Business Risk Management
Prepare yourself for HR risks with skills to help you create candidate screening processes, understand employment law and set employee onboarding and exiting protocols.
Next available course: Spring 2026
Classes Start 05/04/2026
Registration Open Until 05/08/2026
Course Overview
In today's complex business landscape, risks are inherent, and organizations bear the responsibility of ensuring the safety and well-being of their workforce and the individuals they serve. Our comprehensive Business Risk Management online course is designed to equip human resource professionals, business owners, and other stakeholders with the essential knowledge and practices necessary to effectively mitigate risks throughout the employee lifecycle.
Throughout this course, participants will gain a deep understanding of the critical human resource practices that contribute to employee safety and well-being. They will explore key concepts and strategies to develop a robust risk management framework that addresses various stages of the employee journey, from recruitment and hiring to employee management and development.
Course Format
Instructor-led week-to-week cadence, with assignments, discussion boards, and learning assessments (quizzes) opening on Monday and to be completed by the end of the week. This gives students flexibility to review materials at their leisure. Additionally, recorded lectures and video recordings are available to enhance learning objectives.
Price
$625Course Details
Units 2 CEUs / 20 PDUs
Location Online Courses
Course Type Group-Paced
Next Available Course
Term Spring 2026
Classes Start 05/04/2026
Registration Open Until 05/08/2026
Register NowWhat You’ll Learn
- Conduct a comprehensive HR risk management assessment and profile for an organization.
- Describe how to protect employees and organizations from "people risks."
- Create value for an organization by reducing risks through effective HR compliance practices.
- Utilize effective strategies to control costs and mitigate risks while managing, engaging, and retaining employees.
- Implement effective strategies to retain key contributors and reduce the risks from employees who exit the organization voluntarily and involuntarily.
- Create a risk management plan to reduce and mitigate an organization's most significant and most likely risks.
Your Instructor
Senior Instructor
Mike Cieri - MSIR, has been in the Human Resource Management field for over 20 years. During this time he has held a variety of management positions, including several years on the executive management team of a large corporation as Vice President of Human Resources and Safety, as well as Vice President of Operations. His areas of expertise include legal compliance, workers’ compensation, leadership development, performance management, coaching, training and development, compensation analysis, strategic planning, and developing best practices.
Mike has a Masters degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resources from the University of Oregon, is a Certified Safety Director, and a national speaker. He has a coaching certificate from The Coaches Training Institute, San Rafael, California and a Practioner’s Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic Programming from the NLP Institute of Oregon, as well as a certified DISC and MBTI trainer. Mike also is an adjunct professor at Oregon State University in the College of Business and a contributing writer for Fleet Management Weekly.