Occupational Health and Safety Leadership short course
Nationally accredited qualification
30 hours
Online program
Flexible start dates
The Occupational Health and Safety Leadership short course is for leaders wanting to learn how to oversee an organisation's management of occupational health and safety risks.
This ASQA-accredited short course will teach you the skills and knowledge to lead all stages of the risk management lifecycle.
You'll learn how to:
- facilitate identifying occupational health and safety risk management requirements
- lead effective risk assessment strategies and practices
- lead practical risk controls suited to the organisational environment and requirements
- drive risk management evaluation practices according to your organisation’s WHS management system
- apply effective stakeholder communication and interpersonal skills to risk management.
How you'll learn
Expect to spend 15 hours studying online and another 15 hours undertaking work-integrated learning to practice implementing skills and gathering assessment evidence.
Assessment
Assessments include online quizzes and a skills portfolio assessment.
Start date
This program can be run for workplace cohorts on request. Contact us for details. Minimum numbers required to go ahead.
| Course | Course code |
|---|---|
| Lead WHS Risk Management | BSBWHS513 |
Entry requirements
- Minimum of two years working in any industry.
- Access to a suitable workplace in either an employed or volunteer capacity.
- Have successfully completed Year 12, or equivalent.
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you have recent work experience you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning.
Create your USI
You must provide a Unique Student Identifier (USI) before we can accept your enrolment.
Resources
2024 UQ Skills Student Handbook (PDF, 2.7 MB) (includes student support and policy information)
Full fee: $545
Disclaimer
Details are correct at the time of upload and are subject to change. UQ Skills reserves the right to change programs, subjects or costs or to cancel a program based on consideration of student numbers and resource allocation. Ensure that you understand the program, subjects, associated costs and fee liability prior to signing an enrolment form.
