Professional development and training
Learn from world-leading experts in the field of systems safety engineering
Here at York, we offer a range of short courses in the discipline of systems safety engineering, enabling you or your employees to learn alongside your work, ensuring your skills are fully up to date.
Our portfolio of short courses provides a comprehensive grounding in the principles of systems safety engineering, from the foundations of the discipline through to safety case development, risk assessment, security and more.
Who will benefit from our training courses?
Our courses are suitable for systems safety engineering practitioners across a wide range of industries, including aerospace, military, railway, automotive, civil nuclear, civil maritime, medical devices and healthcare. Professionals working in these industries are likely to be working in the following roles:
- Developers of equipment safety cases during design for software, hardware, procedures, systems and/or platforms;
- Developers of safety cases for operational safety and disposal;
- Reviewers of safety cases within an organisation or as an independent activity;
- Developers and reviewers of changes to existing safety-critical / safety-related equipment and operations;
- Project managers where development of a safety case is a significant element of projects they manage;
- Regulators of safety critical domains.
Looking for a bespoke training solution for your team? We can tailor our courses to ensure they're just right for your business and for your workforce. Contact the Business and Partnerships Team to discuss your needs in detail.
How we teach
All our courses are taught by world leaders in the delivery of safety engineering education using a combination of self-study and face-to-face teaching. Our short courses in systems safety are taught modern facilities in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York. For bespoke training courses, we can discuss the option of travelling to you.
Why study at York?
- Learn from internationally respected experts in the field
- Study in manageable one-week blocks
- Refresh your knowledge to enhance job performance
- Learn core principles that are transferable across different industries
- Choose to study for a recognised postgraduate award
Contact us
Short courses in systems safety engineering; MSc Safety Critical Systems Engineering
Toshiko Smith, Postgraduate Student Services Team
cs-safety-courses@york.ac.uk
01904 325536
Bespoke courses for industry; Short course: Assured Software Engineering and Proof
Tom Rawle, Business and Partnerships Team
cs-cpd@york.ac.uk
01904 323561
Short course: Generative AI in Engineering and Manufacturing
University of York CPD team
I am a clinician working for the Department of Health Informatics Directorate, supporting software architects, engineers and project managers to deliver safe technology to the NHS.
I have found the MSc in Safety Critical Systems Engineering to be absolutely essential, and the quality of the lectures and teaching materials is second to none.
Since qualifying as a clinician, I have found the training relevant, useful and practical for my daily job. I recommend it to anyone working in healthcare with an interest in patient safety.
Beverley Scott, Clinical Safety Advisor, Department of Health Informatics Directorate
How to apply for our short courses
To book your place, please complete the following documents, and email them to the MSc SCSE and Short Courses Team at cs-safety-courses@york.ac.uk.
- CPD Booking Form 2024-25 (MS Word
, 72kb) - CPD Payment Form 2024-25 (MS Word , 45kb). You can also pay for your course online.
We will confirm your place when we have received your payment form, or after you have paid online.
Study short courses and gain a postgraduate award
You can choose to study our short courses as individual units, or use them to count towards one of our recognised postgraduate awards. Find out more about our specialised programmes in systems safety engineering.
As a practitioner of system and functional safety in the automotive industry, I highly recommend the MSc Safety Critical Systems Engineering.
The course covers the fundamentals of system safety in great depth and breadth, making them applicable to all safety standards.
Unlike previous degree courses, I refer to my notes from York's CPD courses a great deal, since they are extremely relevant to my day to day safety activities.
Robert Palin, Jaguar Land Rover
New courses for 2024/25
Professional accreditation
We are proud that our MSc in Safety Critical Systems Engineering is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS).
Contact us
Short courses in systems safety engineering; MSc Safety Critical Systems Engineering
Toshiko Smith, Postgraduate Student Services Team
cs-safety-courses@york.ac.uk
01904 325536
Bespoke courses for industry; Short course: Assured Software Engineering and Proof
Tom Rawle, Business and Partnerships Team
cs-cpd@york.ac.uk
01904 323561
Short course: Generative AI in Engineering and Manufacturing
University of York CPD team