Risk Management Learning Suite for non-risk professionals

Risk Management for Non-Risk Professionals eLearn

Using The Orange Book, the eLearn will help provide an understanding of the principles and concepts of risk management for non-risk professionals. The eLearn will support learners to understand how to:

apply risk management principles to support decision-making.
make use of available information, collaboration, and expertise to be informed of potential risks.
use a structured risk management process to support the achievement of intended outcomes.

You can find further information about the online course on Prospectus Online, and complete the course on Civil Service Learning.

Risk Management modules on Civil Service Learning

Managing Risk, Issues and Dependencies

Learn about what risk is, and effective ways, processes and best practice for managing; explore risk appetite and tolerance.

Grants Risks, Controls and Assurance

Understand how risk, controls and assurance apply to the grant-making process.

Managing Risks

Dr David Hancock explains successful key factors in managing risks in this short video.

Risk Management Guidance

The Orange Book

This document sets out the main principles underlying effective risk management in all government departments and arm’s length public bodies with responsibility derived from central government for public funds.

Good Practice Guide: Risk Reporting

This guidance has been developed by risk practitioners in the public sector to support colleagues in implementing effective risk management arrangements, aligned with the Orange Book principles.

Risk Appetite Guidance Note

This guidance has been developed by risk practitioners in the public sector to support colleagues in implementing effective risk management arrangements, aligned with the Orange Book principles.

Portfolio Risk Management Guidance

The purpose of this document is to provide more direction and guidance on risk-related aspects of portfolios than is currently contained in government programme/ portfolio standards and the main Orange Book.

Bite-sized Learning

Your Organisation's Risk Learning

Risk Management Content in Other Learning

A selection of courses where elements of risk management are covered within other learning. This is not exhaustive and you should talk to your line manager, your profession/ function and explore CSL to find learning that is right for you.

APM Project Fundamentals

Understand project management and the operating environment; project life cycles, project management planning; and risk and issue management.

CIPFA Certificate in Fraud Risk Management

Understand the principles of corporate governance and risk management of fraud risk, control and prevention.

City & Guilds Level 4 Certificate or Diploma in Operational Delivery Management

Develop the skills and attributes required to hold a managerial or leadership role within operational delivery, including the different risks, management and governance.

Decision Under Pressure

Understand the foundations of corporate criminal liability; the nature of complex systems and how to manage within them; strategies to mitigate the impact of new technologies on risk strategies; enhance the resilience of their risk management system.

Go Science: Introduction to Futures

Understand the concept of futures thinking, what it is and what it is not and the main principles; the reasons for considering the future when developing policy, including multiple possible outcomes; challenge assumptions and explore different scales of impact.

Information Asset Owner Guidance: Information Risks and Opportunities

Learn how to strike the right balance between monitoring and mitigating; identify opportunities to get more value from your information asset; understand and address risks to the information you are responsible for.

Introduction to Managing Government Grants

Identify the key stages of the grant management process; apply the government functional standard for general grants; identify, assess and manage risks; explain the importance of a fraud risk assessment.

Project Management for Non-Project Managers

Gain an essential overview of the core skills required to deliver small to medium size projects.

Operational Risk Management

Understand the roles and responsibilities of stages and players of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process; the risk response plans/strategies and risk measurement functions associated with the ERM process; risk and capital allocation, risk reports and limits at the enterprise level.

Quality of Evidence, Uncertainty, and Risk

Understand the importance of using the best available evidence and data to inform public policy and support better decision-making given the quality of data can be a significant consideration when assessing the risks associated with it.

Risk Management for Managers

Learn how to identify the fundamental notions underlying the exposures, risks and to address the issues inherent to credit, market and operational risk management faced by organisations and how to apply the underlying strategies to the risk management process.

A Career in Risk Management

Risk Management Skills and Capability Framework

If you are interested in progressing a career in risk management, refer to the Risk Management Skills and Capability Framework for examples of the types of roles and the required skills and behaviours.

This document has been developed to support colleagues to recruit and nurture the skills and capability required in their respective organisations to implement the concepts and principles outlined in the Orange Book.

Government Risk Profession’s Accreditation Programme

The accreditation has been developed to support and strengthen the professional development of risk specialists across government. This includes developing both the technical and behavioural skills that are required to be an effective risk management professional in government. (Sign in required).

Government Finance Function