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The PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager training course equips you with the necessary skills to lead and oversee the implementation of digital operational resilience strategies within financial entities to help them ensure compliance with European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
Why Should You Attend?
With DORA taking effect on January 17, 2025, it is essential for professionals to ensure compliance, strengthen cybersecurity, and enhance operational resilience in the financial sector. Attending the PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager training course offers a unique opportunity to engage with industry experts and peers, fostering valuable discussions and insights into best practices for digital operational resilience. Through interactive sessions and practical exercises, you will gain real-world perspectives on implementing effective strategies to mitigate ICT risks and enhance digital operational resilience in financial institutions.
Additionally, attending this course demonstrates your commitment to professional development and positions you as a competent leader in the evolving landscape of digital operational resilience. Upon successfully completing the training course and exam, you can apply for the “PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager” credential.
Who Should Attend?
This training course is intended for:
- Financial institutions executives and decision-makers
- Compliance officers and risk managers
- IT professionals
- Legal and regulatory affairs personnel
- Consultants and advisors specializing in financial regulation and cybersecurity
Learning Objectives
After completing this training course, you will be able to:
- Understand the purpose of DORA and interpret its requirements
- Understand the fundamentals of ICT risk management, incident management, and digital operational resilience
- Prepare and plan the implementation of DORA requirements
- Implement the five main pillars to enhance digital operational resilience in accordance with DORA’s requirements
- Review and continually improve the digital operational resilience of an organization
Educational Approach
- The training course incorporates interactive elements, such as essay-type exercises and multiple-choice quizzes, some of which are scenario-based.
- Participants are strongly encouraged to communicate and engage in discussions.
- The quizzes are designed in a manner that closely resembles the format of the certification exam.
Prerequisites
The main requirement for participating in this training course is having a fundamental understanding of information security and cybersecurity concepts, and familiarity with ICT risk management principles.
Course Agenda
- Day 1: Introduction to the concepts and requirements of DORA
- Day 2: ICT-related risk and incident management
- Day 3: ICT third-party risk management and information sharing
- Day 4: Review and continual improvement
- Day 5: Certification exam
Examination
The “PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager” exam meets the PECB Examination and Certification Program (ECP) requirements, and it covers the following competency domains:
- Domain 1: Fundamental concepts of ICT risk management and digital operational resilience
- Domain 2: Preparing and planning for DORA project implementation
- Domain 3: ICT risk and ICT-related incident management
- Domain 4: Digital operational resilience testing and ICT third-party risk management
- Domain 5: Review and continual improvement
For specific information about exam types, languages available, and other details, please visit the List of PECB Exams and the Examination Rules and Policies.
Certification
After successfully passing the exam, you can apply for one of the credentials shown below. You will receive the certificate once you comply with all the requirements related to the selected credential.
The requirements for certifications are as follows:
| Credential | Exam | Professional experience | Risk Management experience | Other requirements |
| PECB Certified DORA Provisional Manager | PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager exam or equivalent | None | None | Signing the PECB Code of Ethics |
| PECB Certified DORA Manager | PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager exam or equivalent | Two years: One year of work experience in ICT risk management | Project activities: a total of 200 hours | Signing of the PECB Code of Ethics |
| PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager | PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager exam or equivalent | Five years: Two years of work experience in ICT risk management | Project activities: a total of 300 hours | Signing of the PECB Code of Ethics |
| PECB Certified DORA Senior Lead Manager | PECB Certified DORA Lead Manager exam or equivalent | Ten years: Seven years of work experience in ICT risk management | Project activities: a total of 1,000 hours | Signing of the PECB Code of Ethics |
The ICT risk management activities should follow best practices and include the following:
- Drafting a DORA implementation business case
- Managing a DORA implementation project
- Implementing an ICT risk management framework
- Managing documented information
- Implementing corrective actions
- Monitoring and improving the performance of the ICT risk management framework
General Information
- Certification and examination fees are included in the price of the training course
- Participants will receive the training course material containing over 450 pages of explanatory information, examples, best practices, exercises, and quizzes.
- An attestation of course completion worth 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits will be issued to the participants who have attended the training course.
- In case you fail the exam, you are eligible to retake the exam within a 12-month period from the date the coupon code is received.
