Risk Management – Public Service & State Bodies

Effective management of risk is now recognised as a critical element of good governance and assurance arrangements in public service organisations and state agencies. Handling uncertainties and agreeing priorities has implications for strategic and business planning objectives, the relationship with stakeholders and also the resourcing, management and control of work programmes and activities.

Utilising the ISO risk management standard and building on our practical experience with client organisations, this focussed event will give attendees a comprehensive introduction to this important governance and management process.

Course Content includes:

• Role of Risk Management in Modern Organisations
• Compliance Requirements
• ISO 31000 – Risk Management Standard
• Risk Management Principles and Process
• Implications for Governance and Controls
• Risk Categorisations, Inherent and Residual
• Identification of Risk
• Risk Ranking and Scoring
• Monitoring and reporting
• Implications for the Audit and Governance Arrangements
• Implications of current circumstances & Covid-19 related uncertainties and vulnerabilities

This one-day course will be delivered online (10:00 am – 3:00 pm) and in person (9:30 am – 4:00 pm) on the dates scheduled below. The online course will be remotely delivered through MS Teams and the in person course will take place at the IPA in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.  All courses are facilitated by subject matter experts.

Scheduled Dates*:

• 10 March 2026 (Online)
• 23 June 2026 (In Person)
• 1 October 2026 (In Person)
• 12 November 2026 (Online)

*Dates may be subject to change.  See the IPA website www.ipa.ie for full details.