PROGRAMME TITLE
Occupational Health & Safety
| PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION |
This Course will equip learners with essential skills and knowledge required to promote workplace health and safety in public or private sectors. The course will equip you to performing risk management.
The Occupational Health & Safety qualification enables learners to identify, evaluate, advise and report on occupational safety, hygiene, and environmental factors, in occupational environments, which may have a detrimental effect on the health and safety of workers in such environments. The qualification is designed to be flexible and accessible. In South Africa and internationally, the social and economic impact of occupational safety, hygiene, health, and the environment is great. Direct costs that result from poor workplace safety, hygiene, health, and environments include both human and economic costs. Indirect costs are also incurred and include aspects such as poor morale, poor productivity, and downtime. Improved workplace safety, hygiene, health, and environments could influence the South African economy in direct costs alone to the value of millions of rands each year. This qualification aims to meet the demand for learners that are able to facilitate a safe, healthy and productive occupational environment. There is a critical need
Entry Requirements
Grade 11 / Matric an added advantage
Career Opportunities
Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Inspector
Health and Safety Practitioner
Health and Safety Practitioner / Nurse
Mine Examiner
SHE Officer
Articulation Options
ID 50062: NC: Occupational Hygiene and Safety, NQF L3
ID 49128: NC: Community Health Work, NQF L3
ID 49752: NC: Environmental Practice, NQF L3