This course prepares experienced risk management personnel to facilitate effective bowtie workshops within their organisation.

The content includes:

• preparing to conduct the bowtie workshop
• facilitation of the scope for the workshop
• development and critiquing of quality bowtie analyses
• selection and definition of critical controls
• definition of critical control specification and verification
• tricks and traps of facilitation.

This course is co-designed by academic and industry leaders.

What you'll learn

• Prepare to conduct the bowtie workshop.
• Facilitate the scope for the workshop.
• Develop the bowtie.
• Select and define the critical controls.
• Define critical control specification and verification.
• Avoid the tricks and traps of facilitation.

Course curriculum

Day 1: Facilitators preparation work

You will learn how to prepare to facilitate your bowtie workshops, including:

• understanding the fundamentals of risk management and how it links to the critical control management process
• the importance of consultation
• the role of the facilitator and drafting information for your workshop, including preparing ghost bowties.

Day 2: Facilitating the bowtie workshop

You will learn how to create the right workshop culture by:

• setting context, rules and expectations
• refining the scope documentation
• refining the bowtie knot, causes and threats, and the bowtie controls.

Day 3: Facilitating the section and definition of critical controls

You will develop the skills to:

• review and refine the draft bowtie, controls and critical controls
• develop control specifications and verifications, and to close out the workshop.

Time commitment
This is an in-person course that will require roughly 38 hours to complete.

• 3-day workshop
• 4 hours of study using online materials
• 10 hours to complete the reflections (optional)

Assessment
You will have the option to complete 3 reflections during the workshop based on the material covered each day.

Certification and accreditation
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion to verify their skills and achievements.

Related courses
This course is part of the Risk Management suite. There are 9 courses within this suite – see the other related courses below:
Risk Management 1 – Risk and Critical Control Management
Risk Management 2 – G3 G-MIRM Risk Management Systems
Risk Management 3 – G2 Risk Management for Supervisors
Risk Management 4 – G7: Mine Occupational Health and Safety Management
Risk Management 5 – Process and Systems Safety Engineering
Risk Management 7 – Safety Investigation for Supervisors
Risk Management 8 – Safety Investigation and Analysis Management
Risk Management 9 – Introduction to Human Factors and Human-Centred Design in Mining

Who should attend
Risk management professionals wanting to develop their skills in effective facilitation of bowtie workshops within their organisation.

Entry requirements
At minimum, a knowledge of risk management processes aligned with ISO 31000 and application of risk analysis techniques.