Nuclear propulsion underpins the strategic edge of modern submarine fleets. Combining endurance, stealth, and power, nuclear-powered submarines are among the most complex and high-stakes systems ever engineered. Understanding their principles, risks, and safety requirements is essential for anyone working in, or alongside, this domain.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the science, engineering, and assurance practices behind nuclear-powered submarines. Covering nuclear physics fundamentals through to lifecycle safety management, you’ll gain the knowledge needed to appreciate both the opportunities and challenges of operating nuclear propulsion in the Defence context.

What you’ll learn

• Core nuclear physics principles and how energy is harnessed from nuclear reactions.

• The biological effects of radiation and protective measures.

• Hazards, risks, and risk management specific to nuclear-powered submarines.

• Nuclear safety principles and the role of national and international regulators.

• How to build and maintain a robust nuclear safety case for plant and infrastructure.

• The nuclear lifecycle: from concept and construction through to operation and decommissioning.

Who should attend
Engineers, project managers, naval personnel, regulators, and Defence professionals seeking to understand the fundamentals of nuclear propulsion and the assurance processes that keep these platforms safe and effective.

Why attend
Nuclear propulsion is more than advanced engineering, it is a matter of safety, strategy, and national capability. This course equips you with the foundational understanding needed to contribute effectively to the governance, sustainment, and safe operation of nuclear-powered submarines.

Strong governance, effective risk management, credible assurance, and meaningful measurement are the cornerstones of organisational success in high-reliability and regulated domains. When any of these foundations are weak, the result can be poor decision-making, loss of accountability, and systemic failure.

This multi-module course introduces the principles and practices of GRAM, giving you the frameworks, tools, and reasoning skills needed to design, evaluate, and improve organisational systems. Through structured methods, logical analysis, and real-world case studies, you’ll learn how to embed governance and risk processes, generate assurance, and apply measurement techniques that drive better outcomes.

What you’ll learn

• Governance: fundamentals, frameworks, accountabilities, responsibilities, and decision-making rights.

• Risk: the risk management process, benefits and limitations of risk analysis techniques, and rethinking how risk is managed and communicated.

• Assurance: principles of assurance, how to undertake it, present findings, and link assurance to business outcomes.

• Measurement: measurement theory and frameworks, common pitfalls, and how to collate, analyse, and present meaningful measures.

• Application of logical reasoning and the EGRAM approach to defining and demonstrating governance and risk requirements.

Who should attend
Executives, managers, project leaders, system owners, safety practitioners, and professionals responsible for oversight, accountability, or assurance within complex, high-reliability, or regulated environments.

Why attend
Governance, risk, assurance, and measurement are too often treated as tick-box exercises. This course reframes them as strategic enablers, giving you the skills and frameworks to strengthen accountability, improve decision-making, and deliver organisational outcomes with confidence.

In aviation, safety margins are razor thin. This 5-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to system safety in Defence aviation, from nuclear regulatory influences and DASR requirements through to hazard analysis, software assurance, human performance, and airworthiness cases. Blending theory, practical exercises, and real Defence incident case studies, it equips engineers, aircrew, safety practitioners, and project managers with the skills to support safe, compliant, and effective air systems.

What you’ll learn

• Air-specific safety frameworks and regulatory environments (including DASR and ICAO influences).

• Safety deliverables within the ASDEFCON contracting framework.

• Hazard analysis techniques in aviation contexts (FHA, FTA, CCA, SoSHA).

• The interplay between safety, reliability, software assurance, and human performance.

• Development of airworthiness cases and Verification & Validation strategies.

• Group exercises and case studies based on real Defence aviation incidents.

Who should attend
Aerospace engineers, project managers, safety practitioners, aircrew, and Defence industry professionals involved in the design, acquisition, operation, or sustainment of Defence aviation systems.

Why attend
Aviation safety is uncompromising. This course sharpens your ability to ensure the aircraft and systems you support remain safe, compliant, and operationally effective.

Safety in the land domain is vital to operational effectiveness. This 5-day course equips you with the tools and frameworks to apply system safety to vehicles, weapons, and land platforms across their lifecycle. Covering hazard analysis, risk frameworks, survivability considerations, and assurance techniques, the course combines theory with Defence case studies and group exercises. Ideal for engineers, safety practitioners, program managers, and Army personnel, it builds the skills needed to deliver safe, effective, and resilient land systems in demanding operational environments.

What you’ll learn

• Land-specific safety frameworks and regulatory environments.

• Safety deliverables within the ASDEFCON contracting framework.

• Hazard analysis methods relevant to land systems (FHA, HHA, FTA, O&SHA).

• The role of safety in vehicle survivability, weapons integration, and human-machine interfaces.

• Assurance case development and Verification & Validation strategies.

• Group exercises and real-world case studies from Army and Defence land incidents.

Who should attend
Engineers, program managers, safety specialists, Army personnel, and Defence industry professionals involved in the specification, design, procurement, sustainment, or operation of land systems.

Why attend
The land environment is unforgiving. This course equips you with the knowledge and tools to deliver safe, effective systems that protect lives and enhance combat readiness.

System Safety is more than compliance; it is a mission enabler in the maritime environment. This 5-day course introduces the principles, standards, and analysis techniques that underpin safety across the lifecycle of Defence maritime systems. Through case studies and practical group exercises, you’ll explore hazard analysis, ASDEFCON deliverables, seaworthiness assurance, and the interplay between safety, reliability, software, and human factors. Designed for engineers, project managers, naval personnel, and safety specialists, this course will sharpen your ability to deliver safe, seaworthy, and mission-ready capability.

What you’ll learn

• Maritime-specific safety risk frameworks and the regulatory environment.

• Safety deliverables within the ASDEFCON contracting framework.

• Core hazard analysis techniques (FHA, HHA, ETA, SoSHA, O&SHA).

• How safety interacts with reliability, software, and human factors.

• Verification, Validation, and seaworthiness assurance cases.

• Practical case studies and group exercises based on real Defence incidents.

Who should attend
Engineers, project managers, safety practitioners, naval personnel, and other professionals involved in the specification, design, build, operation, or sustainment of Defence maritime systems.

Why attend
Too often, compliance overshadows purpose. This course brings the focus back to what matters most: ensuring the capabilities you support are safe, mission-ready, and seaworthy.