Certified Operational Resilience Manager (CORM®)

Oakwood Risk & Resilience Ltd.

A Level 5 operational resilience certification designed to develop advanced capability in resilience frameworks, business continuity, risk management, and organisational preparedness across complex operating environments.

About This Course

The Certified Operational Resilience Manager (CORM®) programme is an advanced Level 5 professional certification designed for resilience managers, operational leaders, business continuity professionals, and risk practitioners responsible for strengthening organisational resilience before, during, and after disruption. Developed around practical application and real-world organisational challenges, the programme equips learners with the advanced knowledge, frameworks, and implementation capability required to design, develop, and manage operational resilience programmes across public, private, and regulated sectors. The course explores the complete operational resilience lifecycle, including governance, resilience frameworks, regulatory expectations, impact tolerances, dependency mapping, business continuity integration, cyber resilience, supply chain risk, crisis management, and organisational culture. Learners examine how organisations can maintain critical operations during periods of disruption while meeting increasing regulatory and stakeholder expectations surrounding resilience, continuity, and risk governance. Delivered through practitioner-led instruction and structured tutor-supported learning, the programme combines guided study, practical exercises, case studies, written assignments, and operational scenarios designed to build real-world resilience capability rather than purely theoretical understanding. The programme is particularly suited to: * Operational resilience managers * Business continuity professionals * Risk and governance specialists * Corporate security leaders * Senior operational leaders * Financial services professionals * Critical infrastructure personnel * Veterans transitioning into resilience and consultancy careers * Organisational preparedness professionals Successful learners achieve: * Certified Operational Resilience Manager (CORM®) * Certificate in Operational Resilience at QLS Level 5 via the Skills and Education Group awarding organisation. This programme provides learners with the strategic and operational capability required to help organisations anticipate disruption, maintain critical functions, recover effectively, and strengthen long-term resilience in increasingly uncertain environments.