Develop understanding within an organisation about the risks associated with its functioning and contexts Online Course

Oganisational risk awareness

Build awareness and insight into the internal and external risks that can affect your organisation’s success. This course is designed for team leaders, managers, compliance officers, risk coordinators, and employees responsible for supporting governance and risk-aware decision-making.

Organisations face a wide range of risks—from financial and operational to reputational and environmental. This course equips learners to identify, communicate, and support understanding of these risks throughout an organisation. It covers the broader context in which businesses operate, helping teams become more proactive and resilient.

You will learn how to:

  • Recognise key risks relevant to your organisation’s goals and operations

  • Understand how external contexts influence risk exposure

  • Help teams see the importance of proactive risk awareness

  • Support open, informed discussions about risk

  • Contribute to improved decision-making through risk understanding

This course helps individuals at all levels better understand and communicate risks—enabling smarter decisions, improved performance, and a more resilient organisation.

This course on ‘Develop Understanding within an Organisation about the Risks Associated with its Functioning and Contexts’ equips participants with the knowledge to understand and advise on an organisation’s strategies. Participants will learn to provide insightful advice on various risks associated with the organisation’s functioning and contexts.

Course Content

  • The organisation’s objectives and strategies are identified
  • Key processes used to support strategies are identified
  • Patterns of resource use associated with key processes are identified
  • The core capabilities supporting the organisation’s strategies are identified
  • Features of visual texts are explained concerning how they impact meaning
  • A framework for structuring inquiry and communication about risk is identified and selected 
  • A framework for structuring inquiry and communication about risk is developed 
  • Acceptance of this framework within the organisation is negotiated
  • Relevant enquiries and communication about risk in relation to the organisation is conducted with key personnel 
  • The profile developed of the organisation’s philosophy on risk is confirmed with management
 
  • The key risk drivers facing the organisation are identified through appropriate forms of analysis, interaction 
  • The policies and/or practices used to manage risk are identified with respect to each key driver
  • Responsibilities for risk management are identified in relation to each key driver
  • The organisation’s policies and/or practices for risk management are consolidated and expressed as strategies
  • The risk management strategies of the organisation are reviewed and assessed from the perspective of best practice
  • The level of integration between the organisation’s philosophies on risk and its risk management strategies are reviewed and assessed
  • The vulnerability of the organisation’s risk management strategies to contextual shifts is assessed
  • Risk management within the organisation is advised on and negotiated within these relevant settings
  • Non-accredited: Short course only  
  • Duration: 1h 30m
  • Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
  • Access Period: 12 Months 
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