PPM Management of Risk (M_o_R®) Combined (Foundation & Practitioner)

Who is this course for

This course is ideal for any staff with risk management responsibilities, in project, programme or operational activities, or who are involved in improving risk management practice in their organisation.  Including; Operational; Risk; Business Change Managers and Directors.

Purpose of the course

Effective management of risk and informed risk-taking helps to improve performance through innovative approaches for managing the business, service delivery and value for money. Risk is often perceived as a negative but this course will show you it can equally be a positive force.

You will learn how to

• Identify, assess and report on risks


• Use techniques to achieve the above


• Understand the differences between risk tolerance, risk appetite and risk exposure


• Understand different risk perspectives

Benefits for you as an individual

M_o_R offers a wide-ranging set of guidelines that will help in the management of risk in a project or programme environment. The course will help prepare the delegate for the Foundation and Practitioner exams. After attending the course, delegates should feel confident in approaching risk management and aware of the use of different techniques that can assist in this task.

Benefits for your organisation

As risk is a factor in all organisations, particularly when changes are being introduced, it can be of great benefit if individuals have been exposed to risk management in depth, expanding their awareness of how to identify and deal with risks (both threats and opportunities). This can seep into the culture of the organisation, heightening risk awareness.

Prerequisites

Completion of the pre-course workbook and reading.  Some previous experience of Risk Management in a working environment is advantageous, this can be from a Project, Programme or Organisational level.

Additional Exam Information

The Foundation exam is a multiple-choice paper containing 75 questions to be answered in 60 minutes. This is a closed-book examination.

The Practitioner exam is in an objective-testing format, 3 hours in length and contains 4 questions (worth 20 marks each), giving a maximum of 80 marks in the paper. You need to achieve a score of 50% to pass this paper.  The exam is an 'open book' examination, the course text is allowed.

The M_o_R Practitioner certification will expire after 3 years. Please See information on Keeping your Certifcations current.

If you are attending a Face to Face course your exam will be a paper-based exam during your course.

If you are attending a Virtual course you’ll be issued an exam voucher to take the exam at a time of your choosing. Please see PeopleCert’s website for the security requirements for the web based exam driver.

This course is eligible for the PeopleCert Take2 scheme, please discuss at point of booking if this is of interest to you.

Please note - it is compulsory to purchase the exam, although discretionary whether you take it.

Pre-Coursework

Several hours of pre-course preparation is required, along with some evening work during the course. The M_o_R® Pre course book will be sent to you 4-6 weeks before the start of the course.

Pre-course reading and post-course support on Quanta Learn, our e-learning portal.

Please note, there may be a small amount of evening work to complete such as further reading or working though sample exam papers.