Dubai: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dewa, has organised an intensive training course for 24 of its Enterprise Risk Management staff to obtain the Business Continuity Management System, BCMS, ISO 22301 certification. This certification contributes to strengthening Dewa’s capacity to identify all possible threats, how they affect the work flow, develop appropriate plans to address them before they occur, or mitigate their impact if they occur. The course is part of Dewa’s efforts to constantly improve its performance and its staff, according to the highest international standards, and supports its vision of becoming a sustainable innovative world-class utility. Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa, commented, “Dewa is keen to launch technical and specialised programmes and organise training courses to raise the level of employee performance, according to the best international standards. Dewa believes that human resources are the real capital and that investment in minds is the investment of the future. “This supports the framework of our strategy based on continuous development and looking ahead, and is in line with the vision and directives of the Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This initiative aims to develop a number of Dewa’s employees, in accordance with the requirements of the BCMS ISO 22301, part of Dewa’s Business Continuity Policy to ensure continuous improvement and integration of business continuity culture in Dewa’s sectors and departments.” Dewa has successfully assessed compliance with risk management policies in accordance with the requirements of ISO 31000, as well as the Global Risk Award for Building Risk Management Capability from the Institute of Risk Management, IRM, in 2013 and 2015, and the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management for 2016, becoming the first service institution to receive this accreditation in the Mena region.
Dewa trains staff in business continuity
Training helps identify threats, judge how they affect work flow and develop appropriate plans