan Petroleum

“I really enjoyed it, it was really well delivered by Andy [Mason] and covered a lot of the GPG (Good Practice Guidelines) in depth. I would also say that the external insight Andy provided from his experience really helped bring some of the theory to life.

I have recommended the course to others in my BC team as a result.”

CBCI Certification Course

Harry Ward

Hargreaves Lansdown

“The training was very rewarding. I appreciated a  lot. The instructor was knowledgeable on the subject matter, he provided clear examples and he asked questions to the participants which further enriched the training with the exchanges of experiences and best practices.”

CBCI Certification Course

Zouhair Erraji

“Great instructor, excellent background in the subject area, wonderful discussions with the group. I found the whole experience fantastic. Great group of people and good course. Will recommend.”

BCT Certificate in Cyber Incident Management

Alison Brown

Kyndryl

“Andy was an exceptional tutor and explained all modules in great detail and also involved all participants in discussions giving ample time for questions and queries etc. Delivery of this course was of an excellent standard.”

CBCI Certification Course

Jacqueline Doherty

Western Health and Social Care Trust

“The course was great, I was a little out of my comfort zone at times because I work more at an admin level, but I found it very interesting and learnt a lot. James is a fantastic trainer and really brought the GPG to life using lots of real life examples where I had previously found the content hard to digest. I’m very glad to have done the course.”

Live Online CBCI Certification Course

Kate Bradford

University of London

“I really enjoyed the course. I felt it validated the knowledge I already had and the approach I was taking with the organisation. James was a really good tutor and I enjoyed working with a cohort of professionals from different backgrounds.”

Live Online CBCI Certification Course

Rebecca Scott

Correla

“I found the course very helpful and informative. Instructor James McAlister was also very intellectual. Overall, I am satisfied with the course.”

CBCI Certification Course

Harika Zeynep Birol

Thomas Miller

“The course was brilliant, really informative, a great mixed of listening and interacting and will really insightful to hear from people in similar positions in other companies and industries.”

Live Online CBCI Certification Course

Emma Stringer

Gamma

“I really enjoyed the course! James was such a good teacher, he was so engaging and genuinely made the course interesting. I look forward to my BIA Course in a few weeks’ time.”

Live Online BCI Introduction to Business Continuity

Hannah Ellul

Man Group plc

“James was a great trainer for this course. He was really engaging and the extra content and context he provided really brought the tasks and information to life”

CBCI Certification Course

Katie Richardson

Environment Agency

“Very knowledgeable, experienced, approachable and friendly. An excellent course, excellent trainer, excellent provider, I cannot fault it!”

CBCI Certification Course

Alice Donaldson

Foundever

“The training was very useful and the trainer showed a deep knowledge of the topic. I really liked it.”

BCI Designing and Delivering Effective Exercises

S. Pinho

“Eamonn [Keane] is a very friendly, funny and likeable character, with extensive knowledge and a clear passion for his profession.”

BCT Certificate in Cyber Incident Management

Daron Parmar

British Gas

“It was a really good course, better than I expected! It was a good learning experience.”

CBCI Certification Course

Alexa Baldwin

OSB Group

“The course was an enriching experience. I’m very happy to have chosen the classroom version of the training. I loved the networking opportunity it offered me and my BC peers. Werner is knowledgeable and experienced, and more importantly, very adept at transferring that knowledge and making it come to life. I’m inspired to transfer and apply what I’ve learned to my day to day as a BC professional.”

CBCI Certification Course

Andrea

“Our tutor was just so good, I could not fault him at all. In addition, we found out that he had been unwell that week and we could not tell at all as he was so professional and engaging. I was worried that I would find it hard to stay engaged on an online course for a week, however the time flew and he was great at group activities and providing real life applications.”

CBCI Certification Course

Caroline Goves

National Treasury

“I really enjoyed the course, got some useful takeaways and would use BC Training again.”

Live Online BCI Supply Chain Resilience

David Parker

Bupa

“We absolutely enjoyed our training, the trainer did a good job, the training was informative, relevant and gave us an insight on how to implement BCM in our org as we are still at infancy stage and as well prepare us for the exam.”

CBCI Certification Course

Sethunya Homan

Water Utilities Corporation

“The course was excellent from initial organisation to delivery. The trainer was able to bring the subject matter to light with insight and experience giving practical examples of how to turn the guidance into real world application.”

CBCI Certification Course

Darren Burton

Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service

James was one of the best tutors I’ve ever had the pleasure of teaching me. Considerate, engaging I could go on.

CBCI Certification Course

Sarah Legname

Environment Agency

“Mr. James McAlister facilitated the session excellently well. His delivery was thoroughly engaging, enlightening and deeply insightful. His subject matter expertise, training delivery/facilitation style, memorable examples & analogies, made every penny I spent on the course every bit worthwhile. I am now very much confident that I will excel in my CBCI exam.”

CBCI Certification Course

Michael Wachira Gicheru

Independent

“The content was good, Gavin was very informative. I enjoyed the interactive parts of the course.”

Loggist Training

Kristine Griffiths

RJAH

“James [McAlister] was an excellent, supportive tutor who kept me engaged throughout the 5-day course. His extensive knowledge meant that he could talk through numerous real life examples when explaining a subject. He was also extremely patient when answering the many questions he was presented with!

This is the best course I have ever attended. I was worried about completing a 5-day course in case it lost momentum during the week, but this didn’t happen. James was such a knowledgeable, engaging tutor that I was invested all the way through. I have learnt so much which will assist me in my role and benefit my organisation. I cannot recommend this course enough!”

CBCI Certification Course

Joanne Hawcroft

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service

“I honestly thought I would struggle more with how little experience I had with BC before the course but James [McAlister] made everything really clear and simple to understand. I especially thought it was helpful when we broke out into groups and worked in a hypothetical situation.”

CBCI Certification Course

Sophie Robinson

NHS

“The training course was excellent and very beneficial to learn more about BC. James was amazing, very knowledgeable and delivered the course exceptionally well. Great experience and course with excellent material.”

CBCI Certification Course

Asad Mirza

OSB Group

“Andy is an excellent tutor and really helped me relate the GPG to my organisations practices, it was really helpful hearing his own experiences which added to the course.”

CBCI Certification Course

Gemma Edmunds

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

“I found the course extremely useful, beneficial and interesting. I think it being delivered in person really helped and the venue you selected was fantastic (location, food, amenities etc.). I think I’m the ~5th person at my organisation to undertake this course and I would recommend it to my colleagues in the future.”

CBCI Certification Course

Jack Brown

Anonymous

“Sessions were all very informative and broken up at frequent intervals to get a break and regain your focus. The exercises were also engaging and thought provoking. Guideline books is excellent and we were supplied with additional support material that will help my revision in the lead up to the test.”

CBCI Certification Course

Brett McLean

Santander

“I found it very interesting, I felt the trainer was very thorough and covered business continuity well. I am still very new to BC and I felt it was the perfect course for someone like myself, in order to get a better understanding of BC.”

Live Online BCI Introduction to Business Continuity

Sarah Polhill

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters

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