Create a secure future for your business by managing and mitigating risk effectively
10 weeks, excluding
orientation
7 hours per week,
entirely online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
1
The skills to create a risk register to assess the viability of your projects and use reporting tools to create an insightful risk report for your business.
2
The ability to use the Risk Rating Matrix to analyse the scope and severity of potential risks by looking at both qualitative and quantitative factors.
3
The tools to promote a strong risk culture in your organisation and communicate the importance of regulations to achieve compliance, as well as sustainable and ethical business practices.
4
Recognition of your knowledge in the form of a certificate of completion from Africa’s leading University.1
1 QS Top Universities (2019).
Module 1
The Concept of Risk
Learn the history behind the field of Risk Management.
Module 2
Risk Management Frameworks
Gain an understanding of the frameworks that govern the field.
Module 3
Corporate Governance and Enterprise Risk Management
Examine the responsibilities that are placed on organisations.
Module 4
Decisions and Uncertainty: Quantitative
Discover how to make informed decisions during uncertain times.
Module 5
Decisions and Uncertainty: Qualitative
Determine how to incorporate qualitative methods into your decision-making process.
Module 6
Risk Identification
Learn how to identify the risks that threaten your objectives.
Module 7
Risk Assessment
Discover how you can assess the impact and probability of your risks.
Module 8
Risk Response
Investigate the crucial step of responding to your risks to protect your objectives.
Module 9
Organisational Culture and Ethical Concerns
Examine healthy organisational culture and the incorporation of ethics into business.
Module 10
Risk Reporting
Learn about the process of reporting your risks to the board.
Obeid Mahomed
Lecturer, African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management (AIFMRM), UCT
Mahomed currently teaches on both the MPhil in mathematical finance and the MCom in risk management of financial markets at the AIFMRM. He is also an advisory member of the African Collaboration for Quantitative Finance and Risk Research (ACQuFRR). Prior to this, he was employed on a full-time basis within the financial sector, and gained extensive exposure to banking, asset management, insurance, and stockbroking. Mahomed's roles evolved from quantitative analyst to head of quantitative research within the investment and stockbroking industries, and he then moved on to become senior risk manager at one of South Africa’s largest banks. His research interests lie in the fields of financial mathematics, risk management, financial economics, and empirical finance.
This course is endorsed by the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA). IRMSA is a South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and, therefore, a recognised professional body for risk managers. It is dedicated to the advancement of the risk management profession and provides professional accreditation. Upon completion of the UCT Business Risk Management online short course, students will gain professionally endorsed, industry-recognised, contemporary skills in risk management. For more information, please click here.
Please note that GetSmarter and UCT bear no responsibility for the claiming or validation of these endorsed skills with IRMSA. The onus, therefore, falls on you to do so.
This Business Risk Management online short course is endorsed by UCT’s African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management (AIFMRM).
"The course will boost your confidence. Do it, even if you think you know everything about risk management. I’m so much more confident that my risk knowledge is still relevant, and I'm able to provide more context to my clients."
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