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SUMMARY:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL)
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DESCRIPTION:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL)\n\n10/01/25 12:00 PM EST\n - 10/31/25 03:30 PM EST\Description:\nCourse Access: October 1 – 31, 2025\nMandatory Live Zoom Session: Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET\nRegistration Deadline: September 24, 2025\n\nDelivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session\nCOURSE DESCRIPTION\n\nThis course is delivered through OPBA’s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.\n\nIf this is your first course with PPLL, you’ll receive an email with login instructions after registration closes on September 24. If you’ve already taken a course through PPLL, you’ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform.\n\nThis is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You’ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month. These tasks will all have deadlines assigned that will be mandatory to meet in order to successfully complete this course.\n\nA mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM ETâ€‹. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.\n\nZoom link will be sent the week before the session.\n\nThis course examines the various issues with managing risk when purchasing goods and services in the public sector. Candidates are given an overview of common risk issues, including those of ownership and copyright, the right to privacy, competitive bidding irregularities, occupational health and safety, environmental responsibilities and accountability in terms of personal and corporate liability.\n\nInstructor: Michelle Rasiulis, CSCMP, CPPB, NIGP-CPP\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\nBy the end of this course participants will be able to:\n• Define risk management\n• Describe eight major risk management issues of importance for public procurement professionals\n• Outline three basic risk management techniques: avoiding, managing and transferring risk\n• Explain the types of insurance and bonds a public agency will require or may request from a vendor\n• Describe the six components to corporate risk management\n• Better understand all of the roles involved in managing risk in your organization\n\nCOURSE LEARNING MATERIALS\n\nYou do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform.\n\nREFUNDS & PAYMENTS\n\nPlease refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL)<br /><br />10/01/25 12:00 PM EST - 10/31/25 03:30 PM EST<br />Description:<br /><strong>Course Access:</strong>&nbsp;October 1 &ndash; 31, 2025<br />
<strong>Mandatory Live Zoom Session:</strong>&nbsp;Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM &ndash; 3:30 PM ET<br />
<strong>Registration Deadline:</strong>&nbsp;September 24, 2025<br />
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<strong>Delivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session</strong>
<p><strong>COURSE DESCRIPTION</strong><br />
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This course is delivered through OPBA&rsquo;s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.<br />
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If this is your first course with PPLL, you&rsquo;ll receive an email with login instructions after registration closes on September 24. If you&rsquo;ve already taken a course through PPLL, you&rsquo;ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform.<br />
<br />
This is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You&rsquo;ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month.&nbsp;<strong>These tasks will all have deadlines assigned that will be mandatory to meet in order to successfully complete this course.</strong><br />
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A <strong>mandatory</strong>&nbsp;live Zoom session will take place on <strong>Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM &ndash; 3:30 PM ETâ€‹</strong>. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.<br />
<br />
Zoom link will be sent the week before the session.<br />
<br />
This course examines the various issues with managing risk when purchasing goods and services in the public sector. Candidates are given an overview of common risk issues, including those of ownership and copyright, the right to privacy, competitive bidding irregularities, occupational health and safety, environmental responsibilities and accountability in terms of personal and corporate liability.<br />
<br />
<strong>Instructor:&nbsp;</strong>Michelle Rasiulis, CSCMP, CPPB, NIGP-CPP<br />
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<strong>LEARNING OBJECTIVES:&nbsp;</strong><br />
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By the end of this course participants will be able to:<br />
&bull; Define risk management<br />
&bull; Describe eight major risk management issues of importance for public procurement professionals<br />
&bull; Outline three basic risk management techniques: avoiding, managing and&nbsp;transferring risk<br />
&bull; Explain the types of insurance and bonds a public agency will require or may request&nbsp;from a vendor<br />
&bull; Describe the six components to corporate risk management<br />
&bull; Better understand all of the roles involved in managing risk in your organization<br />
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<strong>COURSE LEARNING MATERIALS</strong></p>

<p>You do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform.<br />
<br />
<strong>REFUNDS &amp; PAYMENTS</strong><br />
<br />
Please refer to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.opba.ca/docs/OPBA_Refund-Payment_Policy.pdf">our refund + payment policy</a>&nbsp;for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.</p>

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