Enrolments are now open for the Qantas Group Safety Academy, Australia's first dedicated safety education academy developed in partnership with leading Australian universities, Griffith University and RMIT University. Classes will begin from January 2026.
Drawing on Qantas' aviation safety expertise and Griffith and RMIT universities' collective expertise in training delivery, the Academy will foster the next generation of world-class professionals in aviation as well as other safety critical industries including energy, mining, health and construction.
Four micro-credentials are available to students initially, which will be delivered over a six to twelve week period via online learning. These micro-credentials cover topics such as cognitive and social aspects of human factors in safety, foundations of risk analysis, risk-informed decision making, ethical safety leadership, and safety principles and culture. Students can enrol in as many micro-credentials as they wish.
An additional eight micro-credentials will be added to the Academy offerings in 2026, which will be informed by learnings and feedback from its initial intakes. The long-term aim is for the Academy to offer postgraduate qualifications, followed by advanced research programs. Further detail on the micro-credentials can be found here.
Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson said Qantas was proud to be sharing its more than 100 years of operational experience to inform safety training that will upskill Australians.
"We're incredibly proud to be leading this Australian-first initiative in partnership with Griffith University and RMIT University. The lessons we've learned about safety culture, risk management, and human factors have been refined over decades of operation in one of the world's most safety-critical industries," Ms Hudson said.
"These principles are universal, whether you're working in aviation, healthcare, mining, or any other industry. By establishing the Safety Academy we're committed to helping develop the next generation of safety leaders who understand that safety isn't about compliance, but about creating a culture where people are empowered to lead, innovate, and look out for one another."
RMIT Deputy Vice-Chancellor STEM College and Vice President Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos, said it was exciting to start welcoming students to undertake this critically important training.
"The new Academy combines the expertise of our national carrier with world-class learning and teaching from RMIT and Griffith universities," Professor Itsiopoulos said.
"With RMIT's human factors and risk management focused micro-credentials, students will work with the same advanced tools used by industry to develop the tactical knowledge and relevant skills needed to make a real difference in jobs across safety critical industries."
Griffith University Vice Chancellor and President Professor Carolyn Evans, said Griffith was proud to partner with the Qantas Group.
"Griffith will offer an Ethical Safety Leadership micro-credential course to equip leaders with the necessary skills to understand, manage and support the legal and ethical considerations which are essential to maintaining safety in the workplace with a focus on industries with high regulatory and safety standards like rail, energy, mining, health and construction," Professor Evans said.
"We're also offering a Safety Principles and Culture micro-credential course which takes an in-depth look at safety as a discipline, tracing its evolution and exploring contemporary safety practices across industries."
