About the course

Small risks can quickly escalate into major disruptions when left unchecked. That’s why identifying, challenging, and communicating risk is essential to successful strategy, operations, and project delivery.

This course equips you with the fundamentals of effective risk management - an essential skill at every level of any organisation. Whether you’re early in your career or stepping into leadership, the ability to manage risk is now a must-have.

You’ll gain practical tools and techniques to make smarter decisions, strengthen resilience, and stay prepared for the unexpected.

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Delivery

Designed for flexibility and results, this course combines real-world case studies, bite-sized content, video, interactive polls, and group discussion to keep learning practical and engaging.

Join live online or learn at your own pace with our on-demand option. The live format runs over one day (four hours), split into two interactive sessions.

Fees and Discounts

IIRSM Member: £175 + VAT

Non-member: £225 + VAT

We offer a 15% discount for five or more bookings from the same organisation. Delegates do not need to register for the same course dates. Please note, this discount cannot be used with any other promotional discounts we may be offering. For more information and to receive the discount, contact us on training@iirsm.org. 

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Learning Outcomes

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

  • Make better decisions using risk management

  • Understand key internal and external risk factors

  • Apply practical tools to assess, manage and communicate risk

  • Use a simple framework to build resilience

  • Recognise the critical importance of people and culture

What will I receive?

  • A course handbook 

  • A risk checklist 

  • A risk register template 

  • An example risk policy 

  • A bowtie risk assessment template 

  • A certificate of attendance

What will be covered?

  • Core risk management principles

  • Using risk to improve decision-making

  • Key risk types: strategic, financial, operational, and emerging

  • Identifying and assessing risks with practical tools (e.g. registers, matrices)

  • Understanding uncertainty, opportunity, and behavioural biases

  • Communicating and reporting risk effectively

  • Risk frameworks, appetite, and governance

  • Building a strong risk culture and organisational resilience

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