Applied Statistics in Safety and Disaster management with Jamovi.


6 Months Certificate Course on Applied Statistics in Safety and Disaster management with jamovi(NEP 2020 Aligned) 
Organized by Rabindrik Psychotherapy Research Institute Trust (RPRIT), Registered Academic Trust by Indian Trust Act,1882, REGD.NO.150600103, DARPAN ID WB/2025/0514195.

Background: Over the last two years, RPRIT has developed indigenous statistical models covering descriptive analysis, dimension reduction, and classification, based on extensive multi-state research. As a registered vendor of Tata Power, RPRIT is now working toward a Pan-India safety and disaster analytics model to support evidence-based safety management and disaster preparedness.

Objective of course

The programme aims to develop applied statistical competence for safety and disaster management through experiential, data-driven learning. It emphasizes interpretation, decision support, and indigenous model development rather than rote computation

Learning Outcomes of the course

1. Apply statistical methods to safety and disaster-related datasets.

2. Identify core risk dimensions and classify vulnerable groups.

3. Interpret statistical outputs for safety planning and disaster preparedness.

4. Develop evidence-based recommendations for industry and policy.

Career & Future Scope

1. Safety Data Analyst in industry, power, manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors. 
2. Disaster Risk Analyst in government agencies, NGOs, and SDMA/NDMA projects. 
3. CSR, ESG, and Safety Analytics Officer in PSUs and private organizations. 
4. Research Assistant or Project Analyst in safety and disaster research. 
5. Foundation for higher studies, diplomas, and PhD research under NEP 2020.

Qualification

Open to learners from non-statistical backgrounds, including professionals or students in safety engineering, Psychology, emergency management, public health, or any related field who may have little or no prior experience in statistics.

Syllabus:

Module 1: Foundations of Safety & Disaster Statistics: Safety, hazard, risk concepts; types of data; measurement scales; ethics. jamovi installation, data import and export, variable management, data exploration, data visualization. 

Practical: Dataset familiarization and variable identification. 

Module 2: Descriptive Statistics for Safety Diagnosis: Accident rates, indices, trends, variability, Rank-Based data analysis for hazard identification, visualization. 

Practical: Descriptive profiling of safety/disaster data. 

Module 3: Dimension Reduction in Safety Analysis : Multidimensional risk, correlation, PCA/factor logic. 

Practical: Extraction of core safety dimensions. 

Module 4: Classification and Risk Grouping: Risk grouping, high–low risk classification, validation. 

Practical: Classification of individuals, units, or regions. 

Module 5: Applied Safety & Disaster Analytics: Industrial safety, disaster vulnerability, Pan-India perspective. 

Practical: Case studies using real and hypothetical data. 

Module 6: Reporting & Decision Support: Interpretation, reporting, communication to management and authorities. 

Practical: Decision-support report preparation. 

Duration: 6 Months (48 Hours).

Credit points: 4

Registration Fee is non-refundable: Rs.18k. For the convenience of students, an instalment payment option is available. Under this scheme, 60% of the fee (₹10,800) is to be paid as the first instalment, followed by 20% (₹3,600) as the second instalment and the remaining 20% (₹3,600) as the final instalment.

Last Date of Registration: 3rd January,2026.

Class Starts: 5th January 2026.

Class Ends: 22nd June 2026.

Day and Timings: 7-9 PM on Monday.

Seats: 10.

Certificate: Certificate will be provided after course completion. A marksheet will be awarded only upon completion of both theoretical and practical components

Teaching Pedagogy: Use of real industrial data and carefully designed hypothetical datasets for learning and practice. Access to digital study materials. Live sessions with expert instructors, Google classroom, WhatsApp group, Personalized feedback on assignments and practicums. 

Resource persons will be internal and external faculties in universities and in power plants.

Evaluation Scheme (100 Marks) 
1. Continuous Assessment (Assignments, exercises, participation): 60 Marks 
2. Final Project (Data analysis, interpretation, report & presentation): 40 Marks 
3. Use of real or simulated datasets is mandatory for project work.

Important Dates:

Registration Starts: 18/12/2025.

Registration Closes:03/01/2026.

Class Starts: 5th January 2026 (once 10 seats are filled).

Class Ends: After 6 months (approximately 22nd June 2026).

Contact us: Dr Rama Manna - Academic coordinator- M: +919903542602, Farha - Program Coordinator-

M: +919998301691. UPI Address for payment: 9830010547@hdfcbank



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