Postgraduate Diploma in Audits, Investigation and Continuous Improvement
Online 800-hour Postgraduate Diploma in Audits, Investigation and Continuous Improvement. 8 modules covering ICAO Annex 19 (safety management), ICAO Doc 9859 (Safety Management Manual) and Q-Pulse. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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What you will be able to do
Describe the components of a safety management system.
Plan and carry out safety audits in accordance with ISO 19011.
Manage occurrence reporting systems with a just culture.
Apply structured methodologies for incident investigation.
Analyse human and organisational factors using models such as HFACS.
Implement continuous improvement cycles based on findings.
Define safety performance indicators and dashboards.
Who it's for
- Safety manager who wants to specialise in Audits, Investigation and Continuous Improvement.
- Management system auditor who wants to specialise in Audits, Investigation and Continuous Improvement.
- Incident investigator who wants to specialise in Audits, Investigation and Continuous Improvement.
- Human factors specialist who wants to specialise in Audits, Investigation and Continuous Improvement.
- Safety data analyst who wants to specialise in Audits, Investigation and Continuous Improvement.
- Compliance manager who wants to specialise in Audits, Investigation and Continuous Improvement.
- Engineering or science graduates looking to enter aviation.
What you'll work with
- ICAO Annex 19 (safety management)
- ICAO Doc 9859 (Safety Management Manual)
- Regulation (EU) 376/2014 (occurrence reporting in civil aviation)
- Regulation (EU) 996/2010 (accident investigation)
- ISO 19011 (guidelines for auditing management systems)
- ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety)
8 modules · 800 h
1.1Safety management systems1.2ICAO Annex 191.3ISO 45001 and its integration1.4Safety culture and just culture1.5Reason's Swiss cheese model1.6Safety-I and Safety-II1.7Hazards, risks and barriers1.8Safety indicators1.9The role of management1.10Case study: diagnosis of an organisation's safety culture
2.1Risk-based audit programme2.2ISO 19011 applied to safety2.3Compliance and effectiveness audits2.4Checklists and protocols2.5Field task observation2.6LOSA audits in operations2.7Interviews and evidence2.8Classification of findings2.9Reporting and follow-up2.10Practical: audit of a maintenance procedure
3.1Voluntary and mandatory reporting systems3.2Regulation (EU) 376/2014 on occurrences3.3Occurrence taxonomies3.4Triage of reports3.5Confidentiality and protection of reporters3.6Occurrence databases3.7Trend analysis3.8Feedback to reporters3.9Accident precursors3.10Workshop: triage and coding of reports
4.1Objectives and independence of the investigation4.2Evidence gathering4.3Cognitive interviews4.4Chronologies and timelines4.5Root cause analysis4.6Systemic methods: AcciMap, STAMP and FRAM4.7Human factors and HFACS4.8Effective recommendations4.9Investigation report4.10Case study: investigation of an incident involving injury
5.1Human error: slips, lapses and mistakes5.2Violations and normalisation of deviance5.3Workload and fatigue5.4Situational awareness5.5Communication and teamwork5.6Interface and procedure design5.7CRM and TEM training5.8Wearables for measuring workload5.9Organisational factors5.10Practical: HFACS analysis of a real occurrence
6.1PDCA cycle6.2Change management in safety6.3Leading indicators6.4Lessons learned and dissemination6.5Lean and Six Sigma in safety6.6Benchmarking6.7Management review6.8Effectiveness of corrective actions6.9Maturity of the management system6.10Case study: improvement plan following a series of occurrences
7.1Design of SPIs and objectives7.2Safety dashboards7.3Statistical analysis of occurrences7.4Control charts for incident rates7.5Text mining of reports7.6Predictive risk models7.7Visualisation for management7.8Safety data quality7.9Risk communication7.10Practical: safety indicator dashboard
8.1Description of the organisation8.2Diagnosis of the management system8.3Audit plan8.4Audit execution8.5Occurrence investigation8.6Human factors analysis8.7Improvement plan8.8Monitoring indicators8.9Dissertation and presentation8.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the intake, making it possible to combine study with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Q-Pulse, TapRooT, Power BI, advanced Excel, in free, academic or evaluation versions. The practical exercises draw on real procedures from internal audits of safety management systems, occurrence investigations and human factors analysis workshops. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Describe the components of a safety management system.
Plan and carry out safety audits in accordance with ISO 19011.
Manage occurrence reporting systems with a just culture.
Apply structured methodologies for incident investigation.
Analyse human and organisational factors using models such as HFACS.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. A university degree is not required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient level of Spanish to follow technical regulatory texts.
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Frequently asked questions
The programme consists of 800 hours in total, spread over 6 to 8 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.
You will work with Q-Pulse, TapRooT, Power BI and advanced Excel. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor will indicate the free alternative where one exists.
An own SEIUM diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It 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 in the higher programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.
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