Professional Certificate of Aviation (Operational Safety Systems)

The Professional Certificate of Aviation (Operational Safety Systems) provides the specific vocational knowledge and skills for aviation professionals seeking or undertaking operational roles in a safety management system.

The Professional Certificate of Aviation (Operational Safety Systems) provides the specific vocational knowledge and skills for aviation professionals seeking or undertaking operational roles, within a safety management system. It is a non-AQF award, however students who then undertake a Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Human Factors) course will receive advanced standing.

To qualify for the Professional Certificate of Aviation (Operational Safety Systems), students must complete two units (25 credit points).

Units normally carry 12.5 credit points. In each academic year, eight units normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points and four units normally constitute a part-time load of 50 credit points. The typical part-time student's average weekly workload during semester is expected to be 25 hours.

Units of study

Applicants would normally be university graduates with a Bachelor degree or have undertaken a specific vocational program in safety such as the CASA Diploma of Aviation Safety Regulation.

Alternatively, consideration will also be given to applicants who have completed at least two years experience* in an operational environment. Applications from individuals who do not have such experience will be assessed on their merits.

Although this course is primarily designed for people who work within the aviation industry, the general principles and tools may be applicable to other industries. Accordingly applicants from other industries (such as rail, medicine, petrochemical) who satisfy the general admission requirements may also be eligible.

* Relevant industry experience: If this includes work experience, documents substantiating work experience need to be provided on company letterhead and clearly detail roles as well as duties and duration of posts held.

On completion of the Professional Certificate of Aviation (Operational Safety Systems), graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate specialised knowledge in professional aviation human factors practice and apply this knowledge within operational roles in a Safety Management System
• identify and be able to comply with Civil Aviation Safety Authority CAAPs SMS-1(0), SMS-2(0), and SMS-3 (0) or as amended
• demonstrate responsibility and accountability for all professional work outputs.