Certificate in Risk Management - Fees and application

If you wish to enrol please download and complete the Certificate application form and send it to studentqueries@theirm.org. We will email you to confirm that your application has been processed successfully.

Fees

The fee for the next enrolment session commencing 1 August 2010 is £1,575. We cannot process your application until we receive the full fee, so please make sure to send it with you application form.

The Certificate fee includes the following:

Detailed module handbook describing the course content for each module, plus guidance on studying, self assessed questions and case studies
On-line study materials and student support
Practice examination questions
Examples of past examination papers

One year's free student membership
All IRM member benefits and services, including discounts to IRM and associated events

The fee also includes entry to the examinations.

Low-GDP Discount

The Institute of Risk Management offers concessionary rates to students living, studying and sitting their examinations in one of the countries listed below.

Azerbaijan, Angola, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Moldova (Republic of), Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Students meeting these criteria may pay the low GDP rate which is £1,339.

IRM Partner discounts

Members of SWERMA, MII, AIRMIC, the Chartered Quality Institute and subscribers to Fire Risk Management magazine (Fire Protection Association/Institution of Fire Engineers) are eligible for a reduced rate of £1,417.

A special rate of £1,260 is available to members of PRIMA and ALARM.

Additional costs

Workshops

Optional workshops are available to help students with their studies. They provide an opportunity to meet with examiners and fellow students and to share information and experiences. For details of dates, fees and how to book please click here.

Re-sits

If you are unsuccessful in your Certificate examinations you may apply to re-sit the failed module(s) in the following session. A re-sit fee per module is payable.

Special Centres

Overseas candidates in areas other than those listed may apply for a Special Examination Centre. The Special Centre application form is currently being updated but will be available to download here by the beginning of July. If your application is successful you will be required to pay an additional fee of £50 plus any local supplementary charges involved.

Refunds

We recognise that a change of circumstances may mean that a student has to withdraw from their course of study. A refund of the fee paid less an administration charge of £250 will be made if written notice is received by the Institute before the close of the enrolment period. No refunds are permitted after the enrolment closing date.

Certificate Regulations and Guidance for Students

By enrolling on the Certificate you will be deemed to have agreed to abide by IRM’s Code of Conduct and its Examination Rules and Regulations. An overview of the Certificate Regulations can be found here. Please ensure you read these before submitting your application.