Risk Management Academy

This Academy will provide the essential building blocks to develop, establish, and embed risk management as a business process within your agency. You will learn to manage better their agency risk by understanding the basic concepts, principles, and applications of risk management. Also, participants will gain a better understanding of The Authority tools and resources, along with skills necessary to achieve buy in from upper management to create and support a healthy risk management culture. This Academy covers one module of the 5 module Risk Management Practitioner (RMP) Program. Additional information regarding the RMP Program may be found here https://www.cpshr.us/training-center/risk-management/ Those interesting in attending this academy must first complete an application process and be selected to participate. The attendance of this academy is limited to 25 participants.

If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate, please contact the California JPIA training division by email, training@cjpia.org, within two business days of the training date, noting that the Authority is closed on Fridays. 

Topics Covered

• Unique Loss Exposures of Public Entities
• Consequences of Ineffective Risk Management
• The Purpose of Risk Management in the Public Sector
• Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required to Manage Risk
• Importance of Root Cause Analysis
• Contractual Risk Transfer and Insurance Review
• Nuances of Claims and Loss Control
• Importance of Investigating Claims and Preserving Evidence
• Review of the Most Important Aspects of Workers' Compensation
• Disability Management and Early Return to Work