From Standards to Systems: How SRES Tailors Safety Training for Real-World Teams
This article explores why some engineering teams need more than certificate-based training—and how SRES bridges that gap with expert-led workshops tailored to real architectures, tools, and safety challenges across ISO 26262, SOTIF, ISO 8800, and broader AI safety topics.
Looking to go deeper? SRES offers flexible training formats, including TÜV certificate programs and custom workshops, along with consulting support across functional safety, autonomy safety, AI safety, and cybersecurity.
Bridging the Implementation Gap: Advanced Workshops for ISO 26262, SOTIF, and AI Safety
Automotive safety trainings have evolved over the past decade and a half. Today’s best certificate-based courses, such as from SGS TÜV Saar and TÜV Rheinland, don’t just explain a standard—they apply it, using hands-on case studies, real-world breakdowns, and interactive workshops. We know because this is the feedback we receive when we at SRES deliver them.
It is common for many organizations to use certificate-based trainings as part of their competency program. But some teams—especially those working on cutting-edge systems—need more than what even the most comprehensive standard-based training can provide. They need support applying safety to their unique stack, their architecture, and their development process. They need space to explore the gray areas—the messy integration challenges between software and hardware, AI and functional safety, or system-level tradeoffs across ISO 26262, SOTIF, and ISO 8800. That includes the practical friction points like how to maintain freedom from interference (FFI) in a multi-core SoC or how SOTIF performance constraints influence the dataset design according to ISO 8800.
This is why SRES offers expert-developed training programs—deep technical workshops designed to bridge theory and practice, and flexible enough to align with a team’s specific architecture and development challenges.
Developed by Experts, Grounded in Engineering
SRES trainings are developed in-house by the same experts who lead our safety and AI consulting—professionals with decades of experience helping customers solve complex safety challenges. These are SRES engineers who:
- Have conducted FMEDAs and safety analyses—from detailed hardware failure analyses to software implementation—across the development lifecycle.
- Have authored internal safety and AI governance policies aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act.
- Have guided teams through assessments and audits, tool qualification, software safety analysis, and software architectural design reviews.
- Have built and delivered internal training programs embedded into client-specific safety roadmaps.
Their real-world experience is what shapes the content. Their client work is what keeps it relevant.
What These Trainings Cover
These proprietary courses are designed to go deep into practical application. Here are a few examples:
Functional Safety Software Development (ISO 26262 Part 6)
Covers software safety requirements, architecture, tool qualification, and FFI—tailored for embedded developers working in complex systems. The training expands into practical current concerns, such as open source software and other emerging topics.
FMEDA Specialized Training and Workshop
Hands-on FMEDA training using a real circuit example. Includes quantitative analysis, FIT rate sourcing, and confidence level modeling. The training starts with the fundamental concepts for conducting the hardware quantitative analysis, and expands into the more complex, but practical nuances in developing these analyses.
Responsible AI for High-Risk Systems (ISO/IEC 42001 + EU AI Act)
Guides teams through responsible AI development with system-wide risk management, AI impact assessments, and process alignment. Includes automotive-specific examples and case studies, showing how principles and regulatory frameworks apply to intelligent vehicle systems.
Safety Analyses for ADS Workshop (ISO 26262 + ISO 21448)
Builds practical skills in performing safety analyses—designed specifically for actual ADAS/ADS developers. Participants learn how to apply inductive (FMEA, FI2TC/TC2FI), deductive (FTA, CTA), and systems‑theoretic (STPA) approaches to real‑world architectures, with guidance on how these techniques support hazard identification, fault analyses, and risk evaluations.
Single Day Introductory Trainings
SRES also offers introductory, standards‑based courses for teams who don’t require full certificate training. These sessions provide a practical foundation in ISO 8800, ISO 21448, ISO 21434, ISO 5083 and ISO 26262, giving engineers the essential concepts and context they need without the depth or time commitment of certificate-based training programs.
Customized for Real-World Programs
Some of these trainings have been delivered as part of multi-phase internal programs co-developed with leading product teams. In these cases, training content is:
- Mapped to the customer’s safety maturity roadmap
- Adapted to their architecture and engineering challenges
- Delivered in phases to support onboarding, upskilling, or targeted capability building
This also includes hybrid formats that blend core material with team‑specific customization, ensuring the content aligns with each group’s real‑world responsibilities and development needs.
Why It Matters
For technical teams, knowledge isn’t always enough—they need to produce. That’s why our trainings are built around artifacts: FMEDA tool and workshop, STPA work products, compliance-ready software specifications, and AI safety analyses. In many sessions, teams also learn how to better apply their own toolchains—like Medini Analyze, JAMA, or other internal FMEA tools—within the safety lifecycle.
And for companies building safety-critical systems, these sessions do more than transfer knowledge—they accelerate safety maturity. They bring teams closer to compliant, defensible, and responsibly engineered products.
If your team is working through similar safety challenges, we’re happy to share more about these trainings or discuss how they could support your development goals. Explore our entire training catalog at SRES.ai/training or contact us at info@sres.ai
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Interested in learning more about our approach? Explore why teams choose SRES training and how we help automotive organizations with consulting support across functional safety, cybersecurity, autonomy safety, and EV development.
