Course in Human Rights Impact Assessment for Armouring
Online 300-hour course in human rights impact assessment for armouring. 6 modules covering the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (2011), the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (2023) and NVivo. Dedicated tutor and open enrolment.
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What you will be able to do
Explain the framework on business and human rights.
Identify potential impacts of armouring products.
Assess and prioritise impacts according to severity and likelihood.
Propose prevention and mitigation measures.
Define remedy and reporting mechanisms.
Integrate the assessment into corporate governance.
Produce an integrative project on human rights impact assessment.
Who it's for
- Business and human rights specialist who wishes to specialise in Human Rights Impact Assessment for armouring.
- Corporate sustainability manager who wishes to specialise in Human Rights Impact Assessment for armouring.
- Due diligence analyst who wishes to specialise in Human Rights Impact Assessment for armouring.
- Export control technician who wishes to specialise in Human Rights Impact Assessment for armouring.
- Social responsibility consultant who wishes to specialise in Human Rights Impact Assessment for armouring.
- Human rights researcher who wishes to specialise in Human Rights Impact Assessment for armouring.
- Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter the defence industry.
What you'll work with
- UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (2011)
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (2023)
- Directive (EU) 2024/1760 (sustainability due diligence)
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (2018)
- Arms Trade Treaty (ATT, 2013), Art. 7
- Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, Criterion 2
- ISO 26000 (social responsibility)
6 modules · 300 h
1.1UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights1.2State duty and corporate responsibility1.3European due diligence regulation1.4Sector-specific regulation applicable to defence1.5Criteria for denial of transfers1.6Relationship with export control1.7Actors: government, business and civil society1.8Field vocabulary and acronyms1.9Legal and reputational consequences1.10Exercise: identifying the rights at stake in a case
2.1Potential and actual impacts2.2Direct, contributed and linked impacts2.3End user and context of use2.4Use in crowd control and public order2.5Risk to civilian population2.6Impacts in the supply chain2.7Minerals and materials from conflict zones2.8Working conditions at suppliers2.9Sources of information and their verification2.10Practice: impact map of a product
3.1Impact assessment methodology3.2Severity: scope, scale and irremediability3.3Likelihood and contextual factors3.4Prioritising the most severe impacts3.5Consultation with affected rights holders3.6Involvement of independent experts3.7Documentation of the assessment3.8Periodic review and triggers3.9Limitations of the analysis and their disclosure3.10Practice: assessment of a specific case
4.1Prevention measures in product design4.2Contractual conditions of use4.3Training and warnings to the customer4.4Post-delivery verification4.5Leverage and how to increase it4.6Decision not to sell and its justification4.7Responsible disengagement from a customer4.8Integration with the commercial decision4.9Recording the decisions taken4.10Practice: prevention and mitigation plan
5.1Grievance mechanisms and their effectiveness5.2Access to remedy for those affected5.3Cooperation in investigations5.4Public due diligence report5.5External verification of the report5.6Internal governance and board responsibility5.7Staff training and culture5.8Whistleblowing channels and whistleblower protection5.9Human rights performance indicators5.10Practice: structure of an annual report
6.1Choice of product and market6.2Map of potential impacts6.3Prioritised assessment with explicit criteria6.4Prevention and mitigation plan6.5Sales decision criteria6.6Proposed grievance mechanism6.7Structure of the public report6.8Governance and training plan6.9Analysis memorandum6.10Defence of the work
How you'll learn
100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and a dedicated technical tutor. No fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine the course with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is NVivo, advanced Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Zotero, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Tests are examined using real human rights impact assessment procedures, stakeholder mapping and case studies of end uses of armoured products. Assessment is continuous, per module, plus the final integrative project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Explain the framework on business and human rights.
Identify potential impacts of armouring products.
Assess and prioritise impacts according to severity and likelihood.
Propose prevention and mitigation measures.
Define remedy and reporting mechanisms.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory reading.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme totals 300 hours, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.
The course uses NVivo, advanced Excel, Microsoft Power BI and Zotero. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
A SEIUM diploma on passing the continuous assessment and the integrative project. This is in-house training, not an official qualification from the Ministry.
Yes. Modules passed in a Course or Postgraduate Diploma in the same area are recognised towards the higher-level programme. Please consult the recognition policy when you enrol.
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