Enrollments are now officially open for the Qantas Group Safety Academy, billed as Australia’s first dedicated safety education academy.
In partnership with Griffith University and RMIT University, classes, which will begin in January next year, will initially offer four micro-credentials, with eight additional courses arriving in 2026 following feedback from the first intake of students.
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The courses are offered to people from a variety of industries and are not limited to the aviation sector, to equip safety leaders in “industries with high safety and regulatory standards such as rail, energy, mining, healthcare and construction,” Griffith University vice-chancellor and president Carolyn Evans said.
Evans said the courses would “equip leaders with the skills necessary to understand, manage and support the legal and ethical considerations that are essential to maintaining workplace safety.”
Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson said Qantas was “incredibly proud” to lead the academy, upskilling workers across multiple industries.
“The lessons we have learned about safety culture, risk management and human factors have been honed over decades of operating in one of the world’s most safety-critical industries,” he said.
“These principles are universal, whether you work in aviation, healthcare, mining or any other industry.
“By establishing the Safety Academy, we are committed to helping develop the next generation of safety leaders who understand that safety is not about compliance, but about creating a culture where people are empowered to lead, innovate and care for each other.”
From the initial courses offered, students can learn about topics related to human safety factors (e.g., fatigue), risk and data management, and ethical safety culture and leadership. The courses, which range from $1,900 to $3,608, are all conducted online and last six to 12 weeks.
“With RMIT’s human factors and risk management focused micro-credentials, students will work with the same advanced tools used by industry to develop the tactical knowledge and relevant skills needed to make a real difference to jobs in safety-critical industries,” said Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos, deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president of RMIT STEM College.
