Risk management training equips your teams to identify potential risks, assess their impact on business units, and build contingency plans that protect operations. BOTI’s 3-day Conquering Risk Management Course is a practical, facilitator-led skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification). It is delivered in-house or off-site across South Africa. Request a quote or a 15-minute callback.

If your organisation faces environmental, financial, occupational health, safety, operational or compliance risks, this course gives your staff a practical, repeatable framework for managing them — not theory for theory’s sake. It suits HR/L&D buyers, business owners and managers equipping whole teams, and it slots neatly into a broader compliance and governance upskilling plan.

Course Snapshot

What Your Team Will Learn

This highly informative course helps participants understand risk-related matters, identify potential risks, assess their impact on a business unit, and develop appropriate contingency plans for managing and mitigating risk. On completion, delegates gain working knowledge of:

• Demonstrating understanding of business processes and the potential risks they expose the organisation to
• Identifying potential risks and assessing their operational impact
• Developing contingency plans for managing and mitigating risk
• Testing and revising contingency plans for continuous improvement

Course Outline (Module Breakdown)

1. Familiarising yourself with business processes — mapping workflow, KPIs and process documentation so risks are seen in context.
2. Identifying potential risks and assessing impact — risk identification techniques, gathering employee input, impact analysis and prioritisation (including brainstorming and SWOT approaches).
3. Developing contingency plans — defining risk scenarios, building action plans, allocating resources and assigning clear roles and responsibilities.
4. Testing and revising contingency plans — regular drills, feedback loops, continuous improvement and ongoing team training.

Who Should Attend

This course is built for organisations upskilling staff rather than individual job-seekers. It is ideal for:

• Employees at all organisational levels
• Risk management professionals
• Project managers
• Operations managers
• Small business owners and entrepreneurs

Risk Management Training for Business

For a South African business, risk management training is not a “nice to have” — it is how you keep operations running when something goes wrong. The goal of risk management training for business is to embed a shared, practical method across a team so that risk identification, impact assessment and contingency planning happen consistently, not just when a crisis hits.

When you train a team together (rather than sending one person on a public course), you get a common language and a single, agreed risk process. That matters for compliance-heavy environments where OHS, POPIA and governance obligations all carry real consequences. A well-trained team can:

• Protect continuity — spot single points of failure in critical processes before they cause downtime.
• Strengthen compliance — link operational risk to OHS Act duties, POPIA data-protection obligations and broader governance expectations, so risk and compliance reinforce each other.
• Improve decision-making — prioritise risks by likelihood and impact, then allocate budget and resources where they matter most.
• Build resilience — rehearse contingency plans through drills so the response is muscle memory, not improvisation.

In-house vs off-site: which is right for your business?

BOTI delivers this course either in-house at your venue or off-site in major South African city centres, with remote delivery available — so you can match the format to your team size and operational rhythm.

Funding your risk management training

South African employers paying the Skills Development Levy (SDL, 1% of payroll) can plan risk management training as part of their annual Workplace Skills Plan and recover a portion through mandatory and discretionary grants via the relevant SETA. Accredited training also contributes to the skills-development element of your B-BBEE scorecard — where the skills-development spend target is measured as 6% of the leviable amount (not 6% of payroll). Treat this as general guidance and confirm specifics with your SETA or B-BBEE advisor; our team can help you structure the booking so it maps cleanly to your skills plan.

Why Choose BOTI for Risk Management Training

• Practical, facilitator-led programme — a hands-on skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification), and BOTI is an accredited training provider in general (Services SETA 12582, MICT SETA, QCTO Quality Partner). For a credit-bearing route, ask about our QCTO Office Administrator (102161) or Generic Management qualifications.
• Practical, not theoretical — delegates leave with usable risk-identification techniques, contingency templates and testing routines.
• Applicable across sectors — the framework works for finance, manufacturing, government, mining, retail and services alike.
• Trusted by major SA organisations — BOTI delivers corporate training to clients including Sasol, Glencore and the City of Johannesburg, drawing from a catalogue of 450+ courses.
• Flexible delivery — in-house, off-site or remote, scheduled around your operations.

What Delegates Say

• “Everything went well and professionally.” — Electric industry delegate, 2024
• “Very informative and practical.” — Government delegate, 2024
• “The course provided clarity on different areas.” — Government delegate, 2024

Related BOTI Courses and Resources

Risk rarely sits on its own. Pair this course with related compliance and governance training:

• Conquering Risk Management Course — the full risk training cluster.
• Apply the organisation’s code of conduct in a work environment — embed ethical conduct alongside risk controls.
• Behave in a professional manner in a business environment — workplace conduct and professional behaviour.
• Employ a systematic approach to achieving objectives — leadership and structured decision-making.
• Business Operations & Management Training — broaden operational capability across the team.
• Browse all BOTI courses — 450+ accredited programmes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is BOTI’s risk management training course? The Conquering Risk Management Course runs over 3 days. It can be delivered in-house at your venue or off-site in major South African city centres, with remote options available.

Is the risk management training accredited? This course is a practical, facilitator-led skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification). BOTI is an accredited training provider in general (Services SETA 12582, MICT SETA, QCTO Quality Partner). If you need a credit-bearing route, ask about our QCTO Office Administrator (102161) or Generic Management qualifications.

Who should attend risk management training? It is designed for organisations upskilling staff — employees at all levels, risk management professionals, project managers, operations managers, and small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Can risk management training be funded or count towards B-BBEE? SDL-paying employers can plan it within their Workplace Skills Plan and recover a portion via SETA grants, and accredited spend contributes to the skills-development element of the B-BBEE scorecard (target = 6% of the leviable amount). This is general guidance — confirm with your SETA or B-BBEE advisor.

Ready to Build a Risk-Ready Team?

Equip your people to identify, assess and manage risk before it disrupts operations. Request a quote or book a free 15-minute callback to plan in-house or off-site delivery for your team.

Call BOTI on 011-882-8853 or request your quote online. Ask about our free risk management training needs checklist to map the right scope for your business — and how to fit it into your SETA-funded skills plan.