Course Outline

  • Introduction.
  • Welcome to an exploration of human cognition for government.
  • Essential competencies in human performance for government operations.
  • When humans encounter challenges: Accident Case Studies for government.
  • Threat and Error Management strategies for government.
  • Summary & Conclusion.

Requirements

  • A commitment to understanding the practical applications of human psychology for government.
 7 Hours

Number of participants


Price per participant

Runs with a minimum of 4 + people. For 1-to-1 or private group training, request a quote.

Testimonials (7)

The videos and then discussions with the group. I thought this was enjoyable.

Chris Harte - SSE Plc
Course - Human Factors Essentials

The videos and then discussions with the group. I thought this was enjoyable.

Chris Harte - SSE Plc
Course - Human Factors Essentials

Combined many different evidence based elements of human factors which led to a thought provoking course, I took away a number of practical aspects which I'll look to utilise in my work going forward

Steve Hughes - SSE Plc
Course - Human Factors Essentials

It showed me a different way of seeing how people work and how they react under pressure and also how i could change my own behaviours to high stress situations

Trevor McCarthy - SSE Generation Ltd,
Course - Human Factors Essentials

I have completed many safety training courses to date in my career but none had as powerful an impact on me as this one, as it got me really thinking about perception with regards to all things H&S and also how to complete a good setting to work briefing among many other great areas/learnings discussed/covered during the training. I would recommend this training to be used in the future for all people who are responsible for setting people to work and in particular work party leaders. The trainer was fantastic in his rapport with all of us on the course and very good at keeping our interest and ensuring good interaction with us and involvement throughout the duration of the course. I really enjoyed and got a lot from the course and would recommend it as a behavioural safety based course for SSE going forward.

Martin Burns - SSE Generation Ltd,
Course - Human Factors Essentials

The first hand Knowledge the trainer had about the content of the course.

Danny Fitzgibbon - SSE Generation Ltd,
Course - Human Factors Essentials

Anthony had an ability to convey his thinking and make it applicable to our needs in the wind turbine industry. Every segment of the course was relevant and thought provoking. The easy bit is doing the course, it's up to us now to figure out how blend his thinking's into our culture.

Patrick O'Reilly - SSE Generation Ltd,
Course - Human Factors Essentials

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