Skills to Advance – ILM – Managing Risk in the Workplace
***Please note – To qualify for this module you need to be in employment***
Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board, Services to Business, in collaboration with SOLAS and Enterprise Ireland, is delighted to offer a City and Guilds Level 4 Institute of Leadership and Management module in Managing Risk in the Workplace. This module is being offered via the Government funded Skills to Advance initiative that provides upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees.
As part of the ILM Leadership and Management suite of qualifications, Managing Risk in the Workplace is recognised internationally as a mark of professional management competence and is designed to equip emerging and existing leaders with the skills and knowledge to identify, evaluate, monitor, and minimise risks within their organisation effectively.
For further information and to check eligibility please contact Services to Business on servicestobusiness@wwetb.ie
Target Award
City & Guilds Certificate in Leadership & Management (L4) – 8605-21
Start Date: 06-05-2026 Hours/week: 06 Hrs 30 Mins Duration: 4 weeks
The training provider is committed, in principle, to the on-going development of arrangements for the recognition of prior learning (RPL).
Age Requirements
Applicants for any courses leading to the awards listed on this framework must be over 18 years of age.
Participants must be defined as an ‘employee’. Under Skills to Advance policy, ‘employees’ are defined as those who work part-time or full-time under a contract of employment, whether oral or written, express or implied, have recognised rights and duties and are in receipt of pay for their service.
Self-employed persons are eligible to participate. Employees on the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme can also be considered. For the purposes of this programme, participants must be currently employed, or aspire to be promoted to/transferred into a supervisory, team leader or middle management role
As per ETB Operating Guidelines and Skills to Advance Route 3 Criteria
Learning Aptitude
Participants must be currently employed, and must be or aspire to be, in a supervisory, team leader or middle management role. Applicants seeking entry to the programme must also be capable of completing the programme assessments. They must have achieved a minimum of a NFQ level 5 major award or its equivalent prior to entry to the programme, or have achieved the relevant skills, knowledge and competences through work experience.
Participation Selection Criteria
As per ETB Operating Guidelines and Skills to Advance Route 3 Criteria. Nominated participants must meet the criteria outlined in the Target Participant Profile and Programme Entry Requirements above.
Previous Experience
As per ETB Operating Guidelines and Skills to Advance Route 3 Criteria. Nominated participants must meet the criteria outlined in the Target Participant Profile and Programme Entry Requirements above.
The training provider is committed, in principle, to the on-going development of arrangements for the recognition of prior learning (RPL).
| Module | Award | Body |
|---|---|---|
| ILM – Managing Risk in the Workplace | Managing Risk in the Workplace (8605-403) | City & Guilds |
To qualify for this course you need to be in employment.
Learners must have good verbal and written command of the English language.
The ability to correctly interpret and respond to written and verbal instruction is essential for both the assessment and tuition elements of this programme.