In 2021 UK Finance members will have to implement the UK authorities’ operational resilience policy statements, continue to build their capacity to deal with operational incidents, and deliver a range of complex regulatory and infrastructure change programmes, all whilst grappling with the ongoing impact of COVID-19.

UK Finance members looking for help, guidance, and the opportunity to hear how their peers are facing these challenges should join our Risk and Resilience Academy. Specifically designed to give guidance on policy, support compliance and reflect best practice.

The UK Finance Risk and Resilience Academy, in partnership with KRisk, will enable delegates to develop frameworks, practices and behaviours that instil operational resilience disciplines across the firm.

Following the release of consultation paper CP29/19 the academy explores the principles involved in managing risk and enabling a resilient culture. It makes effective use of organisational knowledge, encourages effective and empowered leaders and enables organisations to deliver on their commitments in the changing environment.

At its core the academy is a comprehensive training course where senior managers follow a two-month programme that includes two, two-day workshops, supplemented by reading lists and downloadable resources. Delegates will have access to dedicated forums to discuss their experiences and receive advice from experienced risk professionals.

Download the Risk and Resilience Academy Brochure (PDF)

Background

The resilience of the financial sector underpins the resilience of UK plc. Financial institutions are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that their approach to assuring operational risk enables them to navigate the uncertainty and complexity of the world we live in. However, it is recognised that risks do materialise. As such, building operational resilience to enable firms to recover quickly and effectively from major operational disruption and strategic crisis events is vital. Set against the context of initiatives ranging from the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), the CBEST assurance framework for cyber resilience and the forthcoming Operational Resilience Supervisory Framework, this Academy will provide participants with the knowledge, tools and skills required to embed operational resilience into the operational rhythm of their organisations.

Benefits for staff:

1. Improved risk and resilience thinking to provide confidence when servicing customers
2. Better support your organisation in influencing and improving a resilient culture
3. Communicate and manage risk in an integrated positive way
4. Effectively use risk tools and techniques to improve resilience capability
5. Understand own risk behaviours
6. Effectively influence others

Benefits to organisations:

1. Understand the disciplines that make up resilience
2. Reduced likelihood of threats impacting business
3. Assurance and compliance with risk and resilience regulation
4. Improved incident management
5. Better understanding of the UK's operational resilience regulatory environment
6. operational resilience regulatory environment

Member testimonials:

“The presenters were excellent, all had fantastic experience with real world examples. Very upbeat, fun and friendly atmosphere. Also a great cohort, everyone contributed. Thoroughly enjoyable experience.”

“Learning from others experience, discussions and activities within smaller groups. I learnt a bit about myself in terms of my own risk profile, and that risk is not just a threat it is also an opportunity, as well as communication strategies and incident management”

Booking:

If you would like to register for the Academy, please click book now or email training@ukfinance.org.uk or call the team on +44 20 3934 1197.

Register your interest:

If you are not ready to book yet, click the book now button and select 'Register your interest' to keep informed of this and future cohorts.

Take this training in-house

If you have five or more delegates who wish to attend this workshop, it may be more cost effective to run it in-house. This means you can tailor the content and principles to your organisations exact needs, and hold this workshop at a time that suits for a more bespoke and cost effective experience. To find out more about in-company training, please contact the team on 0203 934 1197 or training@ukfinance.org.uk.