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Cooperative placements offer significant value for both students and employers. They provide students with valuable hands-on experience in their field of study and apply theoretical knowledge to practical situations. They also allow students to build a professional network within their industry, connecting them with future employers and mentors.
For employers, students in cooperative placements bring more than just a fresh perspective. They bring unique insights and a wealth of potential, adding value to your team and organization. Offering co-op placements demonstrates a commitment to investing in the future workforce and supporting post-secondary programs.
If you have cooperative placements for post-secondary students, be sure to have them posted to our job opportunities page. Opportunities can be sent to tammy@dri.ca.
True North Resilience Magazine is a Disaster Recovery Institute Canada publication for its certified professionals. It is published twice a year and has four issues to date. Article proposals are accepted by subject matter experts on a wide variety of topics of interest to the profession of business continuity and resilience.
For more information contact editors@dri.ca
DRI Canada hosts a monthly webinar series on various topics of interest to the profession of business continuity and resilience. The webinars are one hour in length and recorded. Certified professionals can access previous webinars in the Knowledge Garden.
Interested in presenting a webinar or have a webinar idea? Submit a proposal for review.
Questions regarding webinars or submissions, please contact Perry at perry@dri.ca.
*presenting a webinar is eligible for continuing education points (CEAP 9.0)
The DRI Canada Symposium Planning Committee invites submissions for two upcoming professional development events.
1) Virtual Symposium - November 21, 2024
2) 2025 Spring Symposium - March 27, 2025 Vancouver, British Columbia
We invite industry professionals to submit a proposal to present on topics such as lessons identified from recent experiences, organizational resilience, exercise design, crisis communication, BIA, incident command, supply chain, mental wellness. We welcome and encourage submissions in both English and French and from all professionals working in or with the business continuity / disaster recovery / emergency management profession.
Presentations should be at the senior level for content and engagement.
To be considered for either event, submissions must be received by June 30, 2024. Further submissions for the Vancouver Symposium will be accepted until September 30, 2024.
If you have any other questions, please contact Perry Ruehlen, Executive Director, at: perry@dri.ca.
The purpose of the Symposium Planning Committee is to follow the Board of Directors' strategic direction for DRI Canada’s symposium. The Committee will seek to ensure that DRI Canada develops high-quality programs that meet the professional development needs of DRI Canada’s certified professionals.
The Committee will review proposal submissions and develop a program based on the approved submissions.
Volunteer Commitment: 2-5 hours per month
DRI Canada strives to provide timely, relevant, and accessible professional development. We are seeking volunteers to review our professional development offerings and website to ensure accessibility. This is an ongoing project, and we welcome any time you can contribute to it.
Purpose of Committee: The purpose of the Certification Commission is to:
- Establish and maintain a uniform standard for granting professional certification and renewal.
- Ensure the fair and equitable evaluation of certification applications on behalf of DRIC.
- Evaluate certification applications and recommend appropriate approval or denial to the member.
- Review and monitor the certification processes.
- Develop, recommend, and implement improvements to the certification processes
Volunteer Commitment: 2-6 hours per month
Purpose of Committee: To offer learning opportunities that are timely, relevant, accessible, and adaptable to the needs of our audience, whether new to the industry or DRI certified professionals.
- Course Management, including ensuring the currency of existing courseware and delivery methods
- Review and approval of new courseware for the Canadian market.
- Instructor development and support
- Evaluate Education applications and recommend appropriate approval or denial to the member.
- Review and monitor the Education processes.
- Develop, recommend, and implement improvements to the Education processes
Volunteer Commitment: 2-6 hours per month
Looking to contribute a few hours depending on the opportunity? Sign up for our short term volunteer list and will send you opportunities as they arise.
DRI Canada is seeking bilingual certified professionals to review translations and provide assistance in smaller translation projects.
Volunteer Commitment: 2-4 hours per month
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