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HFiD: Essentials (2025) - $97

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This is the core programme that gives you four hours of comprehensive, interactive, and deep learning, which you'd expect from a professional organisation like The Human Diver.  

This might be the 'basics' but it is still world-leading and massive value for those who want the basics when it comes to online, self-paced learning.

Includes:

  • Interactive learning with progression badges 
  • Eight real-world case studies
  • Practical tools and takeaways for each topic
  • Learning-focused assessments
  • Completion certificate that can be shared with your dive centre or social media 

HFiD: Essentials (2025)

  1. Module 1: Welcome to the course

    9 lessons
    1. Module 1 Lesson 1 Welcome to the Course
    2. Module 1 Lesson 2 Aims and Objectives
    3. Module 1 Lesson 3 Your Trainers
    4. Module 1 Lesson 4 Navigating your way around the course
    5. Module 1 Lesson 5 The First Story.
    6. Module 1: Case Study Assessment
    7. Module 1 Lesson 6 Summary
    8. Module 1 Glossary and Definitions
    9. Module 1 Reading List

  2. Module 2: What is Human Factors about?

    5 lessons
    1. Module 2. Lesson 1. The Story
    2. Module 2 Lesson 2: Theory
    3. Module 2 Lesson 3: Practical Application
    4. Module 2 Lesson 4: Summary
    5. Module 2 Lesson 5: Check Understanding

  3. Module 3: The 'errors' we make, and how to prevent them

    6 lessons
    1. Module 3 Lesson 1: The Story
    2. Module 3 Lesson 2: Theory Error
    3. Module 3 Lesson 3: Theory Normalisation of Deviation/Risk
    4. Module 3 Lesson 4: Practical Application Error and Normalisation of Deviance
    5. Module 3 Lesson 5: Summary
    6. Module 3 Lesson 6: Check Understanding

  4. Module 4: Creating a learning culture. Here's how

    7 lessons
    1. Module 4 Lesson 1: The Stories
    2. Module 4 Lesson 2: Theory Psychological Safety
    3. Module 4 Lesson 3: Theory Just Culture
    4. Module 4 Lesson 4: Practical Application Psychological Safety
    5. Module 4 Lesson 5: Practical Application Just Culture
    6. Module 4 Lesson 6: Summary
    7. Module 4 Lesson 7: Check Understanding

  5. Module 5: Decision Making. It's not as simple as we think.

    7 lessons
    1. Module 5 Lesson 1: The Story
    2. Module 5 Lesson 2: Theory System 1 and System 2
    3. Module 5 Lesson 3: Theory Naturalistic Decision Making
    4. Module 5 Lesson 4: Theory Skills Rules Knowledge
    5. Module 5 Lesson 5: Practical Application
    6. Module 5 Lesson 6: Summary
    7. Module 5 Lesson 7: Check Understanding

  6. Module 6: Situation Awareness. You can't pay MORE attention

    6 lessons
    1. Module 6 Lesson 1: The Story
    2. Module 6 Lesson 2: Theory Building SA
    3. Module 6 Lesson 3: Theory 'Loss of Situation Awarness'
    4. Module 6 Lesson 4: Practical Application
    5. Module 6 Lesson 5: Summary
    6. Module 6 Lesson 6: Check Understanding

  7. Module 7: Communication. If it was that easy, why do we get it wrong so often?

    7 lessons
    1. Module 7 Lesson 1: The Story
    2. Module 7 Lesson 2: The Theory What is communication?
    3. Module 7 Lesson 3: Theory Barriers
    4. Module 7 Lesson 4: Theory Closing the Loop
    5. Module 7 Lesson 5: Practical Application
    6. Module 7 Lesson 6: Summary
    7. Module 7 Lesson 7: Check Understanding

  8. Module 8: Teamwork. Not just a technical or cave diving thing.

    8 lessons
    1. Module 8 Lesson 1: The Story.
    2. Module 8 Lesson 2: Theory Concept
    3. Module 8 Lesson 3: Theory Setting up for Success
    4. Module 8 Lesson 4: Theory Learning as a Team
    5. Module 8 Lesson 5: Theory Evolving as a Team
    6. Module 8 Lesson 6: Practical Application
    7. Module 8 Lesson 7: Summary
    8. Module 8 Lesson 8: Check Understanding

  9. Module 9: Leadership and Followership. The ability to influence without authority.

    6 lessons
    1. Module 9 Lesson 1: The Story
    2. Module 9 Lesson 2: Theory Leader-Follower Relationship
    3. Module 9 Lesson 3: Theory Being a Leader. Being a Follower.
    4. Module 9 Lesson 4: Practical Application
    5. Module 9 Lesson 5: Summary
    6. Module 9 Lesson 6: Check Understanding

  10. Module 10: Performance Influencing Factors. Look at the context, not the outcomes.

    7 lessons
    1. Module 10 Lesson 1: The Story.
    2. Module 10 Lesson 2: Theory WITH
    3. Module 10 Lesson 3: Theory Stress
    4. Module 10 Lesson 4: Theory Fatigue
    5. Module 10 Lesson 5: Practical Application
    6. Module 10 Lesson 6: Summary
    7. Module 10 Lesson 7: Check Understanding

  11. Module 11: Detailed Case Study

    4 lessons
    1. Module 11 Lesson 1: Introduction to the Case Study
    2. Module 11 Lesson 2: Theory Cognitive Biases
    3. Module 11 Lesson 3: Practical Application
    4. Module 11 Lesson 4: Reflection on the Event

  12. Module 12. Wrapping it up

    2 lessons
    1. Module 12 Lesson 1: Wrapping it Up
    2. Module 12 Lesson 2: Personal Goals and Feedback

  13. Bonus Content

    10 lessons
    1. M2: HF and NTS - Additional Content
    2. M3: 'Human Error' - Additional Content
    3. M4: Psych Safety and Just Culture - Additional Content
    4. M5: Decision-Making - Additional Content
    5. M6: Situation Awareness - Additional Content
    6. M7: Communications - Additional Content
    7. M8: Teamwork - Additional Content
    8. M9: Leadership and Followership - Additional Content
    9. M10: Performance Influencing Factors - Additional Content
    10. Linnea Mills Case Study Presentation