Crisis Management: ISO 22361 Guidelines Training Course

Align organizational crisis planning, incident response, and leadership capabilities with international ISO 22361 guidelines.
Crisis Management: ISO 22361 Guidelines Training Course

At a glance

Duration
5 days
Format
Classroom
Cities
Doha, Nice, Seoul, Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Kuala Lumpur and more
Next session
4 – 8 October 2026, Doha
Average fee
7,550 €

Overview

Organizational disruptions and critical incidents test operational stability, public trust, and leadership cohesion. This Crisis Management Training Course provides structured methodologies grounded in international ISO 22361 guidelines to prepare organizations for high-impact disruptions. Participants master the core principles of strategic crisis planning, risk assessment, situational leadership, and incident recovery. The syllabus emphasizes practical capabilities required to coordinate emergency response teams, formulate crisis response strategies, and protect business resilience under severe pressure. This course is delivered by Agile Leaders Training Center.

Target Audience

  • Crisis managers and response team leaders
  • Business continuity professionals and coordinators
  • Risk management officers and governance leads
  • Corporate security professionals and safety heads
  • Emergency response coordinators
  • Senior executives and operational decision-makers
  • Consultants specializing in crisis preparedness and resilience

Targeted Departments and Industries

This programme serves multi-disciplinary functions across high-reliability operating environments.

  • Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance
  • Business Continuity and Operational Resilience
  • Corporate Security and Safety Operations
  • Operations, Supply Chain, and Logistics
  • Human Resources and Crisis Communication Units
  • Emergency and Disaster Response Teams
  • Financial services, healthcare networks, manufacturing facilities, utility providers, and public sector agencies

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Develop an operational crisis management framework aligned with ISO 22361 guidelines.
  • Implement crisis response strategies and recovery plans to minimize organizational impact.
  • Conduct risk assessment and mitigation planning across complex crisis scenarios.
  • Design, evaluate, and maintain actionable business continuity plans.
  • Strengthen crisis leadership decision-making under operational pressure.
  • Apply structured stakeholder communication protocols across internal and external networks.
  • Build a sustainable incident management capability across core functional units.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Introduction to Crisis Management and ISO 22361

  • Fundamental concepts, crisis typologies, and operational definitions
  • International standards and crisis management capability models
  • Core ISO 22361 principles for organizational crisis readiness
  • Establishing crisis management capability within corporate governance
  • Foundational protocols for internal and external crisis communications
  • Reflection and Review: Structured discussion on baseline organizational readiness

Day 2: Crisis Management Framework and Governance

  • Strategic leadership roles and executive decision structures
  • Organizational architecture for incident and crisis management teams
  • Cultural factors and workforce engagement during enterprise disruption
  • Competence development and role profiling for crisis response personnel
  • Governance, authority delegation, and legal considerations in crisis leadership
  • Reflection and Review: Scenario evaluation of governance structures under stress

Day 3: Crisis Prevention and Preparedness

  • Anticipation methodologies, horizon scanning, and early warning indicators
  • Crisis assessment frameworks and threat vulnerability indexing
  • Prevention controls and proactive risk mitigation strategies
  • Preparedness planning and integration with business continuity plans
  • Scenario planning and simulation exercise design protocols
  • Reflection and Review: Gap analysis of departmental preparedness controls

Day 4: Crisis Response and Operational Recovery

  • Immediate response strategies and initial containment measures
  • Operational coordination within the crisis response team
  • Stakeholder communication protocols and reputation protection measures
  • Maintaining business resilience and operational continuity under disruption
  • Transition workflows from acute crisis response to structured recovery
  • Reflection and Review: Post-incident analysis and continuous improvement debrief

Day 5: Crisis Leadership and Continuous Improvement

  • High-stress decision-making protocols and command-and-control dynamics
  • Developing long-term organizational resilience beyond standard continuity
  • Strategic innovation in incident management and adaptive problem-solving
  • Case analysis of historical crisis responses and operational lessons learned
  • Embedding an enduring culture of crisis preparedness across business units
  • Reflection and Review: Action plan formulation for ISO 22361 alignment

Practical Exercises

Participants undertake practical scenario-based activities to anchor operational crisis management capabilities.

  • Formulate an initial crisis escalation matrix based on ISO 22361 guidance.
  • Conduct a rapid impact assessment for a compounding supply chain disruption.
  • Draft a crisis communication holding statement for external stakeholder groups.
  • Design a desktop crisis simulation scenario to test executive decision-making.

Frequently Asked Questions

What specific qualifications or prerequisites are needed before enrolling in the course?

No specific academic qualifications are mandatory. However, foundational familiarity with business continuity, corporate risk management, physical security, or operational leadership is beneficial.

How long is each day session, and what is the total instructional duration?

Each daily session spans four to five hours of structured instruction, workshops, and scenario reviews, totaling 20 to 25 contact hours across the five-day duration.

How does this course differ from other crisis response programs?

This syllabus is built directly on the principles of ISO 22361 guidelines, combining structural governance, risk assessment, and crisis simulation exercises to establish sustainable crisis management capability across entire organizations.

Conclusion

Organizations facing sudden disruption require leaders equipped with structured decision tools, tested response protocols, and resilient governance. By applying ISO 22361 guidelines, teams move beyond improvised reactions to deliver systematic incident management, safeguarding people, operations, and corporate integrity.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Doha Doha Week 40, 2026
4 – 8 October 2026
5 Days Onsite €7,000
Nice Nice Week 41, 2026
5 – 9 October 2026
5 Days Onsite €8,000
Seoul Seoul Week 43, 2026
19 – 23 October 2026
5 Days Onsite €12,000
Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Week 44, 2026
26 – 30 October 2026
5 Days Onsite €6,500
Nairobi Nairobi Week 44, 2026
1 – 5 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €6,000
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Week 46, 2026
9 – 13 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €6,500
Montreux Montreux Week 46, 2026
9 – 13 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €8,000
Sharm El-Sheikh Sharm El-Sheikh Week 47, 2026
16 – 20 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €5,200
Phuket Phuket Week 47, 2026
22 – 26 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €8,000
Singapore Singapore Week 48, 2026
23 – 27 November 2026
5 Days Onsite €6,500
Al Jubail Al Jubail Week 48, 2026
29 November – 3 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €7,500
Madrid Madrid Week 49, 2026
30 November – 4 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €6,500
Amman Amman Week 50, 2026
13 – 17 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €6,000
Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Week 52, 2026
21 – 25 December 2026
5 Days Onsite €6,500
Athens Athens Week 53, 2026
28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €7,500
Trabzon Trabzon Week 02, 2027
17 – 21 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €8,000
Johannesburg Johannesburg Week 03, 2027
24 – 28 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €6,000
Marbella Marbella Week 03, 2027
24 – 28 January 2027
5 Days Onsite €6,500
Prague Prague Week 05, 2027
1 – 5 February 2027
5 Days Onsite €7,500
Langkawi Langkawi Week 05, 2027
7 – 11 February 2027
5 Days Onsite €8,000

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewOrganizational disruptions and critical incidents test operational stability, public trust, and leadership cohesion. This Crisis Management Training Course provides structured methodologies grounded in international ISO 22361 guidelines to prepare organizations for high-impact disruptions. Participants master the core principles of strategic crisi…

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Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

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