Global Learning for Operational Leaders
Course HRT-059
Risk Management for Human Resources
Human Resources plays a critical role in identifying, managing, and reducing people-related risks that can impact organi... The outline covers Foundations of Risk Management in HR, Identifying and Analysing HR Risks, Man...
- 5 daysClassroom or online
- 17Upcoming dates
- 7Cities
- €1,925Fees from
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17 sessions
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17 sessions
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Introduction
Course overview
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.
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
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.
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
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
- Coffee break
- Benefits of proactive risk management (continued)
- 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
- Coffee break
- Evaluating likelihood, impact, and priority (continued)
- 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
- Coffee break
- Setting measurable risk management objectives (continued)
- 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
- Coffee break
- Incident investigation and post-incident learning (continued)
- 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
- Coffee break
- Intellectual property and knowledge loss risks (continued)
- Protecting HR and employee data from cyber threats
- Final workshop: Build an HR risk action plan
Course FAQs
Questions about this course
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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 9 - 13 November 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
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?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Kuala lumpur, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Istanbul, Frankfurt, Munich.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).
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