Psychological Safety Training
Practical skills for trust, communication, and speaking up
Practical skills for building trust, open communication, and learning in teams
The Psychological Safety course equips leaders, teams, and educators with clear, practical behaviours that support speaking up, raising concerns, and learning from mistakes — without fear or silence.
Delivered online across Australia, the course focuses on everyday actions that strengthen trust, communication, and consistent responses under pressure.
Introduction
In workplaces and schools, people often hesitate to speak up — even when something feels wrong.
Questions go unasked, concerns stay unspoken, and mistakes repeat instead of becoming learning opportunities.
Psychological safety supports environments where people feel able to raise concerns, ask for clarity, share ideas, and learn together. This course focuses on the practical behaviours that make those environments possible.
Rather than theory-heavy models, participants learn what to do differently in everyday interactions — especially during pressure, change, or uncertainty.
Why This Course Matters
In teams and schools, people often notice problems early — risks, mistakes, or concerns — but choose not to speak up. Silence can feel safer than raising questions, challenging decisions, or admitting uncertainty.
Over time, this leads to missed issues, repeated mistakes, and reduced trust, particularly during periods of pressure or change. Leaders may assume communication is open, while staff quietly hold back.
This course matters because it helps teams understand what actually encourages or shuts down speaking up in everyday interactions, and builds practical behaviours that support trust, learning, and clearer communication before problems escalate.
What Participants Learn
Participants build practical, confidence-based skills they can apply immediately:
- How psychological safety shows up in everyday behaviour
- How leaders and peers influence speaking up or silence
- How to respond constructively when concerns, questions, or mistakes are raised
- How to encourage open dialogue without blame or overreaction
- How to maintain clarity, accountability, and respect at the same time
Learning is practical, discussion-based, and grounded in real workplace and school scenarios.
Course Overview
The Psychological Safety course is an interactive, instructor-led online training delivered across Australia.
Duration
- Typically 2 hours (custom options available)
Learning approach
- Plain-language explanations
- Practical tools and behaviour-focused strategies
- Realistic scenarios and guided discussion
Participants receive a certificate of completion.
Research & Evidence
The course draws on established research into team effectiveness and communication, including:
- Amy Edmondson’s work on psychological safety and learning in teams
- Findings from Google’s Project Aristotle on effective team performance
Research is used to support practical application, not replace it.
Who This Course Is For
This course is suitable for:
- Managers and leaders
- Teams working under pressure or during change
- HR, People & Culture, and wellbeing roles
- Educators and school leadership teams
- Companies seeking stronger communication and trust
It is particularly valuable where people need clearer ways to raise concerns early and respond constructively.
Let’s Start the Conversation
If you’re looking to strengthen communication, build trust, and support people to speak up safely, we’d be glad to connect.