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Diploma in Nuclear Safety Organisational Culture

Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in nuclear safety organisational culture, structured in 8 modules covering the safety culture concept, leadership and management, human and organisational factors, organisational learning, culture assessment, the regulator’s role, and improvement and transformation, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration6–8 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the concept and evolution of safety culture.

02

Analyse the role of leadership in nuclear safety.

03

Apply human and organisational factors models.

04

Implement organisational learning processes.

05

Assess safety culture using mixed methods.

06

Understand regulatory oversight of culture.

07

Design sustainable cultural improvement plans.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Safety culture specialists.
  • Human factors analysts.
  • Operating experience managers.
  • Organisational consultants.
  • Regulatory inspectors.
  • Nuclear safety trainers.
  • Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter the nuclear energy sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • IAEA GSR Part 2 (leadership and management for safety)
  • INSAG-4 (safety culture)
  • INSAG-15 (key practical issues in strengthening safety culture)
  • IAEA SF-1 (fundamental safety principles)
  • IAEA GS-G-3.5 (management system for nuclear installations)
  • CSN Instruction IS-19 (Spanish requirements for the management system of nuclear installations)
  • Directive 2014/87/Euratom (EU nuclear safety framework for nuclear installations)
  • Qualtrics
  • NVivo
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Power BI
Syllabus

8 modules

  1. 1.1Origin of the concept in INSAG-4
  2. 1.2Lessons from Chernobyl
  3. 1.3Schein’s cultural model
  4. 1.4Levels of culture
  5. 1.5Traits of a healthy safety culture
  6. 1.6GSR Part 2 requirements
  7. 1.7The role of leadership
  8. 1.8Individual responsibility
  9. 1.9Safety and physical security
  10. 1.10Case study: cultural analysis of Chernobyl
  1. 2.1Leadership for safety
  2. 2.2Integrated management systems
  3. 2.3Conservative decision-making
  4. 2.4Internal communication
  5. 2.5Resource allocation
  6. 2.6Contractor management
  7. 2.7Organisational change management
  8. 2.8Production pressure
  9. 2.9Leadership models
  10. 2.10Workshop: leadership diagnosis of a plant
  1. 3.1Human error
  2. 3.2Reason’s Swiss cheese model
  3. 3.3The HFACS taxonomy
  4. 3.4Error prevention tools
  5. 3.5Workload
  6. 3.6Fatigue
  7. 3.7High-reliability organisations
  8. 3.8Normalisation of deviance
  9. 3.9Human-technology interaction
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: HFACS analysis of an event
  1. 4.1Operating experience
  2. 4.2Reporting systems
  3. 4.3Root cause analysis
  4. 4.4Corrective actions
  5. 4.5Just culture
  6. 4.6Safety indicators
  7. 4.7Benchmarking against other organisations
  8. 4.8WANO programmes
  9. 4.9Knowledge management
  10. 4.10Case study: root cause analysis
  1. 5.1Self-assessments
  2. 5.2Culture surveys
  3. 5.3Interviews
  4. 5.4Field observation
  5. 5.5Cultural indicators
  6. 5.6IAEA OSART and SCART missions
  7. 5.7Regulatory approaches
  8. 5.8Qualitative and quantitative analysis
  9. 5.9Assessment report
  10. 5.10Lab: designing a culture survey
  1. 6.1The regulator’s own safety culture
  2. 6.2Oversight of culture
  3. 6.3CSN Instruction IS-19
  4. 6.4CSN policy on safety culture
  5. 6.5Regulator-licensee interface
  6. 6.6Transparency
  7. 6.7Public communication
  8. 6.8International cases
  9. 6.9Regulatory independence
  10. 6.10Workshop: culture oversight plan
  1. 7.1Improvement plans
  2. 7.2Organisational interventions
  3. 7.3Training
  4. 7.4Mentoring and coaching
  5. 7.5Measuring progress
  6. 7.6Sustaining change
  7. 7.7Lessons from Fukushima
  8. 7.8The Davis-Besse case
  9. 7.9Culture during decommissioning
  10. 7.10Practical exercise: cultural improvement plan
  1. 8.1Selection of the organisation
  2. 8.2Reference framework
  3. 8.3Assessment design
  4. 8.4Data collection
  5. 8.5Analysis of results
  6. 8.6Strengths and weaknesses
  7. 8.7Improvement plan
  8. 8.8Conclusions
  9. 8.9Report and presentation
  10. 8.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

The programme is 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so it can be combined with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Qualtrics, NVivo, IBM SPSS Statistics and Power BI, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Exercises are based on real procedures for safety culture surveys, root cause analysis of events and organisational self-assessments. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final project.

Standards covered: IAEA GSR Part 2, INSAG-4, INSAG-15, IAEA SF-1, IAEA GS-G-3.5, CSN Instruction IS-19, Directive 2014/87/Euratom.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of IAEA GSR Part 2, INSAG-4 and INSAG-15 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:Qualtrics, NVivo, IBM SPSS Statistics and Power BI, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:a complete safety culture assessment of an organisation, from reference framework and assessment design to data analysis, strengths and weaknesses and an improvement plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Set the framework
Select a nuclear organisation and define the reference framework based on GSR Part 2 and INSAG.
Design the assessment
Design a mixed-method assessment with surveys, interviews and field observation.
Collect and analyse data
Gather data and analyse it qualitatively and quantitatively with NVivo and SPSS.
Identify strengths and gaps
Identify cultural strengths and weaknesses using human factors and root cause analysis.
Final project
a complete safety culture assessment of an organisation, from reference framework and assessment design to data analysis, strengths and weaknesses and an improvement plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Safety Culture SpecialistHuman Factors AnalystOperating Experience ManagerOrganisational ConsultantRegulatory InspectorNuclear Safety Trainer
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • An internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 800 hours over 6–8 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with Qualtrics, NVivo, IBM SPSS Statistics and Power BI, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree required), a computer able to run the software, and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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