Become an IIRSM Training Provider

Together we can manage the risks.

Our acclaimed one-day Managing Risk – The Essentials course is developed and maintained by leading risk experts and is designed to deliver a practical and engaging experience, using real-world case studies and examples. The experience is not only an enjoyable one, but learners will gain invaluable knowledge and skills.

Delegates won't become risk experts, but they will learn essential skills needed to be able to identify, manage and communicate the risks that matter in their area of work and appreciate the impact of their decisions on the rest of the organisation.

As an approved training provider, you will receive:

Full course presentation, including videos and case studies.
Trainer guidance on delivering the course.
A delegate workbook and resources, including IIRSM Quick Guide to risk management, Blank and Covid-19 examples – bow-tie analysis, Risk register example, Risk policy example and Unconscious bias check-list
Access to IIRSM’s Course Management System (CMS) to manage and deliver the course.
We have also produced an extension for Chrome, so that you can deliver the course offline – where there is no internet connection.
Guidance on how you can tailor the course to ensure its relevance to specific groups of delegates.

In addition.

Discounted membership for trainers and course delegates who will get access to IIRSM member benefits and global community.

Read on if you are interested in becoming licensed to deliver this course.

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Course overview

Delegates will gain a broad understanding of the benefits, principles and processes involved in risk management and discover how, by taking an integrated approach, they can minimise threats, maximise opportunities and prepare for the unexpected.

The course is underpinned by ISO 31000, the global risk management standard.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, delegates should be able to:

Use risk management to improve their decision making.
Analyse how the external world and their own organisation drive achievement of their objectives and how they can influence their impact.
Apply practical tools to assess and manage risk.
Learn about effective risk communication.
Understand the critical importance and role of people and culture.
Implement a risk management system for resilience and growth.

Course syllabus

Delegates will be asked to undertake some pre-course work in preparation for the course.

The course is split into six sections.

Principles of risk management and how to improve your decision making.

Understand the nature of risk
Distinguish between uncertainty, hazard and risk, and between threats and opportunities
Learn about the origins of risk management
Apply risk management to improve your decision making in a range of organisational settings
Examples of risk – strategic, financial, operational and hazard
Risk and reputational impact
New risk trends for today’s world: - Simple and complex systems, Speed of risk, Emerging and difficult to perceive risks and Extended enterprises
ISO31000 – the global risk management standard

Impact of the external world and your internal organisation.

Introduction to the risk management process – Scope, Context and Criteria
Internal and external factors
Techniques for analysis of your organisation’s environment
PESTLE

Practical tools to assess, manage and communicate risk.

Risk assessment process
Practical tools and techniques to identify, analyse and treat risk
Managing residual risk
Recording, reporting, communicating and consulting on risk
Risk registers, matrices and their restrictions
Avoiding the traps
Mental shortcuts or heuristics
Interpreting statistics

Frameworks for risk management implementation.

The risk management frameworks and policies
Risk appetite and business objectives

Risk management and management systems.

Aligning risk management with management system standards
Organisational resilience and sustainability

Critical importance and role of people and culture.

Culture, behaviours, values – and risk

Benefits to employers

Benefits to employers investing in their employees attending this course:

Fosters greater risk awareness and the importance of risk management amongst employees.
Improves levels of compliance through effective risk communication.
Investment in employee risk capabilities improves decision-making and provides confidence to key stakeholders, such as regulators, customers, suppliers and shareholders.
Reduces incidents, fines, accidents and lost opportunities and improves resilience, relationships, reputations and ultimately the bottom line.
Employee engagement and participation in risk management helps organisations to be more prepared for a crisis and to deal with uncertainty.

Who is the course for?

Risk management should form part of everyone’s responsibilities at every level, in any organisation of any size, in any sector anywhere in the world. Delegates won’t become risk experts, but they will learn the essential skills needed to be able to identify, manage and communicate the risks that matter in their area of responsibility and appreciate the consequences of their decisions on the rest of the organisation.

The course is specifically relevant to, but not limited to:

Anyone who manages risk
Those starting a career in risk management
Managers working in risk-related disciplines including, but not limited to, health and safety, compliance, business continuity, resilience, environmental management, insurance, quality management, security etc
Risk champions
Project managers
Managers responsible for implementing systems of governance and change
Business owners looking to improve their performance and resilience
Managers in small/medium sized enterprises with many different roles/risks to juggle
Individuals simply looking to learn how risk management can help them do their job better

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Application process

Please read the Guidance & Information before commencing the application process. You can find this guide at the bottom of the page.

We require electronic copies of all relevant documentation to be submitted to training@iirsm.org Due to file size restrictions, please submit applications via Dropbox, WeTransfer, or other secure FTP services.

You are required to submit:

A completed Training Provider Approval Application Form
A signed Licence Agreement (A copy can be requested from the IIRSM team to review)
A Trainer Application Form for each trainer you want to deliver the course, together with any relevant certificates, CVs and other supporting documentation.

We also require copies of:

Your organisation’s standard terms and conditions; including

Refund and cancellation policy
Data protection policy
Complaints procedure

Plus, any additional information you believe will assist us in conducting our review and approving you as a training provider.

Once a completed application has been received, we will raise an invoice for the relevant fees, and the approval process will start once payment has been received.

We aim to complete the approval process within 4 weeks. We will keep you up to date on progress.

Trainer criteria

A trainer application form must be completed by all trainers who wish to deliver IIRSM's Managing Risk - The Essentials course.

Trainers need to be at least an Associate member of IIRSM and have relevant qualifications and/ or experience.

Managing Risk- The Essentials is a risk management course, so if your qualifications or experience are in a specialist area such as health and safety, you will need broader risk management experience to be able to deliver this course.

Trainer criteria

At least an Associate member of IIRSM, PLUS:

Technical knowledge/ experience:

An organisational risk management qualification (e.g. the IIRSM NEBOSH Certificate in Managing Risk) at least at Level 3, OR
A risk related qualification (e.g. health and safety, environment, business continuity) at least at Level 3 *plus statements of professional competence demonstrating your understanding and experience of risk management, OR
Minimum of 5 years’ risk management, risk related or leadership experience, plus statements of professional competence demonstrating your understanding and experience of risk management.

AND

Training knowledge/ experience:

A training qualification at Level 3* plus 2 years' substantial training experience, OR
At least three years' substantial training experience.

AND

Professional development

Commitment to own professional development, including ensuring technical knowledge, world affairs, legislation and best practice understanding are continually evolving.

*on the Qualification Framework of England and Wales or equivalent

An up-to-date CV and qualification certificates must be provided. Any information provided to support a trainer application will be verified, so by providing this information trainers are consenting to IIRSM contacting appropriate third parties.

Train the trainer

There are two types of train the trainer. One focuses on ensuring the trainer has sufficient technical knowledge and experience. The second focuses on training knowledge and experience. A potential trainer may be required to undertake both or one part.

1. Technical knowledge and experience - where a trainer only partly meets the training knowledge/ experience, IIRSM can insist the trainer attends the course (run by IIRSM) prior to being approved.

2. Training experience - where a trainer only partly meets the training knowledge and experience, we require a trainer to deliver a section of the course to the developer and an iirsm representative, for review.

Additional chargers are payable for both types of train the trainer.

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Fees payable

Fees

To become a Training Provider, the upfront costs are the course purchase price, membership fees for any non-IIRSM members who wish to be approved as trainers and train the trainer fees, for any trainers who are required to attend prior to being approved. All other fees are payable once you are ready to deliver any courses.

VAT will be added where applicable.

Course purchase price and first year's licence fee	£1,150
Delegate workbook (including resources and templates) - printed	£12
Delegate certificates	£8 digital / £10 printed
Annual renewal licence fee	£200
Train the Trainer - Managing Risk-The Essentials	See www.iirsm.org/managingrisk
Train the Trainer fee - training experience	£175 + VAT
Membership fees	Dependent on grade
Courier fees for workbooks and certificates	Dependent on size/weight of shipment

Refund policy - unsuccessful applications

If your application is not successful, IIRSM will retain a £350 administration fee and refund the difference of the course purchase price and first year's licence fee to you. To reapply, you will need to repay the course purchase price and first year's licence fee again in full.

If delegate workbooks have been paid for, the fee paid will be refunded unless the order has been processed in which case no refund will be made.

Train the trainer and membership fees are non-refundable.

Refund policy - successful applications

If the application is successful, the course purchase price and first year's licence fee is non-refundable, as are any susequent renewal licence fees.

If a Training Provider lets its licence expire, it will be required to pay the full course purchase price and first year's licence fee in full.

If delegate workbooks and certificates have been paid for and a refund is requested, the fee paid will be refunded unless the order has been processed in which case no refund will be made.

Train the trainer and membership fees are non-refundable.

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FAQs

The following is some general information about becoming an IIRSM Approved Training Provider which we hope will be of some help.

Who can become a training provider?

A training provider can either be a training company or a corporate that wishes to deliver the Managing Risk-The Essentials course in-house to its own employees.

How do I become a training provider?

To become an approved training provider, firstly, you must have read, understood and signed the terms of the Training Provider Licence Agreement. You can request a copy from the IIRSM team at training@iirsm.org Secondly, complete the application process, which includes:

Completing the Training Provider Approval Application Form
Signing the Licence Agreement
Completing a Trainer Application Form for each trainer you want to deliver the course, together with any relevant certificates, CVs and other supporting documentation.

For training organisations, we also require a copy of your organisation’s standard terms and conditions, including

Refund and cancellation policy
Data protection policy
Complaints procedure

Plus, any additional information you believe will assist us in conducting our review and approving you as a training provider.

Please ensure you have read the Guidance and Information before starting the application process. All information and relevant documents can be found at the bottom of this page.

What do I get when I become a training provider?

As a training provider, you get access to:

Full course presentation, videos and case studies
Interactive and group exercises to bring learning to life
Trainer guidance on delivering the course with supporting trainer notes
Delegate workbooks that must be provided to each delegate who attends
Delegate resources and take-aways including, IIRSM Quick Guide to Risk Management, Blank and Covid-19 examples of bow-tie analysis, Risk register template, Risk policy example and Unconscious bias check-list
Access to IIRSM’s Course Management System (CMS) to help you manage and deliver the course.
We have also produced an extension for Chrome, so that you can deliver the course offline – where there is no internet connection.
Guidance on how you can tailor the course to ensure its relevance to specific groups of delegates.

How do I access the course materials?

The course materials are accessed via the IIRSM Course Management System. This is also how you will be able to edit and deliver the course. You will also be able to view the Trainer Guide and Delegate Workbook.

What is the criteria to become a trainer to deliver the course?

A trainer application form must be completed by all trainers who wish to deliver IIRSM's Managing Risk - The Essentials course.

Trainers need to be at least an Associate member of IIRSM and have relevant qualifications and/ or experience.

Trainer criteria

At least an Associate member of IIRSM, PLUS:

Technical knowledge/ experience:

An organisational risk management qualification (e.g. the IIRSM NEBOSH Certificate in Managing Risk) at least at Level 3, OR
A risk related qualification (e.g. health and safety, environment, business continuity) at least at Level 3 *plus statements of professional competence demonstrating your understanding and experience of risk management, OR
Minimum of 5 years’ risk management, risk related or leadership experience, plus statements of professional competence demonstrating your understanding and experience of risk management.

AND

Training knowledge/ experience:

A training qualification at Level 3* plus 2 years' substantial training experience, OR
At least three years' substantial training experience.

AND

Professional development

Commitment to own professional development, including ensuring technical knowledge, world affairs, legislation and best practice understanding are continually evolving.

*on the Qualification Framework of England and Wales or equivalent

Train the trainer

1. Technical knowledge and experience - where a trainer only partly meets the training knowledge/ experience, IIRSM can insist the trainer attends the course (run by IIRSM) prior to being approved.

Additional chargers are payable for both types of train the trainer.

What happens when I am approved to be a training provider?

Once you have been approved as a training provider, you will receive a welcome pack which will include the following:

Welcome Guidance – please read carefully as it includes infomation on how to access the CMS and course materials.
Approved Training Provider logo and certificate.
Beginning of course and end of course text.
Sentinel Training Provider flyer.
IIRSM membership flyer.

What is a nominated person?

The nominated person must be, as a minimum, an Associate of IIRSM and has the experience, knowledge and authority to oversee and manage all activities relating to courses and their delivery. IIRSM must be notified immediately if the nominated person lets their membership lapse, or they are no longer responsible for overseeing the relationship or employed by the training provider.

When can I start running courses?

You can start running courses when you have been approved as a training provider and you have approved trainers in place. Also, you will need to ensure you have requested and paid for delegate workbooks and resources as each delegate who attends must be provided with these.

Can I tailor the course for specific audiences?

IIRSM places several conditions on tailoring the standard course materials. Training providers will have the ability to add up to, or remove five slides from the course, if it is not core content. However, any changes made must not impact on the overall course learning outcomes.

Changes allowed to course materials for specific in-house courses

Add company/industry specific statistics, policies, photos, videos and case studies.
Extend the course to cover any specific in-house company materials or group exercises and activities.
Replace group exercises, examples and case studies with others more suited to the group.
Include points of facts to reflect recent changes and new developments in risk management e.g., changes in legislation, updated standards and codes.

Changes allowed to course materials for public courses

Replace group exercises, examples and case studies more suited to a delegate group.
Include points of facts to reflect recent changes and new developments in risk management e.g., changes in legislation, updated standards and codes. Especially where required to make the course specific to local markets.

Changes not permitted

Course branding must be retained, and the training provider can only use their dedicated Approved Training Provider logo.
Any material changes other than those set out above are not permissible.
Training providers must not remove any material from the course unless indicated as permissible.

Permanent changes

The training provider will have to get explicit agreement in writing from IIRSM if it wants to make more permanent changes to a course, especially to meet local market needs. These changes will need to be outlined and provided to IIRSM prior to any changes being made to the original course materials supplied. In these cases, a fee is payable by the training provider to IIRSM for the review and approval of changes. You will need to contact the team to discuss your requirements.

Copyright information

Where a training provider (trainer) adapts the course for a specific audience or in-house course, the training provider must have written consent and/or provide evidence to IIRSM that they have the right to use any third-party content, images, videos, diagrams etc If a training provider fails to get consent, it is responsible for any claims made against IIRSM or themselves and agrees to cover all costs, including legal costs.

Who can access the course management system?

The nominated person who is responsible for the relationship between IIRSM and the training provider, as well as any trainers who are approved to deliver the course.

Does IIRSM help to promote training providers and courses?

Your organisation, logo and course dates will be added to the IIRSM website during the period of approval. It is your responsibility to get course dates to us as quickly as you can. Your entry will also include a link to your website so delegates can directly book courses.

How much does it cost to become a training provider?

To become a training provider, you’ll need to pay a course fee which includes your first year’s licence. You will also be required to pay membership fees for any trainers to be approved to deliver the course and any train the trainer fees if your trainers require to attend as part of the approval process.

VAT will be added where applicable.

Course purchase fee (including first year's licence	£1,150
Membership fees	£dependent on grade

Once you start running courses, you’ll need to pay:

Annual licence renewal fee	£200
Delegate certificate fees	£8 digital / £10 physical
Delegate workbook and resources	£12
Shipping costs for sending physical materials	£dependent on shipment weight

Costs for making any permanent changes to the course, which must be pre-approved by IIRSM is given on application, as it depends on the number of changes and the time for IIRSM for review and approve the course.

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Approved training organisations

Here you will find the organisations already approved to deliver IIRSM's Managing Risk - The Essentials training course.

Al Mashreq Training, Bahrain