Course description

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.

The Risk Management for Public Service Organisations and State Agencies course has been modified for online delivery and will be delivered as two x two-hour sessions.

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.

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