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The Three Lines of Defence

The Three Lines of Defence Model outlines a systematic approach to help businesses clarify the roles and responsibilities necessary to manage risks.

When a company properly structures and operates the lines of defence effectively, the business benefits from the timely identification, assessment and treatment of risks.

Our Three Lines of Defence Model Course outlines the key stakeholders in the model and their main roles.

The course also empowers staff by helping them identify their responsibilities in relation to risk management, including the importance of collaboration and the proactive reporting of risks.

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Learning objectives

  • Understand and interpret the Three Lines of Defence (3LoD) model
  • Identify the different roles and responsibilities of each line of defence and stakeholder in the 3LoD model
  • Appreciate the benefits of implementing the 3LoD model
  • Identify the key success factors that indicate the 3LoD model is being implemented effectively

    What can you expect your employees to learn?

Welcome

  • Learning objectives
  • How to complete this course

Risk management in our company

  • You decide: True or false?

The 3LoD model

  • You decide: The different components of the 3LoD model

Deeper dive: 1st LoD

  • 1st LoD responsibilities
  • Managing risk
  • Who manages risk in the 1st LoD?
  • Scenario: Exploring the 1st LoD

Deeper dive: 2nd LoD

  • Who manages risk in the 2nd LoD?
  • 2nd LoD responsibilities
  • Scenario: Exploring the 2nd LoD

Deeper dive: 3rd LoD

  • 3rd LoD responsibilities
  • Why is the independence of the 3rd LoD important?
  • Scenario: Exploring the 3rd LoD

What is the role of leadership bodies in the 3LoD model?

What is the role of external stakeholders in the 3LoD model?

  • Types of external stakeholders

The bodies beyond the three lines

What are the benefits of implementing the 3LoD model?

What are common implementation issues with the 3LoD model?

  • In the news
  • How to implement the 3LoD model successfully
  • You decide: The 3LoD model's key factors for success

Escalating concerns

Summary

Affirmation

Assessment

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Common FAQs

Are Skillcast courses SCORM-compliant?

Yes. This means they can be delivered via the Skillcast Portal or any other SCORM-compliant Learning Management System.

What other tools are needed beyond training?

A comprehensive compliance solution often needs more than just training. Alongside e-learning, tools like declarations, surveys, and registers that track compliance tasks are usually essential. Skillcast provides full support to help you set up these additional tools.

Is our training content still compliant with the latest legislation?

  • You can check the latest course content updates in our library updates page: https://www.skillcast.com/compliance-course-library-updates
  • For major legislative changes, we:
    • Will send you email alerts to ensure you are notified
    • Offer you a free trial of newly created or updated content
    • Host webinars with compliance experts to explain the changes and how our training supports your ongoing compliance

Can you translate our content into other languages?

Yes, we offer translations in a wide range of languages. Let us know your needs, and we’ll confirm availability or work with you to plan translations for your selected modules.

How can I give employees a secure way to record suspicious activity so we can act quickly?

Our Suspicious Activity Register allows staff to log concerns or irregularities they observe, helping you detect potential issues early. The secure register can be reviewed by compliance teams, enabling prompt investigation and action.

What file types are supported by the Skillcast system?

Features

Supported file types and details

File Exchange

File types: PDF, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, SCORM and xAPI files, and compressed zip files. Max file size: Default is 1GB, can be increased to a max of 2GB

SCORM files

Versions: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 1.2 for Moodle, SCORM 2004 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition. Max file size: 1024MB

xAPI file

Max file size: 2GB

Videos

File types: MP4 or MOV. Videos must be optimised, with a max file size of 100MB. If the file is bigger, our Design Team can help

Images

File types: jpg, png and gif. The file size should ideally be 100KB, but it can be up to 250KB

CPD evidence

File types: Word, PDF, Excel and CSV. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB

Policy documents

PDF or Word File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB

Offline activities evidence

File types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PPTX and MSG. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB

Client logo files

File types provided by client: EPS, PDF, AI and SVG

Registers

PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, POT, PPA, PPS, JPG, JPEG, PJEPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, MP4, MOV, WMV, CPTX, CP, TXT, ZIP and MSG files

Declarations

JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XLS and XLSX files