Griffith University and Qantas will establish an Australian-first safety academy offering safety education credentials designed to upskill safety professionals and develop safety leaders across all industries.
The Qantas Group Safety Academy is set to initially launch in 2025 with safety-related micro credentials across areas including safety culture, risk management, data management, cyber safety, and human safety factors including fatigue management.
Courses can be taken online and can be used as credit towards other relevant post-graduate qualifications including Griffith's Graduate Certificate of Safety Leadership.
Griffith University has a strong background in aviation, leading the way in teaching future professionals through its Bachelor of Aviation, Bachelor of Aviation Management, and Graduate Diploma in Flight Management.
In 2026, the Academy's offering is planned to expand to offer accredited post graduate qualifications at Griffith and RMIT Universities before delivering advanced research programs, and undertaking targeted research in collaboration with industry, through the establishment of a Centre of Safety Excellence.
Dean (Academic) in the Griffith Sciences Group, Professor Rosalind Archer, said Griffith was proud to partner with Qantas providing a Queensland base in the state where the airline was founded.
"Griffith is an industry leader in the area of safety science where we can offer a combination of leadership, science and social science across a multidisciplinary and multi-industry platform," Professor Archer said.
"This is not a cookie cutter approach to safety science, but micro credentials with depth which offers a post graduate learning environment for professionals who want to advance their careers and take the next step."
Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson said the Qantas Group Safety Academy builds on the Qantas Group's extensive existing training footprint including the Qantas Group Pilot Academy and the Engineering Academy opening next year.
"Safety and training have been part of Qantas' DNA since our first flight back in 1922," said Ms Hudson.
"The new Qantas Group Safety Academy will help upskill a generation of safety and risk professionals, leaning on Qantas's century of practical experience with safety leadership and the academic expertise of RMIT and Griffith University."
