This qualification equips learners working in any workplace with a broad understanding and knowledge of occupational health, safety and environmental (HSE) concepts and practices, with sufficient detail to enable them to function in a safe and healthy way, and to deal with health and safety problems and issues. It will also contribute to the further development of learners within this environment by providing articulation, recognition and mobility within this dynamic and changing environment.

Course outline

By the end of this programme, learners will be able to understand:

• verbal and written practices to communicate in the workplace and apply mathematical processes to solve everyday numerical problems
• and explain the requirements of current legislation impacting on health, safety and environmental issues in the workplace
• and recognize, assess and report health and safety hazards and situations in the workplace
• and administer various health and safety functions, planning, policy and behaviours in the workplace.