Duration
5 days Face-to-Face plus course work and assessment activities ALSO available ON-LINE
Who Should Attend?
This course is aimed at people who work, or wish to work, as professional Safety Officers at a workplace.
Workers with these qualifications would include OHS Practitioners, OHS supervisors and managers at both middle and senior management levels.
The course is also suitable for Supervisors and Managers as they have a responsibility for workers and are required to understand the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation.
Entry Requirements
There are no restrictions on entry to this course however participants are required to have sufficient numeracy and literacy skills to read and comprehend instruction for:
- Referencing and understanding legislation, standards and codes of practice.
- Assisting Government health and safety officials.
- Preparing workplace health and safety reports.
- Establishing appropriate educational programs.
- Investigating work injuries, work caused illnesses and dangerous events.
- Consulting with workers, employers and statutory health and safety officials.
Participants will also need access to a workplace to enable completion of learning and assessment activities.
An Employability Skills Summary for this Training Package Qualification can be downloaded from:- http://employabilityskills.training.com.au
Recognition of Prior Learning
Any student who considers they are able to satisfy, prior to enrolment, the requirements of a particular Unit of Competency may consider RPL. If they have grounds to substantiate their competency, then that student may be granted exemption from, or a credit towards a Unit of Competency. Participants may be asked to demonstrate competency by completing applicable assessment activities.
