IRM-Accredited training. UK-wide delivery.
The need to manage risk has never been more apparent than it is today. Organisations must make key decisions while balancing challenging internal and external pressures against the needs and expectations of stakeholders.
Our Institute of Risk Management (IRM) accredited Essentials of Enterprise Risk Management (EERM) course equips senior managers and risk professionals with practical skills to identify, assess, and manage organisational risks effectively. This interactive, two-day training helps embed a risk-aware culture and informs better decision-making.
On successful completion of the end of course assessment paper delegates will be awarded a certificate endorsed by the IRM.
Course Overview
These will be open courses allowing delegates from a number of organisations to join, so if you don't have sufficient numbers of candidates to make an in-house course viable, those individuals that need it don't have to wait to access this important learning.
Providing the courses virtually enables us to deliver the materials in more digestible chunks and creates a safe environment where delegates can ask questions in confidence and without risk of embarrassment.
What's covered
- Enterprise risk management principles and frameworks
- Risk identification, assessment, and prioritisation
- Embedding risk awareness in decision-making
- Monitoring, reporting, and reviewing risks
- Practical exercises applying risk management to real organisational scenarios
Who should attend
- Senior managers and directors — Accountable for organisational strategy and risk oversight
- Risk, compliance and audit professionals — Seeking practical ERM frameworks
- Operational leaders — Integrating risk awareness into daily operations
- Aspiring risk managers — Developing ERM knowledge for career progression
Essentials of Enterprise Risk Management course description
Objectives
This training course explores both the positive and negative aspects of risk and aims to provide those attending with improved knowledge and practical skills in order to effectively manage risk within their organisation. Through a balance of formal teaching and practical exercises, delegates will be afforded the opportunity to discuss their own organisation's approach to risk management and identify practical solutions for promoting and embedding a strong risk aware culture.
Spread over two full days the objective of the event is to provide a broad yet comprehensive introduction to the concept of Enterprise Risk Management. Participants will be provided with a fundamental understanding of:
Who should attend
This course is ideal for new or recently promoted senior managers and directors, etc.
Cost and location
- £395 + VAT per delegate
- Virtual
- Your desk (via Teams)
• The emergence of enterprise risk management as a key organisational discipline and how it sits within the corporate governance construct.
• The various models for managing risk, including an understanding of the concept of risk as both positive and negative (opportunity and threat).
• The key components of an effective risk management approach, including risk management principles, framework, and process.
• The tools and techniques which are available to assist organisations in the effective identification, assessment, and management of risk.
• A clear vision of the benefits associated with an effective risk management approach.
• Key factors for successfully embedding risk management within organisational culture and critical success factors for making it work.
2026 EERM Training Dates
| Course | 2026 Course Date | Time/Duration | Cost | Registration |
| Essentials of Enterprise Risk Management | 30 April | 2 days | £395 + VAT per person per course *Discounts available or group bookings |
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| 24 June | 2 days | £395 + VAT per person per course *Discounts available or group bookings |
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| 13 October | 2 days | £395 + VAT per person per course *Discounts available or group bookings |
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Meet our Training Team
Roger Lye
Senior Risk Consultant
Byran McCracken
Senior Risk Consultant