Program Overview

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Centre for Continuing Education

The Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney offers a diverse range of professional development short courses. These courses are designed to enhance career prospects and provide opportunities for personal growth.

Course Subjects

The Centre offers courses in various subjects, including:

• Business and management
  • Business communication
  • Business strategy
  • Business writing
  • Cultural competence and diversity
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Organisational psychology
  • Sales and customer service
• English
• HSC preparation (years 10-12)
  • HSC biology
  • HSC business studies
  • HSC chemistry
  • HSC economics
  • HSC English
  • HSC mathematics
  • HSC physics
  • Year 11 (Revision)
  • Years 10-12 study and essay skills
• Humanities and culture
  • Creative writing
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
• Information technology
  • Adobe
  • AI and machine learning courses
  • Data analysis and analytics
  • Google
  • Microsoft
• Language
  • Arabic
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
• Marketing
  • Digital marketing
  • Marketing communications
  • Product development
• Project management
  • Agile methodology courses
  • Change management for projects
  • Stakeholder and people management
  • Technical project management skills

Risk Management Course & Corporate Governance

This course provides the knowledge and practical skills to equip participants to help their organisation better manage risk. The course covers:

• The role of risk management in developing corporate strategy
• Risk frameworks, standards, and governance
• Implementing a risk management process
• Models of corporate governance
• The role culture plays in managing risk

Course Details

• Duration: 1 session, 8 hours total
• Next date: 5 December 2025
• Location: Face-to-face (CCE Building, Newtown)
• Cost: A$700.00 - A$750.00

Course Information

The course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively identify, treat, and manage risk in an organisational context. It also examines the interface between corporate governance and risk management.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the relationship between corporate strategy and risk in their organisation
• Identify applicable risk standards and governance frameworks
• Implement an effective risk management process
• Analyse the role culture plays in organisational risk and crises

Content

The course covers:

• The role of risk management in developing corporate strategy
• Risk frameworks, standards, and governance
• Implementing a risk management process
• Models of corporate governance
• The role culture plays in managing risk

Intended Audience

This course is suitable for anyone responsible for shaping or working within their organisation's corporate governance and risk management frameworks, including:

• Risk managers
• WHS Managers
• Financial managers
• HR Managers
• Change Managers
• General Managers
• Operation Managers
• Program Managers
• Executive Officers
• Board members
• Company Directors

Prerequisites

None

Delivery Style

The course consists of mini lectures, followed by practical exercises, including group work based on case studies.

Delivery Modes

• Face-to-face, presenter-taught workshop
• Online workshop via the platform Zoom

Materials

Course materials are distributed electronically using Dropbox.

Organisational Training

For groups of six or more, courses can be delivered to the team with the option to tailor content.

Related Courses

• Business Analysis Essentials Course: Achieving Project Success
• Communication Strategies Course for Becoming an Inspiring Leader
• Dealing with Difficult Behaviours at Work Course
• HR Essentials Course
• People Management Course: Essentials
• Project Risk Management Course
• Strategic Marketing Planning Course
• Team Managers and Leaders Course: Essential Skills

Meet the Facilitators

• Marshal Alkouz: A certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and dynamic Project, Program, and PMO expert.
• John Le Mesurier: Brings a wealth of business, management, IT, consultancy, and training experience to many of the professional development courses on offer at CCE.

What Others Say

Participants have praised the course, citing the excellent delivery, real-life experience, and practical content.

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