Risk decisions training: curriculum and assessment
The curriculum is intended for managers and process owners who must make decisions under uncertainty.
Audience and preparation
The curriculum is intended for managers and process owners who must make decisions under uncertainty. Choose an operational objective and define the decision authority before enrolment. Prior knowledge of the relevant activity is more useful than an unexplained score table. Plan modules on context, criteria, identification, analysis, evaluation, treatment and review, with examples suited to the organisation's objectives rather than a universal list of hazards.
Learning sequence and expected records
Connect uncertainty to an explicit operational objective, then define context, risk criteria, ownership and treatment options. Use a dependency map, incident evidence, existing controls and an authorised acceptance decision; a coloured matrix alone is not a risk-management process. Practise evaluating likelihood and consequence assumptions, residual risk and monitoring triggers. ISO 31000 offers risk-management guidance rather than a certifiable management-system standard. The course does not guarantee that every risk is identified or eliminated.
Planning exercise
Hypothetical planning exercise: a manufacturer schedules an extra shift for a new sales region using only distributor forecasts. The stated objective is reliable delivery without uncontrolled surplus stock, but the register gives one low rating without explaining demand assumptions. Separate confirmed orders from forecasts, compare supplier capacity and identify consequences of both lower and higher demand. Propose staged commitments and a monitoring trigger linked to actual order conversion. Assessment requires the learner to justify criteria, name the decision owner and preserve uncertainty; changing a colour or treating forecast sales as confirmed orders is inadequate.