Course overview
Acron Aviation’s Just Culture Essentials Programme is a focused one-day course designed to provide aviation professionals with a practical understanding of Just Culture principles and their role in supporting an effective Safety Management System. The programme explores how organisations can create an environment where personnel feel confident reporting safety concerns, hazards, and occurrences while maintaining appropriate accountability.
The programme helps organisations strengthen safety culture, improve reporting effectiveness, support compliance obligations, and create an environment where learning and continuous improvement drive operational excellence.
- Duration: One day
- Delivery: Classroom (at our London Training Centre) or virtual instructor-led
- Cost: £550 + VAT
- Upcoming course dates: 26 October, 4 November, 2 December
- Certification: Acron Aviation Just Culture Essentials Certificate of Completion
- Regulatory relevance: Aligned with UK CAA, EASA, ICAO and internationally recognised Just Culture and SMS principles
- CPD recognition: Available upon request
Following completion of the course, participants will understand the principles of Just Culture, apply fair and consistent decision-making processes, support reporting and investigation activities, promote organisational learning, and contribute to a stronger safety culture.
Who should attend?
- Flight Crew
- Cabin Crew
- Dispatch Personnel
- Ground Operations Personnel
- Maintenance Personnel
- Continuing Airworthiness Personnel
- Safety Managers
- Safety Officers
- Compliance Monitoring Personnel
- Quality Assurance Staff
- Accountable Managers
- Nominated Persons
- Operational Managers
- Supervisors
- HR Personnel
- CRM Trainers
- Human Factors Trainers
- Instructors
- Other aviation professionals involved in safety, compliance, and organisational performance
Course objectives
Understand Just Culture principles; recognise the relationship between Just Culture and SMS; differentiate between human error, at-risk behaviour and reckless behaviour; support fair decision-making; encourage open reporting; strengthen organisational learning; and support regulatory expectations regarding safety culture and reporting.
Key topics covered
- Introduction to Just Culture
- Human Performance and Error
- Accountability and Fair Treatment
- Safety Reporting and Learning
- Just Culture Decision-Making
- Leadership and Safety Culture
- Regulatory Expectations
- Continuous Improvement
Practical training elements
Safety occurrence case studies, behavioural assessment workshops, reporting scenarios, organisational culture assessments, group discussions, facilitated learning activities, and Just Culture decision-making exercises.
Benefits to your organisation
Strengthen safety reporting, improve organisational learning, support regulatory compliance, enhance leadership decision-making, increase workforce engagement, and improve overall safety performance.
Why choose Acron Aviation?
Acron Aviation combines operational experience, safety management expertise, human factors knowledge, and regulatory insight to deliver practical, aviation-focused training that can be applied immediately within the workplace.
Meet the trainer - Peter Hogston
Peter Hogston has had a full career as a commercial pilot in both the rotary and fixed-wing sectors. He has delivered services successfully for Baines Simmons and CAAi working with commercial and military operators, national aviation Authorities and non-commercial operations.
Peter has delivered regulatory change and training programmes on behalf of regulators and the regulated, globally. This includes training UKCAA and EASA teams on the effective implementation of SMS and regulatory development.
Peters’ knowledge includes the practical application of regulations, the benefits of effective safety management and resulting improvements in business performance.
