About this course
About this course
Risk management at senior technical level requires more than the basic hazard assessment techniques taught in foundation qualifications. This advanced virtual programme covers enterprise risk assessment, quantitative risk techniques and the integration of risk management with BRCGS, ISO and wider organisational risk frameworks.
Who should attend
The course is designed for senior technical managers, quality directors, risk managers, compliance leads and consultants supporting multi-site operations. It suits professionals responsible for risk management at strategic level, including those sitting on executive risk committees or reporting risk positions to board-level stakeholders. Staff moving into senior technical responsibility for the first time also find the programme a valuable step beyond foundation risk assessment training.
What the programme covers
Content covers advanced risk assessment frameworks including ISO 31000 and enterprise risk management principles, quantitative risk techniques including probabilistic modelling and sensitivity analysis, the integration of risk management with existing BRCGS and HACCP frameworks, risk appetite and risk tolerance articulation, scenario planning and stress testing, and the reporting of risk positions to executive and board audiences. The programme addresses the particular challenges of risk management in food manufacturing, including emerging hazard horizon scanning, the risk implications of supply chain complexity, and the interaction between operational risk and commercial risk in customer-facing technical decisions.
Assessment and certification
Delegates complete a written examination and a practical risk assessment assignment. A pass earns a certificate of achievement, suitable evidence of advanced risk management competence for senior technical role specifications.
Course format and delivery
The programme runs as a live virtual classroom across multiple sessions, giving delegates time to develop the assignment between teaching days. Delivery combines methodology teaching with case study discussion, structured peer review of assignment drafts and practical exercises in quantitative risk assessment.
Why this matters
Senior technical leaders are increasingly expected to speak fluently about risk in the same language as executive colleagues from finance, commercial and operations functions. Delegates who complete this programme contribute more strategically to executive-level risk discussions and handle the integration of technical risk with wider organisational risk management with substantially greater authority. The qualification also supports progression into technical director and quality director roles, where risk management fluency is a core requirement. The programme pairs naturally with the Level 4 Combined HACCP and Food Safety Advanced qualification, the BRCGS HARA programme for broader hazard framework capability, and the Food Safety Issue 9 Sites Training for wider certification context.
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