Disaster Recovery Institute

Disaster Recovery Institute (international) or DRII, was first formed in 1988 as the Disaster Recovery Institute in St. Louis, MO.  A group of professionals from the industry and from Washington University in St. Louis forecast the need for comprehensive education in business continuity.  Alliances with academia helped shape early research and curriculum development.

Disaster Recovery Institute - certification

The group also understood that individual certification and establishing a common body of knowledge (standards) could only enhance industry professionalism.  As a result, the new non-profit organization established its goals to:

• promote a base of common knowledge for the business continuity planning/disaster recovery industry through education, assistance, and publication of the standard resource base;
• certify qualified individuals in the discipline; and
• promote the credibility and professionalism of certified individuals.

DRII sets standards that provide the minimum acceptable level of measurable knowledge, thus providing a baseline for levels of knowledge and capabilities.

Disaster Recovery Institute - certification

The DRII Board of Directors is responsible for the Institute's business direction, and the Certification Commission administers policies and sets guidelines for our certification program.

Quite an interesting group – when you get some time check them out.