Professional Certificate Course
Delivery: Classroom
Duration: 5 days

This course equips airport executives with best practices for navigating uncertainty through a structured, organization-wide approach to risk management. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) enables airports to identify, assess, and manage risks holistically, ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting assets, and enhancing decision-making. By prioritizing risks based on impact and likelihood, organizations can implement strategies to mitigate threats and capitalize on opportunities.

The goal is to foster long-term resilience by balancing risk and opportunity in a systematic yet flexible manner, positioning the airport for sustainable success.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Develop a governance structure and an enterprise risk management program
  • Apply risk management approaches to assess and monitor major exposures
  • Analyze strategies to address economic, operational, and strategic risks
  • Understand professional risk management principles and ethical leadership conduct
  • Recognize the role of behaviors, ethics, and values in responsible business practices
  • Adapt leadership approaches to manage disruptions and uncertainty
  • Identify and prioritize critical risks and opportunities for their airport
  • Communicate risks effectively to executive management and the Board of Directors.
  • Apply theories and frameworks related to uncertainty
  • Establish risk/reward parameters for decision-making and authority delegation.
  • Foster a culture of uncertainty awareness and integrate risk management into strategic planning
  • Develop action plans that align with best practices to enhance organizational performance

Target Audience

  • Airport Board Members and Executives
  • Airport Senior Management across all functional areas
  • Airport Strategic Planners and Risk Managers
  • Aviation Consultants specializing in enterprise risk management

Course Content

  • Developing a structured ERM framework for airports
  • Risk and Opportunity Profiling – Identifying common airport risks and strategic opportunities
  • Risk Assessment Criteria – Evaluating likelihood, impact, and influence on decision-making
  • Risk/Reward Parameters – Establishing decision-making guidelines and frameworks
  • Strategic Risk and Opportunity Analysis – Managing planning, design, and operations in a dynamic environment
  • Uncertainty Management – Creating action plans and templates for proactive risk mitigation
  • Adaptive Decision-Making – Understanding the benefits of uncertainty management in airport operations
  • Practical Application – Individual and group exercises to develop strategies for real-world implementation

Upcoming sessions

Dates Location Least Developed Countries Member Price Member / WBP Price Non-Member Price Register
TBD TBD US$1,575 US$1,775 US$2,475 Contact US

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