IRM Diploma in Risk Management

15 December. To enrol please complete and send us the Diploma application form. We will email you to confirm that your application has been processed successfully.

Fees

The fees payable for the year 2010/11 are as follows:

Fee	Standard rate
Joining Fee	£85
Student subscription from 1 July 2010 - 30 June 2011	£120
Level 1 Module Fees	£390 per module
Level 2 Module Fees Public Sector Risk Business Continuity and Crisis Management Environmental Risk Governance Risk Management in Architecture, Engineering and Construction Information Risk	£390 £390 £390 £390 £390 £290*
Level 3 Practical Assignment Module	£290

* Please note that there is no on-line learning material for this module. Students must purchase the core reading materials direct from the publishers. Full details are given in the Student Support area.

What the module fee includes

The module fee includes on-line access to the following:

Detailed module handbook describing the course content for each module, plus guidance on studying, self assessed questions and case studies
Module learning materials*
Practice examination questions
Examples of past examination papers

The fee also includes entry to the June 2011 examinations.

Annual student membership subscription

By enrolling on the Diploma you will be registered as a student member of the Institute and will need to pay the joining fee and the student annual subscription fee in addition to the module fees. Our subscription year runs from 1 July to 30 June. You will receive an invitation to renew your membership in May 2011 and on an annual basis thereafter. If you do not pay your annual subscription you will not be able to sit the examinations.

We cannot process your application until we receive all the fees in full, so please make sure to send these with you application form.

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 as follows:

Fee	Low GDP rate
Application Fee	£85
Student subscription from 1 July 2010 - 30 June 2011	£102
Level 1 Module Fees	£345 per module
Level 2 Module Fees Public Sector Risk Business Continuity and Crisis Management Environmental Risk Management Governance Risk Management in Architecture, Engineering and construction Information Risk	£345 £345 £345 £345 £345 £247*
Level 3 Practical Assignment Module	£247

IRM Partner and existing member discounts

A discount of 10% on the module fee is available for existing IRM Affiliate or Certificant members who wish to take the Diploma.

Members of SWERMA, NORIMA, MII, AIRMIC, PRIMA, ALARM the Chartered Quality Institute and subscribers to Fire Risk Management magazine (Fire Protection Association / Institution of Fire Engineers) who wish to enrol as students on the Diploma are not required to pay the IRM joining fee.

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 Diploma examinations you may apply to re-sit the failed module(s) in the following session. A re-sit fee of £85 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 module fees paid less an administration charge of £100 per module 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. The application fee and the student annual subscription are non refundable.

Diploma Regulations and Guidance for Students

By enrolling on the Diploma 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 Diploma Regulations can be found here. Please ensure that you read these before submitting your application.