APM Project Risk Management Level 1

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Course overview

The APM Project Risk Management Level 1 course helps you build the skills to confidently spot, assess, and manage risks in your projects. It’s packed with practical insights and leads to a recognised qualification that will help to set you apart in your career.

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Excel your career prospects with expert risk management skills

The APM Project Risk Management Level 1 course provides you with the tools to manage project risks effectively, boosting your confidence and decision-making skills. With a recognised qualification, it’s a great step to enhance your expertise and advance your project management career.

Learning objectives

Define project risk, risk management, and individual risk events
Identify benefits and threats to effective risk management
Understand threats, opportunities, and the principles of risk management
Explain the PRAM risk management process and its stages
Define project objectives, scope, success criteria, and stakeholder analysis
Understand techniques for identifying and assessing project risks
Explore probability/impact assessments and structured risk descriptions
Understand quantitative risk assessment techniques and applications
Learn risk response techniques and risk management planning
Outline roles, responsibilities, risk registers, reviews, and contingency planning

What you’ll learn

On the APM Project Risk Management Level 1 course, you’ll explore essential risk management principles, practical tools, and techniques. From identifying risks to developing response plans, this course equips you with the knowledge to manage risks effectively and enhance your project’s success.

Build your understanding of risk management fundamentals

The APM Project Risk Management Level 1 course introduces the core concepts of project risk, risk management, and individual risk events. You’ll explore the critical benefits of effective risk management, from enhancing project success rates to minimising unexpected disruptions. The course also highlights common threats to risk management and equips you with strategies to address them, ensuring you can create a resilient foundation for your projects.

Master the principles and process of risk management

Learn the essential principles behind risk management, including the identification of both threats and opportunities. Dive into the PRAM (project risk analysis and management) process, a proven framework designed to guide you through every step of managing risks effectively. From setting objectives and defining project scope to identifying success criteria, the course ensures you are well-prepared to tackle risks with confidence and clarity.

Practical tools for organising and applying risk management

The course covers practical techniques to implement risk management, including stakeholder analysis, risk registers, and contingency planning. You’ll understand how to assess risks using probability and impact techniques, apply quantitative assessment tools, and develop structured risk descriptions. Beyond the technical skills, the course also examines behavioural aspects, helping you understand the human factors that influence decision-making and outcomes. By the end, you’ll have a step-by-step guide to introducing effective risk management practices within your organisation.

What’s included

APM Risk 1 accredited training
APM Risk 1 exam
Official manual (APM Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide, 2nd edition)
13+ hours of ILX learning resources
Tutor support
Further optional extras are available at checkout

Key facts

Certification

APM Project Risk Management Level 1.

Who it’s for

Experienced project professionals – Project Managers, Programme Managers and key project staff involved in risk management.

Prerequisites

All delegates need to take an online assessment to determine their suitability and readiness. Please watch the APM Learner Suitability video before completing the assessment. More info in the FAQs.

Exam information

1 hour, 60 multiple choice questions each worth one mark, 60% pass mark.

Optional extras

Pass Protect.

Pre-course

There is no pre-course work for this training course.

FAQs

The APM Project Risk Management Level 1 course equips you with the skills to identify, assess, and manage risks effectively. It provides a recognised qualification, enhancing your ability to deliver successful projects with confidence.

Is the APM Project Risk Management Level 1 course right for me?

The course is aimed at project professionals with a certain level of experience. You don’t need any formal qualifications to take this course. However, the exam assumes you’re familiar with the level of project risk management knowledge covered in the APM Project Management Qualification syllabus. It’s also helpful to have read the Project Risk Analysis and Management (PRAM) Guide, 2nd Edition.

Is the APM Project Risk Management Level 1 exam difficult?

Like all exams, this one is difficult if you don’t properly prepare for it. Through the two-day workshop and the additional online learning resources, this ILX course covers everything you need to be able to pass the exam. APM recommends a minimum of 34 hours of learning to ensure you are fully prepared for the exam.

What is the difference between directed development and guided learning?

Every APM training course is now required to include elements of directed development, which is online, self-paced study, and guided learning, which is instructor-led training. To understand more about how the learning is split, please download the learning plan.

Who are the APM?

The APM is regarded as the leading professional body in Project Management, offering a qualification scheme recognised by project managers worldwide. This qualification scheme has a structured and logical progression, with each certificate building on the previous one so that whichever level of project management you are at, there is an APM qualification to recognise your skills and experience.

What our customers say

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