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8 May 2009
Announcing New Course
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE WORKSHOP
(OC)
A practical case study based approach on how to manage the organizational changes associated with SMS
To replace HOFSMS
Starting 28 September-2 October
Course Description
After a careful review SCSI has decided to replace the former Human and Organizational Factors in Safety Management Systems
(HOFSMS) with a new Organizational Change Workshop. This course is more clearly and tightly focused on how to manage the
organizational changes associated with SMS. It has become clear to SCSI that one of the real challenges in implementing SMS
is that SMS is creating significant organizational changes at all levels. In many instances it is not the SMS guidance and
requirements that create the challenges. Instead, the challenge is to understand how to make the organizational changes
that need to be made so SMS guidance really gets followed and requirements really get done.
This workshop will target changes within your organization, regardless of size! Too often in today’s fast paced world there is
an unrealistic search for the ‘magic bullet’, the secret to success that can transform an organization overnight. The reality is
that such a ‘bullet’ does not exist; thus to assist safety managers, or any individual involved in the SMS implementation, SCSI has
put together this OC Workshop as a practical, hands-on course, that will provide the answers and processes to overcome resistance to
change and help facilitate the evolution of a safety culture.
In this case-study based workshop we will examine, discuss and debate how to evolve and lead change with attention to both
the organizational factors and the human factors. One of the major challenges of ‘change’ is to get people at all levels to
understand, accept and facilitate the implementation of the SMS processes. We will examine the components of an SMS, based on
ICAO’s four pillars, to see which areas will create the organizational challenges and how to overcome those obstacles.
The Organizational Change Workshop will replace the HOFSMS course as part of the Safety Management System Certificate
Program. Anyone who already has the HOFSMS course will still have the HOFSMS course count toward the Certificate Program but
effectively immediately, the OC Workshop will replace the HOFSMS from this point forward.
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Reminder
1556 Form Users (US
Military Personnel)
All US military personnel awaiting
approval for funding should contact the
SCSI Registrar as
early as possible in order to guarantee a seat once your funding is
approved. Or you may complete the On-line Registration form and note that you are awaiting
funding approval.
SCSI Policy on
accepting Aviation Safety Courses taught elsewhere for transfer credit
toward SCSI Certificate Programs.
When requested to do
so, SCSI is happy to review aviation safety courses taken
elsewhere and accept for transfer of credit towards an SCSI
Certificate any course that is deemed sufficiently equivalent to SCSI
required or elective certificate courses. The Chairman of the
Review Committee is John E. Richardson, SCSI Dean of Training.
Up to a maximum of three courses taken elsewhere may be substituted --
when approved -- toward the five SCSI courses required to earn an SCSI
certificate.
Military Aviation
Safety Courses may count towards SCSI Certificate Programs.
Check with SCSI to see
if your U.S. military aviation safety courses count towards the SCSI
certificate programs.
The SCSI professional
review committee has evaluated some U.S. military aviation safety courses
and has identified those that are deemed sufficiently equivalent to
SCSI certificate courses to allow them to be transferred for credit
towards SCSI certificate programs. The general
policy on transfer
of credit for military aviation safety courses is available for
review.
Now,
Pay on-line
for SCSI courses
with a credit card
All SCSI courses now
on GSA/FSS purchase list.
Click
here for more details
SCSI has been awarded a
Federal Supply Schedule Contract. This means that customers
authorized to purchase training services through the GSA or FSS system
can now find access to SCSI courses on the GSA Advantage Website shown
below. You may
also pay using your "federal government credit card."
Military safety training courses now available from SCSI.
SCSI now offers nine
courses specifically designed for military customers. The courses
reflect our experience in providing safety training courses designed for
military customers in the United States and overseas. These
include not only air force customers, but also army and navy customers
as well. Contact
SCSI for specific information on these courses and how to tailor
them to meet your needs.
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12 April 2008
SCSI Selects the
DoubleTree Hotel on the waterfront in San Pedo, City of Los Angeles,
California, for Investigation and Prevention Courses except those
held in Prague and other specific locations
After an extensive
search and evaluation, and in response to student comments, SCSI
has selected the DoubleTree Hotel on the waterfront in San Pedro,
City of Los Angeles, as the location for all open enrollment courses.
This change does not impact courses held in Prague or at other named locations.
Located at Cabrillo Marina, this hotel is a five minute walk from
the beautiful Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro.
28 January 2008
International
Students Requiring a Visa
Based on the
experiences of some students who attend SCSI courses in the USA and
who need visas, we have prepared the following information to help
make your visa application and receipt a smoother process.
Here is what we have found:
Due to the long process to
receive a visa please send the following information to
Sharon Morphew, the SCSI
Registrar
and Director of Student Services,
no later than 90 days before the course start date:
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Name
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Gender
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Date of Birth
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Place of Birth
- Company
- Title
- Passport Number
- Length of Stay
- Course(s) to
Attend
- When we receive this
information, the SCSI registrar will send you an invitation
letter for you to present at the Embassy/Visa issuing
location appointment where you seek Visa Approval
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- Make an appointment with
your nearest Embassy/Visa issuing location. This
usually involves a lengthy wait. Once you have met
with a visa issuing official, you will be notified at a
later date if your visa will approved. When you are
notified your visa will be approved, then proceed to make
your travel arrangements
27 September 2007
SCSI introduces
a new Course: Fixed Wing Accident Investigation and Reporting
(FWIR)
This one week
course is for individuals who will conduct fixed wing aircraft
accident investigations, either as a primary investigator, a group
leader, or as a party to the investigation. The course assumes the
participant will have taken at least a basic aircraft accident
investigation course from a recognized source or has participated in
sufficient accident/incident investigations to assure understanding
of investigation procedure and techniques. (Basic investigation
procedures and techniques will not be taught in this course.)
This course will be particularly helpful to those who would like
additional training in writing skills with emphasis on accident
investigation report writing.
20 August 2007
SCSI introduces
a Special Topics (ST) Course
Can't find the
course content and topics you want from our standard list of
courses? Then contact us to create a special topics course
where the content can be tailored to meet your specific needs.
Available as a contract only course at the
Doubletree Hotel classroom location
in Southern California or at a location of your choice, this course
is intended to provide a means for you to obtain exactly the course
content and topics you need for your safety professionals.
Using the Special Topics course SCSI will develop the course you
need.
11 October 2004
E-mail
communications with SCSI
As many of you are
aware, there has been a dramatic increase in SPAM and viruses
associated with the internet and emails. As a result, many
internet servers are using anti-spam programs and users have installed
anti-virus programs, firewalls, anti-spyware programs, and anti-spam
programs. These programs filter out emails--sometimes
incorrectly.
SCSI normally answers
emails on the day received if received within normal working hours.
Otherwise, we normally respond within 24 hours of receipt during
workdays and on Monday for emails received over the weekend. We also
check emails while on travel and on vacation. If you send an
email to SCSI and it does not get answered promptly, there is a chance
that it has been filtered out by some of the programs and firewalls
mentioned especially if it has an attachment. If you don't hear
back from SCSI promptly, please resend your email with a "proof of
delivery" attached so you can be sure it has reached us. Every
communication we receive from you is important to us. Please
help us to be responsive to you by making sure we have received your
email to us.
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