The Hummingbird Bursary is Live!

Bursary recipients will be carefully selected by a judging panel with representatives from leading organisations in occupational safety and health and risk management. These include:

• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

• The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)

• The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)

• L’Oréal itself, and

• IIRSM

IIRSM Managing Risk - The Essentials is delivered in a live and online training environment, and provides an essential understanding of how you can proactively play your role in managing risk within your area of work. 

The course is for anyone who needs a fundamental understanding of risk management. Risk management is becoming a pre-requisite for many roles, especially the more senior you progress.

L’Oréal, IIRSM and judging panel partners together support greater inclusivity in risk-related disciplines.

L’Oréal Global Vice-President Health and Safety Malcolm Staves said: “I coined the phrase 'be the hummingbird', inspired by a fable about how we can all make our own important contribution in life. 

“The Hummingbird Bursary promotes the idea that every one of us has a part to play in creating safer, healthier places of work. I’m delighted to be teaming up with IIRSM to offer their excellent training as part of the scheme, and thanks to our partners on the judging panel, RoSPA, NEBOSH and CIEH.” 

IIRSM Chief Executive Phillip Pearson said: "We're delighted to be partnering with L’Oréal to support under-represented groups with our Managing Risk The Essentials course, with bursary places this coming September 2023.

"The Hummingbird Bursary is a great initiative to help drive a safer and more sustainable world, and we're very grateful for L’Oréal’s support but equally the time and expertise of the judging panel. We're very excited to start reviewing applications!"

Places on The Hummingbird Bursary scheme are limited, and the Managing Risk - The Essentials sessions will take place on 19 - 20 September 2023. To find out more about the IIRSM Training course, visit here.

To apply for the bursary, please email the following to training@iirsm.org

• your up-to-date Curriculum Vitae

• an explanation of no more than 500 words of how the bursary will both 

1. support your development in managing risk within your work place, and

2. promote inclusivity in risk management 

• one reference from a manager or senior co-worker working within a risk-related discipline. 

The deadline for this round of applications for the Hummingbird Bursary is Monday, 31 July 2023. 

For more information about the bursary or to submit your application, please email training@iirsm.org