Can education and training decision makiing be improved using a risk management decision making framework?

Current research and literature reviews indicate that Australian organisations do not use consistent and effective decision making processes when undertaking education and training. This paper provides both context and background to underlying training decision making problems in Australia and introduces an innovative training decision making model for research and testing. The model to be tested develops a heuristic training decision making sequence based on risk management theory and is supported by the International Risk Management Standard ISO 3100:2009. The application of risk management logic to training decisions enables the development and testing of a unique decision making sequence that ranks and prioritises organisational training approaches in accordance with perceived levels of organisation risk. A defined series of training matrixes represent the decisions that embody the heuristic training model and facilitate a meta- analysis approach to organisational training needs. The potential effectiveness of the heuristic risk management decision making model will determined by testing data obtained from a stratified sample group of organisational mangers in NSW TAFE institutions and NSW Public Health.