Postgraduate Diploma in Safety Leadership and Just Culture
800-hour online Postgraduate Diploma in Safety Leadership and Just Culture. 8 modules with ISO 45001, ICAO Annex 19 (safety management) and Power BI. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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What you will be able to do
Explain the role of leadership in safety performance.
Diagnose the safety culture of an organisation.
Apply just culture principles to event analysis.
Implement reporting systems and organisational learning.
Improve communication and safe behaviours within teams.
Identify organisational factors that generate latent risk.
Design a cultural transformation plan led by management.
Who it's for
- Safety management officer wishing to specialise in Safety Leadership and Just Culture.
- Safety culture manager wishing to specialise in Safety Leadership and Just Culture.
- Senior prevention technician wishing to specialise in Safety Leadership and Just Culture.
- Human factors consultant wishing to specialise in Safety Leadership and Just Culture.
- Reporting systems manager wishing to specialise in Safety Leadership and Just Culture.
- Operations director wishing to specialise in Safety Leadership and Just Culture.
- Graduates in engineering or science seeking to enter aviation.
What you'll work with
- ISO 45001
- ICAO Annex 19 (safety management)
- Regulation (EU) 376/2014 (occurrence reporting in civil aviation)
- ISO 45003 (psychological health at work)
- Directive 89/391/EEC (framework for health and safety at work)
- UNE 179003 (patient safety)
8 modules · 800 h
1.1Influence of leadership on safety outcomes1.2Transformational and transactional leadership1.3Visible leadership and management commitment1.4Leader's responsibilities under ISO 450011.5Leadership in high-reliability organisations1.6Middle management leadership1.7The production versus safety paradox1.8Leadership and chronic unease1.9Leadership styles and behaviour1.10Case study: analysis of leadership in the Texas City accident
2.1Definitions and Schein's model2.2Hudson's maturity ladder2.3Reason's components: reporting, justice and learning2.4Safety climate versus culture2.5NOSACQ-50 and Safety Climate questionnaires2.6Subcultures and contractors2.7Safety culture in regulated sectors2.8Culture indicators2.9Qualitative diagnosis through interviews2.10Workshop: maturity diagnosis using Hudson's ladder
3.1Origins of the just culture concept3.2Human error, at-risk behaviour and reckless conduct3.3Reason's culpability algorithm3.4Marx's model and Just Culture3.5Dekker's restorative just culture3.6The line between acceptable and unacceptable3.7Just culture in Regulation (EU) 376/20143.8Relationship with legal liability3.9Handling disciplinary cases3.10Case study: applying the culpability algorithm to three events
4.1Incident reporting systems4.2Confidential and anonymous reporting4.3Barriers to reporting4.4Feedback to reporters4.5Near-miss analysis4.6Learning reviews and teams4.7Learning from what goes well4.8Learning teams and after-action reviews4.9Measuring reporting quality4.10Practice: designing a reporting form and reporting workflow
5.1Behaviour-based safety observations5.2Safety conversations and leadership walks5.3Active listening and open questions5.4Psychological safety according to Edmondson5.5Authority to stop work5.6Communicating risks to the workforce5.7Positive and corrective feedback5.8Conflict management in safety5.9Leader influence and persuasion5.10Workshop: role of a safety conversation in the field
6.1Production pressure and deadlines6.2Organisational design and responsibilities6.3Hiring and managing contractors6.4Managing organisational change6.5Resources, staffing and fatigue6.6Incentives and their effect on safety6.7Corporate governance of safety6.8Role of the board of directors6.9Normalisation of deviance6.10Case study: normalisation of deviance in the Challenger
7.1Planning a cultural change programme7.2Initial diagnosis and baseline7.3Leadership and training interventions7.4Worker participation7.5Leading culture indicators7.6Sustaining change7.7Common mistakes in culture programmes7.8Impact assessment7.9Communicating progress7.10Practice: three-year transformation roadmap
8.1Selecting the organisation8.2Culture and climate diagnosis8.3Analysis of the reporting system8.4Designing the just culture policy8.5Visible leadership programme8.6Communication and engagement plan8.7Monitoring indicators8.8Implementation and evaluation plan8.9Report and presentation8.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
Fully 100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine study with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Power BI, advanced Excel, Qualtrics, Miro, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work is based on real safety climate survey procedures, case analysis with the just culture algorithm, and visible leadership workshops. Assessment is continuous per 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.
Explain the role of leadership in safety performance.
Diagnose the safety culture of an organisation.
Apply just culture principles to event analysis.
Implement reporting systems and organisational learning.
Improve communication and safe behaviours within teams.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory texts.
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 800 hours spread over 6 to 8 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.
You work with Power BI, advanced Excel, Qualtrics, Miro. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
An SEIUM own 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 on a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised towards the higher programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.
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