Improve your skills and techniques when obtaining safety information directly from individuals or groups or when taking part in an investigation into an aviation incident or accident.

Available as: Classroom & In-Company course
Duration: 5 days (40 hours)
Recommended level: Professional and Management
Prerequisites: None

• Understand the roles of the interviewer and witness 
• Understand the principles of communication to overcome common obstacles 
• Manage inter-personal and intra-personal responses
• Interpret verbal and non-verbal communication 
• Acquire a general methodology for interviews
• Perform interviewing and flashback techniques through practical exercises in the classroom

Personnel involved in the aviation Safety Management System (SMS) who:

• Need to obtain safety information directly from individuals or from groups
• Take part in aviation incident or accident investigations

Introduction

• Characteristics of a witness 
• Characteristics of an interviewer

Principles of communication

• Transmission channel theory 
• Personal aspects: cognitive, affective, conative and physical characteristics of a witness 
• Communication levels: instrumental, incidentals, consumable 
• Obstacles to the communications: individual background references and values, social distance 
• Managing inter-personal and intra-personal responses 
• Psychological field of operation 
• Recognizing and managing communication styles 
• Principles of transactions. 

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.

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Further training
Graduates of this course can apply for the Harvard ManageMentor (HMM) distance learning program at a special graduate price.

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