NVQ Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice
The Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice qualification is aimed at candidates who are responsible for developing and applying health and safety procedures on a day-to-day in their organization. They may be a staff member, supervisor or manager looking to improve their knowledge and skills. This qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
Target Audience
This course is designed for Health and safety professionals who wish to progress in their career.
Course Prerequisites
- There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. Initial assessment shall performed to identify any gaps in candidates skills and help plan the assessment.
- This qualification is approved for candidates aged 19+.
Course Outline
The certification programs covers following topics:
- Promote a positive health and safety culture
- Develop and implement the health and safety policy
- Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information
- Develop and maintain individual and organizational competence in health and safety matters
- Identify, assess and control health and safety risks
- Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety
- Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
- Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures
- Develop and implement health and safety review systems
- Maintain knowledge of improvements to influence health and safety practice
Learning Outcomes
Successful learners will be able to:
- Able to advocate commitment to a positive health and safety culture in the organization
- Able to define the statutory and workplace health and safety requirements for the organization
- Able to produce communication systems for health and safety information into the organization
- Able to assess, develop & maintain the health and safety competence needs of the organization
- Able to conduct an inspection, assess risks and implement control measures of the workplace
- Able to devise inspection and monitoring systems for health and safety proactive performance monitoring
- Able to develop & maintain a health and safety loss event reporting and recording system
Assessment Methodology
This qualification is competence-based, candidates must demonstrate the level of competence described in the units. Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate’s skill, knowledge and understanding against the standards set in the qualification.
Each candidate is required to produce a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.