IRM Certificate in Risk Management

This practitioner-level, distance-learning qualification provides a thorough grounding in organisation-wide risk management and can be taken over 6-8 months, either as a stand-alone course, or as an introduction to the IRM Diploma in Risk Management.

The Certificate qualification is currently being revised and updated for the next intake in Spring 2008 and new documentation will be posted on this page as it becomes available. The documents below however will give you basic information.

If you have any queries or would like to register to receive an e-mail alert when enrolment opens then please email studentqueries@theirm.org

Course dates

Course fees                                              

* AIRMIC and ALARM members are not eligible for further discount due to already discounted price.

All fees are VAT exempt  

Study materials

The one-off fee includes:

• All text books
• All study materials
• Online Support
• Examination entry fees
• Membership to the IRM for your period of study

Certificate format

• 6 - 8 months distance learning
• Two examinations - one theory based, one practical
• Examination centres available in over 30 countries. For more information about locations see Examination Centre Information.

Enrolment

• Upon enrolment the student is provided with everything needed; including all study materials and online support. No further textbooks are required.
• There are two enrolment periods, which overlap the opening of the course by two months - meaning the sooner you apply, the more time you will have to study.

After the Certificate

• Certification by the IRM and the post-nominal letters CIRM
• Success in the Certificate qualifies the student to apply to undertake IRM's Diploma programme (MIRM).
• Completion of the Certificate together with relevant work experience entitles the individual to apply for entry to the new Register of Risk Practitioners maintained by ALARM. For more information see Registered Risk Practitioner Information

Retakes

• Unsucessful candidates can retake the Certificate on the next sitting
• the fee (2007) is £125 for one exam; £150 for both exams.

Background

IRM was delighted to announce the launch of this new international baseline qualification in 2005, and to receive the judges special commendation for Risk Management Product of the Year, for the IRM Certificate, at The 2006 European Risk Management Awards

The IRM Certificate is the result of extensive work with major employers of risk professionals and IRM's own membership to identify and design an entry-level qualification that spans the wide range of areas today's risk professionals are involved with. The first intake of Certificate students took place in the autumn of 2005; almost 200 students enrolled for the June 2006 exams.

If you have any queries or would like to register an interest please email studentqueries@theirm.org

For information on other risk management courses and qualifications, see www.theirm.org/courses/COcourses.html