Course content
Introduction to Risk Management (half-day)
Build a strong foundation in identifying, assessing, and treating risk. This entry-level course is ideal for managers, team leads, or anyone with responsibilities for compliance. Learn the language of risk and how to practically apply risk registers and control frameworks in your day-to-day work.
Risk Management for Leaders (full-day)
Move from understanding risk to leading with it. This advanced session focuses on the leadership dimensions of risk, including decision-making, oversight, risk appetite, and escalation. Integrate risk intro strategy, policy and culture
The Assurance Trifecta (full-day)
Explore how the three components of assurance – risk, governance and controls – work together to strengthen accountability and organisational performance. Gain practical insights to help leaders build confidence, accountability and resilience across their teams and systems.
Who Should Attend
Ideal for public sector professionals who have responsibility for governance, compliance or performance– and who want to better understand how risk management underpins each. The series is particularly suited for:
- New and emerging managers looking to understand their responsibilities in managing risk
- Team leaders and program managers with operational oversight and delivery risk
- Senior officers and executives seeking to improve strategic risk awareness
- Assurance, audit, risk and governance professionals looking to elevate their internal frameworks
Key Outcomes Across the Series
- Develop a clear understanding of risk concepts, language, and legal frameworks in the public sector
- Gain confidence in identifying and escalating risks relevant to their team, program, or portfolio
- Understand how governance, risk, and internal controls interact to shape strong assurance
- Build practical skills in using risk registers, rating frameworks, and control mapping
- Apply a leadership lens to risk — aligning risk appetite, decision-making and strategic oversight
- Strengthen their ability to lead teams and organisations through uncertainty with integrity and confidence
Learn about our speakers
Teresa Riccio-Goodwin
Director and Facilitator
Oxford and James
Teresa is a founding Director of Oxford and James with over 17 years’ experience in quality assurance, internal audit and risk management. Teresa is a globally qualified Internal Auditor and has completed a fraud investigation qualification. Teresa’s experience is vast having worked in the public and private sector in Australia, Europe and the United Kingdom.
Teresa spends a lot of time advising Board Directors and Executives across risk management and internal audit, specifically around areas of emerging risk and how to communicate risk well across an organisation.
Teresa is a professional member of the IIA, a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a member of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management.
Format
Face-to-face
Duration
1 x half day, 9:00am-12:30pm AND
2 x full days, 9am-4:30pm (each day)
Competency framework
First Line Manager Common (ASO3-ASO6)
Middle Manager Core (ASO5-ASO6)
Inclusions
Workbook, resources, lunch (on full day courses), morning tea and refreshments
Location
12 Pirie Street, Adelaide CBD, SA 5000
(please visit registration links for further information)
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Costs
Personal Member $1,350
State Govt Employee Member $1,460
Corporate Member $1,490
Non-Member $1,700
Take advantage of the 10% discounted series pricing by registering for the 3-part series or visit the individual session pages to register for the topics that meet your immediate needs.
