Graduate Certificate of Occupational Hygiene Practice
Online, Australia
Graduate Certificate
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
AUD 18,350
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Graduate Certificate of Occupational Hygiene Practice at Edith Cowan University introduces occupational hygiene and occupational health and safety (OHS). It offers two streams: OHS Professional, a three-unit pathway core to the Graduate Diploma that builds skills in health management, hazard control, risk assessment and exposure monitoring; and OHS Specialist, a flexible elective-based option for professionals. Keywords: occupational hygiene, workplace safety, industrial hygiene.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter mining, oil and gas, construction, government and non-government sectors. Roles include Safety Advisor; Safety Officer; Safety Manager; OHS Advisor; OHS Officer; OHS Manager. Skills apply to compliance, auditing, risk assessment control.
Do you see yourself in a role saving lives by improving working conditions for people every day?
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is an extremely valuable function for businesses in Australia and overseas, so your OHS career could take you anywhere!
This course offers two streams; the first (OHS Professional) is designed for people who aim to become or are already working as an OHS professional, and the second (OHS Specialist) is designed for people who prefer to design their own study program from a selection units.
The OHS Professional stream provides an introduction to the field of occupational health and health management and has been developed to equip students with the basic skills necessary to function effectively in OHS roles. The 3 units in this stream are core to the Graduate Diploma.
The OHS Specialist stream provides an opportunity to develop skills and knowledge from a selection of our elective units. This course is designed to assist professionals who have a role including OHS or an interest in OHS with an education in a wide variety of related disciplines.
OHS Professional stream
Students will be required to complete the following three (3) units:
- Workplace Health and Safety Law
- Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management
- Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
OHS Specialist stream
Students are required to complete the following unit:
- Workplace Health and Safety Law
Plus one (1) unit from:
- Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management
- Leadership in Workplace Health and Safety
- Workplace Hazards
Plus one (1) unit from:
- Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- Workers Compensation & Rehabilitation
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Occupational Epidemiology
- Occupational Health Management
- Systems Safety
- Occupational Toxicology
- Introduction to Emergency Management
- Communicate specialised OHS/WHS knowledge, concepts, and skills to a variety of audiences.
- Apply independent judgement when investigating and evaluating complex OHS/WHS situations to generate solutions.
- Demonstrate management skills by planning, implementing, and evaluating substantial OHS/WHS projects.
Graduates would be suitable for roles in the mining, oil and gas, construction, government, and non-government sectors.
Possible future job titles
- Safety Advisor
- Safety Officer
- Safety Manager
- OHS Advisor
- OHS Officer
- OHS Manager
- HSE Advisor
- HSE Officer
- HSE Manager
- WHS Advisor