Human resource challenges in the public sector are rarely black and white; they involve complex workforce planning, shifting policies, and diverse personnel dynamics. This interactive workshop is tailored specifically for HR professionals who want to frame people management issues through a strategic risk lens, giving them the confidence to pitch workforce solutions directly to executive leadership.

This course is ideal if you:

• Are a Human Resources Professional (Generalist or Specialist in recruitment, policy, WHS, or workplace relations).
• Want to enhance your fundamental understanding of risk specifically within an HR context.
• Need to pitch strategic changes or workforce updates to executives using an impactful narrative structure.

Delivered as a highly interactive 3-hour session via Microsoft Teams, this workshop gives you the tools to frame human resource challenges through a risk-management lens.

• Defining risk specifically within the context of Human Resources in the APS (e.g., workforce planning, employee relations, policy rollouts, or data privacy).
• Pinpointing exactly when to consider risk in day-to-day HR decisions and long-term planning.
• How to accurately structure an HR risk by connecting its root causes, real-time events, and systemic consequences.

• understand the definition of risk specifically within the context of Human Resources in the APS (e.g., risks related to workforce planning, employee relations, policy implementation, or data privacy)
• Know when to consider risk in your day-to-day HR decision-making and strategic planning processes (e.g. during policy development, significant organisational change, or individual case management)
• effectively describe a HR risk to ensure you’ve clearly identified the potential causes, events, and consequences, facilitating appropriate mitigation strategies.

Understanding risk language and building robust resilience are core capabilities for modern public sector professionals. By learning to translate complex, technical data into clear narratives, you empower your agency to make better choices, defend against digital and operational disruptions, and ultimately deliver safer, more accessible public services.