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About the course

Now in its 32nd year, our Safety Critical Systems course focuses on requirements for functional safety through in-depth discussions and practical training course exercises.

The course is comprised of three parts, spread over two weeks, taking place virtually.

Intensive learning in three parts

  • Part one: Introduction to functional safety

  • Part two: Management, design, assessment, and maintenance

  • Part three: Software safety and cyber security

Key highlights

  • Analyse the requirements of the International safety standard IEC 61508
  • Assess the organisational aspects of safety critical systems while studying projects related to various human cognitive and social considerations
  • Understand how to successfully design, manage and monitor safety critical systems in order to prevent errors and failures
  • Learn to integrate software safety and cybersecurity as a part of your overall safety strategy