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Edith Cowan University (ECU)

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Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

  • Graduate Certificate

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is a profession in its own right and an essential component of many other professions.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Course Code
S72
Study Mode
Online

About this course

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is a profession in its own right and an essential component of many other professions.

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.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

  • 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.

Career pathways

Safety Advisor, Safety Officer, Safety Manager, OHS Advisor, OHS Officer, OHS Manager, HSE Advisor, HSE Officer, HSE Manager, WHS Advisor

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Edith Cowan University (ECU).
84.4%
Overall satisfaction
77.1%
Skill scale
72.4%
Teaching scale
81.9%
Employed full-time
$101k
Average salary