ISO 31000 - Enterprise Risk Management for the Professional (Udemy.com)
Master ISO 31000:2018 step by step — principles, framework, process and practical implementation
Created by: Avrohom Gluck
Last updated March 2025
Our take
Based on the ratings of 5,597 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in March 2025. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a focused walk through ISO 31000:2018, taught by Avrohom Gluck, a former member of the US technical advisory group to the committee behind the standard. It runs about 9 hours across 39 lectures and 7 sections. The first part covers how to study the standard, then it reads the standard with you, the 8 principles, the framework, and finally the risk management process, which gets the most time at roughly 3.5 hours. It suits risk, audit, compliance and project people who need to apply the standard, not just name-drop it.
Reviewers like the clear structure and the way the instructor explains each point with examples and clears up doubts. One says it gave them a base for building a risk framework at work. Ratings are strong: of about 5,600, roughly 2,900 are five stars, another 2,000 are four stars, and fewer than 110 are one or two stars. The complaints are small but consistent. Two reviewers found the quiz questions badly worded, with several answers partly right. Another found it mostly conceptual, with few numerical examples.
The listing promises a Risk Register spreadsheet and 31 ISO 31010 techniques, but the section titles don't show a dedicated block for either, so check the preview lectures if that matters to you. It was last updated in March 2025, which is fairly recent for a standard from 2018. It's a good fit for anyone who needs to understand and apply the standard. Those after a quick overview or heavy practice should look elsewhere.
Pros
- Taught by a former US technical advisory group member for ISO 31000
- Reviewers say each point comes with examples and doubts get cleared up
- Process section runs about 3.5 hours, the biggest block in the course
- Nice-sized segments across 39 lectures make it easy to study in sittings
Cons
- Some quiz questions are worded poorly, with several answers partly correct
- Mostly conceptual, with few numerical examples for industry use
- No section titled for the Risk Register or ISO 31010 techniques the listing mentions
The ERM course gave strong foundation through which we can build ERM framework in our organization and subsequently can work on the policy design and process controls considering all types of Risks.
Marked all levels, but the audience list points at working risk, audit and governance people more than curious beginners.
What you will learn
- Understand ISO 31000:2018 from beginning to end — its principles, framework and risk management process
- Apply ISO 31000 to real organizational decisions, using practical examples and case studies
- Build an ISO 31000-based risk management framework and integrate it into your organization's operations
- Identify, analyze, evaluate and treat risk while communicating risk effectively to management and stakeholders
Course content
7 sections · 39 lectures · 9 hours of video 9 quizzes
- 1Introduction to ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management Architecture 2 free previews2 lectures · 16 min
- 2How to study risk management like a pro8 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.2 hours
- 3Let's begin reading the standard7 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.1 hours
- 4The 8 Principles 1 free preview3 lectures · 1 quiz · 49 min
- 5Create your risk management framework7 lectures · 3 quizzes · 2.1 hours
- 6Risk Management Process11 lectures · 3 quizzes · 3.5 hours
- 7Bonus Lecture: Data Privacy1 lecture · 6 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Risk managers, compliance professionals and internal auditors who work with ISO 31000
- Managers and executives responsible for implementing enterprise risk management
- Government and public-sector professionals working in organizations that have adopted or are required to follow ISO 31000-based risk management frameworks
- Project, operations, finance and governance professionals who participate in organizational risk management
- Professionals who want a thorough working knowledge of ISO 31000:2018 rather than a superficial introduction
What you need before you start
- Anyone curious about how to manage uncertainty in their personal or professional life can take this course.
- Ideal for professionals in all industries
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
- Reviews5,597#146 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length9 hourslonger than 86% of them
- Last updatedMarch 2025earlier than 62% of them
Course Description
Master ISO 31000:2018 — and learn how to put it into practice
ISO 31000 provides an internationally recognized approach to managing risk. But understanding the words of the standard is not enough. The real challenge is knowing how to apply its principles, framework and process to actual organizational decisions.
This comprehensive course takes you step by step through ISO 31000:2018 and translates its concepts into practical risk management.
What makes this course different?
This is not a quick overview or crash course. With more than 9 hours of instruction, we work systematically through ISO 31000 so that you understand not only what the standard says, but how to use it.
You'll learn how to:
Understand the principles, framework and process of ISO 31000:2018
Integrate risk management into organizational governance, strategy and decision-making
Identify, analyze, evaluate and treat risk
Build and use a practical Risk Register
Understand and select from 31 risk assessment techniques referenced in ISO 31010
Communicate and consult effectively about risk
Monitor, review and continually improve your risk management activities
Apply ISO 31000 through practical examples and case studies
Learn ISO 31000 in practical business terms
Throughout the course, we use real-world examples and case studies to make concepts that can seem abstract in the standard clear and usable.
You'll see how effective risk management can help an organization make better decisions, identify opportunities as well as threats, allocate resources more intelligently, and make risk management part of everyday operations rather than a separate compliance exercise.
You'll also learn how to create your own Risk Register spreadsheet and how different risk assessment techniques can be used for different types of decisions.
An in-depth course for professionals
This course is designed for people who need more than a superficial familiarity with ISO 31000.
Whether you are responsible for risk management throughout an organization or participate in risk-related decisions as part of another role, the objective is to give you a working knowledge of ISO 31000 that you can actually apply.
The course is particularly relevant to:
Risk and enterprise risk management professionals
Managers and executives
Internal audit, compliance and governance professionals
Project and operations managers
Finance and strategic-planning professionals
Public-sector and government professionals working within ISO 31000-based risk management frameworks
Business owners and consultants
Anyone responsible for identifying, assessing or managing organizational risk
Join thousands of ISO 31000 students
More than 17,000 students have enrolled in this course, and it has received more than 5,500 student ratings.
The course includes 9+ hours of instruction, 39 lectures, practical case studies and downloadable supporting materials.
If you need to understand ISO 31000 well enough to use it—not merely recognize its terminology—this course was designed for you.
Upon completing the course, you'll receive a Udemy Certificate of Completion documenting your training.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
5,597 Reviews
Avrohom Gluck
Professor Avrohom Gluck, retired President of ERM31000 Consulting, holds a Masters Degree in Leadership from Bellevue University in Nebraska. Avrohom is a former member of both the TAG (Technical Advisory Groups) to ISO/TC 262 (ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard) and to TC 176 (ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Standard), which represents the United States to ISO, the International Organization for Standards. Avrohom is a certified lead trainer for the ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard and he has provided in-person risk management training across the Unites States.
As a former adjunct professor at Manhattanville School of Professional Studies in Purchase, NY, he taught the first risk management course in the Unites States which is based upon ISO 31000. He has thirty-five years of experience in public speaking and adult training and education.
Avrohom served as the privacy officer in an organization governed by HIPAA, GDPR. and CCPA earning his CIPT certification in May 2019. He is also the 2018-2023 author of the "Bank Holding Compliance Manual for LexisNexis.
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Reviews
By Dorothy Segomotso Goitsione on 7/3/2026
It was incredible, I have learned alot about risk management, at first I was a bit confused but now I am happy to say that i know a lot about this course
By Mohamed Hassan Dhamac on 6/10/2026
An excellent and well-delivered training session. The instructor demonstrated strong expertise, and the content was clear, practical, and highly beneficial.
By Phani Kumar Irukuvarjula on 5/24/2026
Instructor was interactive and the subject was informative but the quiz is a bit inadequate, althought the answer for the quiz are not completely accepting the problem statement or question. Apart from that everything in this course is comprehesive and in detail, specifically the origin and the standards.
By Gregory Roscetti on 3/30/2026
Overall the content of the course was good, and the instructor was engaging. In my opinion some of the quiz questions were worded poorly. Often several answers were at least partially correct, and the right answer was often not clearly more correct.
By Brijesh Bhatt on 3/23/2026
The ERM course gave strong foundation through which we can build ERM framework in our organization and subsequently can work on the policy design and process controls considering all types of Risks. Thank you
By Veit Behrens on 2/9/2026
The instructor effectively brought the ISO content to life by providing practical, real-world examples, making the otherwise abstract text easier to understand.
By Trent Young on 1/16/2026
Helpful to understand risk in a systematic way. Thinking about risks as uncertainty definitely changed my mindset on what processes in my daily work should receive a risk evaluation.
By Gabriel K. Ndeng'eri on 1/3/2026
Very relevant and the Prof. knows his stuff! one awful thing is Section 5-7 i has to keep refreshing the content since it was hanging ending up wasting valuable time that would have been spent on another Course (opportunity lost). Look into uploading his content for smooth viewership without interuptions.
By Jakob Leonard on 12/30/2025
The general idea is very well covered as well as the steps of action needed to adress risk management. It is, at times, rather lengthy and best viewed in at least 1.5X speed.
By Armand Zang on 11/20/2025
I was able to understand the dieffrent between the probability of an event and the prbability of a consequence to occur as many rather uses the probability of an event to occur to analyse the risk
By Flemming Larsen on 11/22/2020
Super fine, but would like to have been part of the class -to ask questions along the way :-). I would like to have the presentations together on the screen with Allen at the same time.
By Auke Hoekstra on 11/22/2020
Topic is a precise match with my area. The teacher is very knowledgeable and a good presenter. It would be good to repeat the questions from the classroom to the screen as they are not audible on the video
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Overall Score : 92 / 100






