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The Institute of Risk Management (IRM), the leading international professional body for risk management, hasannounced the accreditation of Risk Management Consulting Limited (RMCIR) as the first licensed Fundamentals of Risk Management training provider (FoRM) in Nigeria.
The IRM, which offers a variety of in-house and short courses on over 20 risk-related topics for all levels of role from FoRM to Risk in the Boardroom, said in a statement that it was very pleased to be working with RMCIR, a comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) training, consulting and risk management awareness advocacy firm, to deliver the course in Nigeria.
“Our Fundamentals of Risk Management (FoRM) course is well respected and attracts students from a wide variety of organisations from all over the world. We are delighted that students in Nigeria will now have the opportunity to increase their risk management knowledge, accessing the FoRM course locally through an approved quality training provider,” Sanjay Himatsingani, director of training, IRM, said in the statement.
“FoRM gives students an introduction to the principles and practices of enterprise risk management and can be applied to anyone from any sector globally; it is also a great introduction to the International Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management,” Himatsingani said.
Robert Mbonu, managing partner, Risk Management Consulting Limited (RMCIR), expressed delight that RMCIR is now a local partner with the IRM bringing the training to Nigeria to develop the capacity of the workforce.
“Through this training, firms will discover how to embrace opportunities and uncover threats,” Mbonu said. “Firms will be enlightened on how to adopt effective risk processes to support better decision-making through good understanding of risks and their likely impact.”
He added that RMCIR’s partnership with IRM UK as sole Nigerian representative gives its participants a unique opportunity to be accredited by a foremost global ERM body.
CHUKS OLUIGBO
