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Introduction
Course overview
Why Attend
Human Resources plays a critical role in identifying, managing, and reducing people-related risks that can impact organizational performance, reputation, and continuity. Risks such as talent shortages, compliance failures, employee misconduct, data breaches, and workplace disruption require proactive HR leadership. This course provides participants with practical tools to build risk management frameworks, assess people risks, strengthen controls, and support business resilience.
Course Methodology
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, risk workshops, group discussions, scenario exercises, planning activities, and real workplace examples.
Course Objectives
- Understand the role of HR in enterprise risk management
- Identify and assess key workforce and HR risks
- Build practical HR risk registers and control plans
- Apply risk response and mitigation strategies
- Strengthen crisis readiness and business continuity planning
- Evaluate risk controls and compliance effectiveness
- Manage human capital and ethics-related risks
- Protect employee data and sensitive HR information
Target Audience
- HR Professionals
- HR Managers
- Risk Management Staff
- Compliance Officers
- Employee Relations Managers
- Business Continuity Teams
- Anyone responsible for workforce governance and people risk
Target Competencies
- HR Risk Management
- Risk Assessment
- Compliance Management
- Business Continuity
- Crisis Preparedness
- Data Protection
- Strategic Thinking
- Continuous Improvement
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Understand the role of HR in enterprise risk management
- Identify and assess key workforce and HR risks
- Build practical HR risk registers and control plans
- Apply risk response and mitigation strategies
- Strengthen crisis readiness and business continuity planning
- Evaluate risk controls and compliance effectiveness
- Manage human capital and ethics-related risks
- Protect employee data and sensitive HR information
Who should attend
Target audience
- HR Professionals
- HR Managers
- Risk Management Staff
- Compliance Officers
- Employee Relations Managers
- Business Continuity Teams
- Anyone responsible for workforce governance and people risk
- Target Competencies
Methodology
Learning approach
- This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, risk workshops, group discussions, scenario exercises, planning activities, and real workplace examples.
Course content
Five focused days of learning and application
Day 1
Foundations of Risk Management in HR
- HR’s role in organizational risk management
- Definitions and categories of risk
- Risk management lifecycle and governance principles
- Benefits of proactive risk management
- Common barriers to effective risk practices
- Overview of ISO 31000 principles
- Building a risk-aware HR culture
Day 2
Identifying and Analysing HR Risks
- Techniques for identifying workforce risks
- Risk analysis tools relevant to HR functions
- Evaluating likelihood, impact, and priority
- Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for HR monitoring
- Creating and maintaining an HR risk register
- Turning risk data into management insights
Day 3
Managing and Responding to Risks
- Strategies for responding to threats and opportunities
- Developing HR risk treatment plans
- Setting measurable risk management objectives
- Emergency preparedness for workforce disruption
- Business continuity principles for HR operations
- Crisis planning and readiness exercises
Day 4
Evaluating Risk Management Effectiveness
- Importance of oversight and governance reviews
- Measuring effectiveness of risk policies and controls
- Incident investigation and post-incident learning
- Assessing compliance with laws and standards
- Quality assurance in risk management processes
- Continuous improvement of HR risk systems
Day 5
Human Capital Risk Management
- Common human capital risks and business impact
- Managing skills shortages and talent pipeline risks
- Ethics, conduct, and behavioural risk management
- Intellectual property and knowledge loss risks
- Protecting HR and employee data from cyber threats
- Final workshop: Build an HR risk action plan
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Risk Management for Human Resources (HRT-059) cover?
This course covers Human Resources and Training through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 5 - 9 October 2026, with additional classroom dates and mirrored Online / Live options listed in the course schedules section.
Who should attend this course?
HR Professionals, HR Managers, Risk Management Staff
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Yes. The course detail page includes both classroom sessions and Online / Live sessions, with online options aligned to the same course dates for easier planning.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include London, Istanbul, Kuala lumpur, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Munich.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days, with up to five training hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Each programme includes a total of 25 accredited training hours.
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