GRC Professional (GRCP) Exam Preparation Training Course
Prepares GRC professionals for OCEG's GRCP exam, reviewing principled performance, the GRC capability model and integrated risk and compliance practice.
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Course Overview
The GRC Professional (GRCP) Exam Preparation Training Course equips governance, risk, compliance, audit, and ethics professionals with a structured review of integrated governance, risk management, and compliance and the exam practice needed to prepare with confidence for the GRC Professional certification offered by OCEG. Organizations in government, banking and financial services, energy, utilities, healthcare, and the private sector increasingly recognize that managing governance, risk, compliance, and ethics in separate silos leads to duplication, gaps, inconsistent decisions, and higher cost. Integrated GRC enables organizations to reliably achieve objectives, address uncertainty, and act with integrity, and the GRCP certification demonstrates a practical understanding of how to design and operate such an integrated capability. The course reviews the integrated GRC body of knowledge and OCEG's GRC capability model in a practical, application-focused way. Participants learn the concept of principled performance, the case for integrated GRC, and the structure of the capability model, covering how organizations learn about their context, culture, and stakeholders, align direction, objectives, and decisions, perform through proactive, detective, and responsive actions and controls, and review performance through monitoring, assurance, and improvement. The program then connects the model to governance structures and oversight, enterprise risk management, compliance management, ethics and culture, internal control, policy management, hotlines and whistleblowing, investigations, third-party risk, and assurance coordination across the three lines. Participants also examine GRC information, technology, and performance metrics, practice exam-style questions, and complete a practice test with detailed review. The course is delivered through concise concept reviews, case studies, GRC capability assessment exercises, practice questions, and a mock exam. Participants leave with a GRCP study guide, a GRC capability self-assessment tool, an integrated GRC framework map, a bank of practice questions, a personal study plan, and a practice test performance analysis. Certification requirements, exam content, and exam format are set by OCEG and should be confirmed through its official sources. GRCP is a trademark of its respective owner.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the structure and requirements of the GRCP certification and develop a personal study plan on Day 1.
- Explain the concept of principled performance and the benefits of integrated governance, risk management, and compliance.
- Describe the structure and components of OCEG's GRC capability model.
- Apply the learning component, including understanding external and internal context, culture, and stakeholder expectations.
- Apply the aligning component, including setting direction, objectives, and risk-informed decision making.
- Apply the performing component, including proactive, detective, and responsive actions and controls, communication, and training.
- Apply the reviewing component, including monitoring, assurance, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Integrate governance structures, enterprise risk management, compliance management, and internal control within a GRC capability.
- Apply ethics and culture programs, policy management, hotlines, whistleblowing, and investigations within an integrated approach.
- Manage third-party risk and coordinate assurance across the three lines.
- Apply GRC information, technology, and performance metrics to support decision making and reporting.
- Solve exam-style questions confidently and identify remaining study priorities by the end of Day 5.
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Learning Outcomes
- Explain the GRCP certification requirements and follow a study plan.
- Explain principled performance and why integrated GRC matters.
- Describe the GRC capability model and its components.
- Understand how context, culture, and stakeholders shape GRC.
- Align objectives and decisions with risk and compliance requirements.
- Design proactive, detective, and responsive controls and actions.
- Monitor, assure, and continuously improve GRC performance.
- Integrate governance, risk, compliance, and internal control activities.
- Strengthen ethics, culture, policies, and speak-up arrangements.
- Coordinate third-party risk and assurance across the organization.
- Use GRC information, technology, and metrics effectively.
- Approach GRCP exam questions confidently.
Course Outline
Course Outline:
GRC Foundations and the Capability Model
- The GRCP certification, exam structure, and study strategy
- Principled performance and the case for integrated GRC
- Structure and components of the GRC capability model
- Governance structures, roles, and oversight
- Practical application: participants complete a diagnostic assessment and map their organization's GRC activities to the capability model
Learn and Align
- Understanding external and internal context
- Culture, values, and stakeholder expectations
- Setting direction, objectives, and risk appetite
- Risk-informed decision making and enterprise risk management integration
- Practical application: participants assess context and culture for a case study and align objectives with risks and obligations
Perform
- Proactive, detective, and responsive actions and controls
- Compliance management and internal control
- Policy management, communication, and training
- Hotlines, whistleblowing, and investigations
- Practical application: participants design a set of controls and response processes for a case study risk and compliance area
Review, Assurance, and Enablers
- Monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement
- Assurance coordination across the three lines
- Third-party risk management
- GRC information, technology, and performance metrics
- Practical application: participants conduct a GRC capability self-assessment and develop an improvement roadmap
Exam Readiness and Practice Test
- Review of key concepts and common areas of confusion
- Exam techniques and time management
- Timed practice test
- Detailed review of answers and rationale
- Final workshop: participants analyze their practice test performance and finalize a targeted study plan
Upcoming Dates
Selected date
Madinah · 19 – 23 Apr 2027 · Classroom
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