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Risk, finance & treasury

The fundamentals of risk culture and risk management

Learn how to build a strong risk culture that supports sound decision-making, organisational resilience, and long-term stability in the financial sector. This training gives you the tools to recognise key risk types, understand their impact, and embed risk awareness into everyday behaviour.
Basic
E-learning
Member price
€95
Members €95
Non-members €115
BZB €95
CPD Hours General
Bank 1h
Consumer loans 1h
Mortgages 1h
Compliance 1h
  • Accessible, clear, and directly applicable
  • Learn where and when you want, always online
  • Deepen your knowledge and obtain recognized continuing professional development hours
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Objective

An education with impact

A strong risk culture is essential for financial institutions to maintain stability, resilience, and prevent risk materialisaton. The European Central Bank (ECB) emphasizes the need for a risk-aware mindset, integrating risk considerations into decision-making at all levels.

The objectives of this training are to:

  • understand the concept of risk culture and its key elements;
  • recognise its role in enhancing organisational resilience and stability;
  • gain an understanding of how risk culture influences decision-making and corporate behaviour;
  • gain understanding of the fundamental principles of risk management, including key risk types and their impact.
Target audience

This training is for

The training course can be followed by anyone interested in gaining foundational knowledge on risk culture and risk management in the financial sector.

Contents and practical information

Step by step through the training process

CONTENT

  • Introduction to risk culture
    • What is risk culture?
      • Definition, key elements and the differences between a strong and a weak risk culture
    • The importance of risk culture in financial institutions
      • Risk culture as a driver of organizational resilience and stability
      • Links between risk culture, reputation, and stakeholder trust
      • The role of risk culture in preventing risk materialisation
    • How risk culture shapes decision-making and behaviour
      • Examples of how a strong risk culture influences day-to-day operations
  • Basic principles of risk management
    • Introduction to risk management
      • Definition and purpose of risk management
      • The risk management lifecycle (identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring)
    • Key risk types and their impact:
      • Market risk, operational risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, reputational risk, ...
      • Other relevant risk types: ESG-related risks, conduct risk, ...
  • Final tools and strategies to building a strong risk culture & risk response
    • Encouraging transparency, communication, and accountability
    • Encourage proactive risk behaviour
      • Promoting a “speak-up” culture and psychological safety
      • Creating mechanisms for reporting and addressing risks early

 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Course material: interactive module
  • Language: This training will be given in English
  • CPD hours: This E-learning includes an online test consisting of multiple-choice questions. CPD hours will only be granted if you pass the test. You are entitled to 2 attempts to pass the test. If you do not pass (result lower than 60%), CPD hours will not be granted for this (sub)module. We therefore recommend that you take the test only when you are sure you master the subject matter.
Pricing

Rates and benefits

Member price
€95
Members €95
Non-members €115
BZB €95

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* Prijs: prestatie in het kader van permanente beroepsopleiding, vrijgesteld van BTW

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Learning format

Our guidance throughout the learning process

An ‘E-learning’ is 100% self-study. You log in individually on the MyFA learning platform and process, at your own pace, learning content that is provided to you via an interactive presentation. You can follow this online training wherever, whenever and as often as you want. The teaching material consists of a digital format with text, video, images, animations, test questions and/or references to relevant documents and/or websites. 

 

Basic
E-learning
Member price
€95
Members €95
Non-members €115
BZB €95
CPD Hours General
Bank 1h
Consumer loans 1h
Mortgages 1h
Compliance 1h
  • Accessible, clear, and directly applicable
  • Learn where and when you want, always online
  • Deepen your knowledge and obtain recognized continuing professional development hours
Toevoegen aan favorieten
Opleidingsfiche downloaden Mail course file

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