Assessing Ethics Risk and Psychological Safety
Organisations face increasing pressure to strengthen ethical resilience and foster psychologically safe workplaces. This two-day course empowers leaders, ethics officers, and risk professionals to embed integrity-driven systems and support environments where individuals feel safe, valued, and heard.
Day 1 focuses on conducting effective Ethics Risk Assessments (ERA) aligned with governance principles such as King IV. Participants will explore ethics management frameworks, learn how to identify and analyse ethical risks, and develop structured, long-term ethics strategies with clear accountability, reporting mechanisms, and implementation timelines.
Day 2 explores the vital role of psychological safety in creating high-trust, high-performance cultures. The session offers practical tools to identify and address toxic behaviours, strengthen emotional intelligence, improve conflict resolution, and support employee wellbeing. Leaders will walk away with a toolkit to foster ethical decision-making, promote mental health, and create environments that encourage speaking up and accountability.
By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to lead organisation-wide ethics interventions, strengthen workplace wellness, and embed a culture of integrity and psychological safety that drives long-term success.
Course outcomes:
- Understand the ERA process and its alignment with good governance principles like King IV.
- Identify and analyse ethical risks using both qualitative and quantitative tools.
- Compile an organisational Ethics Risk Profile and develop a structured ethics strategy.
- Implement and monitor a 3-year ethics intervention plan, assigning ownership and resource planning.
- Recognise the psychological consequences of poor ethics environments, including burnout and low trust.
- Apply techniques to build psychological safety, enabling a speak-up culture and integrity-first mindset.
- Support management in handling sensitive ethics issues, including mental health, bullying, and harassment.
- Use emotional intelligence tools to address conflict and improve team cohesion.
- Equip leaders with role-modeling techniques, values-based decision-making, and behavioural expectations.
Walk away with a practical implementation toolkit to embed ethics and wellness strategies organisation-wide
Day 1: Ethics Risk Assessments (ERA) – Deon van der Westhuizen
Session 1: Introduction to ERA and Ethics Principles
- Defining ethics, compliance, and integrity in context
- Understanding the link between fraud and ethical failure
Session 2: Ethics Management Frameworks
- Overview of ethics governance and the King IV principles
- Components of an effective ethics management system
Session 3: Conducting the Ethics Risk Assessment (ERA)
- ERA planning and preparation
- Ethics risk identification and stakeholder engagement
- Risk analysis and control mapping
Session 4: Ethics Maturity and Strategy Development
- Ethics maturity assessments
- Developing a 3-year ethics strategy and implementation plan
- Assigning accountability and setting timelines
- Reporting and feedback mechanisms
Day 2: Achieving Psychological Safety – Charissa Bloomberg
Session 5: Understanding Psychological Safety
- Why psychological safety matters for ethics and performance
- Symptoms and consequences of low integrity work environments
Session 6: Building a Culture of Integrity and Trust
- Strategies to combat toxicity, bullying, and harassment
- The role of emotional intelligence and conflict resolution
Session 7: Enhancing Team Wellness and Support
- Coping mechanisms for burnout and mental health
- Creating a psychologically safe space for speaking up
Session 8: Leadership, Role-Modeling & Long-Term Ethics Strategy
- Equipping managers with tools and behaviour frameworks
- Establishing norms, values, and integrity ambassadors
- Toolkit handover for long-term workplace wellness strategy
Who should Attend?
- Ethics Officers and Ethics Committee Members
- Risk Management Professionals
- Human Capital and Wellness Practitioners
- Corporate Governance Officers
- Organisational Development & Transformation Specialists
- Line Managers, Team Leaders, and Supervisors
- Executives and Board Members
Subscription price – R2 880 per person.
Normal price – R3 880 per person.
Group discounts apply for 3+ people from the same organization.
This course only R1750 per person.
Subscription price – R1000 per person – Unlimited access to our online courses.
Format: – Zoom, Teams, Google meet
Subscription fee of R1 000 gives access to all online learning in a calendar year and access to our Shaping Future Leaders sessions (minimum of 60 hours of online training) and minimum 10 Shaping Future Leaders sessions.
All sessions are hosted by professional specialists with at least 30 years’ experience in the GRC, ESG and AI space.
Unlimited access to the Centre of Excellence.
Delegates should review the content and levels of the course they are registering for to ensure suitability and that they are registering for the correct course. Payment: Full payment must be received 7 working days prior to the course.
Cancellations must be submitted in writing to admin@nsa.edu.za no later than 7 working days before the start of the training.
- A cancellation fee of R700.00 will apply for any cancellations received after this period.
- If a cancellation is received 3 working days or less before the training, the full invoice amount will be payable.
- Proof of payment must be emailed to admin@nsa.edu.za.za before the training date.
- Substitutions may be made at no additional cost.
Delegates will be personally liable for the payment of the full registration fee in the event of non-attendance or failure to cancel in writing prior to the deadline of 7 working days. Unless the registration was completed after the stated timeframe, the delegate must make prior arrangements with NSA.
NSA reserves the right to postpone, reschedule, or cancel any service due to insufficient enrolments or unforeseen circumstances. In such cases, a full refund or option to reschedule will be offered. NSA endeavours to host the specified training on the date as advertised. However, if unforeseen circumstances arise or due to extenuating circumstances out of our control, NSA reserves the right to cancel the training. NSA does not store credit card details, nor do we share customer details with any 3rd parties. NSA reserves the right to make changes to the training program and to refuse any booking.
No delegate will be permitted to attend the training without the following:
- A signed and approved Purchase Order,
- Proof of payment, or
- A Commitment Letter on the company’s official letterhead, acknowledging the invoice and confirming the payment date. This letter must be signed by a Finance, Procurement, or authorised official responsible for final payment approvals.
All payments must be received before the training starts and no later than 7 working days prior to commencement. In the case of late registrations, special arrangements must be made with the relevant NSA representatives.
Dietary Requirements: (This only applicable to In-Person Attendance) – Dietary requirements received 3 days prior to the commencement of training can be accommodated.