CPD in Understanding and Managing Risk in the Workplace

Overview

Introduction

The course seeks to influence and change practice towards a more predictive risk-based, data-driven process of implementing change and innovation. This is a highly practical course that introduces participants to a novel risk governance platform that facilitates the implementation of a risk-based applied project within the participant’s operational area and will be supported by ongoing mentoring.

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Short description

On completion of this course students will be able to:

• Identify the organisational conditions that inhibit and foster effective innovation in the face of risk.
• Assess key aspects of evidence-based governance of risk and value in relation to safety, innovation and sustainability.
• Apply a risk governance platform to enable improved identification of risks and create appropriate implementation strategies and apply this knowledge in the development of a potential case study.
• Evaluate the risks involved in the implementation of innovation and change and how they can be managed and apply this knowledge to a particular case study/organisation.
• Better understand, communicate and influence a predictive risk-based approach in your organisation.

What topics will you cover?

• Operational Risk Management - Maturity Assessment
• Risk Governance – Organisational Capabilities
• Modelling Operational Risk – Organising Data Analytics
• Needs identification – Formulating a project
• Implementing System Change – Managing a risk project

Who is this course for?

Industry-based managers responsible for risk, change, safety, and innovation. It applies to a wide range of industries that have common issues to do with managing innovation and change in an operational environment, including aviation, rail, maritime, emergency services, healthcare, software development, manufacturing (incl. pharmaceuticals), public utilities, and environmental management. The course is also suitable for participants who may wish to pursue a future role in the area of risk management.

Who teaches the course?

Assistant Professor Siobhán Corrigan, Professor Nick McDonald; Professor Pernilla Ulfvengren, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and Dr Daniele Baranzini, Visiting Research Fellow along with relevant industry professionals where applicable.

How is the course delivered?

This is a seven-week course divided into seven sessions. Each session is designed to be completed over the course of a week and will comprise several offline learning elements complemented with a one-hour live webinar (evening). The webinar and study material will be accessed via our student learning platform, Blackboard. A detailed timetable will be given to all participants closer to the start date.

Action learning component

From week one, the learning from this course will be reinforced by means of an individual risk-focused industry-based project (organisational case dossier) specific to the participant’s organisation. The participants will submit an outline of their proposed project and will receive feedback and further guidance in the application of each step of the project.

This will enable participants to implement a risk-focused Industry- based project for their own organisation as part of the course, supported and mentored by the expert delivery team throughout the course. It will be introduced in week 1 so participants can start working on it straight away.

Note: This could be an initiative that has been introduced in your organisation, one that is currently being implemented or a hypothetical future one. If you are not currently in a relevant organisation the project can be carried out with reference an organisation, you have knowledge of/access to or a published case study.

Additional participant information

For the best online experience, we recommend the use of Chrome as your default browser, along with a USB (or other) headset with built-in microphone. Each live webinar will last one hour. Outside of this you can also expect to spend a minimum of 3 hours per week on self-directed study.

Certificate of completion

On successful submission of the risk-focused industry-based project participants will be provided with a Certificate of Completion.