Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety

This course is for anyone wishing to pursue a career in Occupational Health and Safety or anyone currently in the Industry experience and do not hold any formal qualifications in OHS and would like to upgrade their existing OH&S skills, knowledge and practices. This program aims to provide the opportunity for candidates to further develop their understanding of OHS management practices and qualify for more senior positions in OHS. This qualification is also for people whose main job is not dedicated to OHS but who take it on as a voluntary duty.

It is also ideal for those who wish to become WorkCover trainers and assessors, human resource staff, safety officers or OH&S officers with significant OH&S responsibilities
The course may also be relevant for: - Personnel who implement various stages of an OH&S system, quality officers, insurance companies, risk managers, physiotherapists, and rehabilitation officers as well as those specialising in particular aspects of OH&S inspection, consultation, training etc.

Entry requirements
 
There are no prerequisites for this course however it is desired that candidates enter the qualification through a number of entry points demonstrating potential to undertake vocational education and training at certificate level, including:

• after achieving the BSB20107 Certificate II in Business or other relevant qualification/s or
• providing evidence of competency in the majority of units required for the BSB20107 Certificate II in Business or
• with some vocational experience working in occupational health and safety roles without a formal business qualification. This breadth of expertise would equate to the competencies required to undertake this qualification.

Career opportunities/vocational outcomes
 
Include but not limited to line manager or team leader where detailed skills in OH&S are required, entry level OH&S officer, health and safety assistant as well as health and safety representative.

Program Articulation
 
Students who successfully complete the Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety are able to gain articulation into BSB41407 Certificate IV in Occupational Health & Safety.

Program Duration

Full Time: 6 months     Part Time: 12 months

N.B. Face to face and correspondence courses can be tailored to an individual or group’s specific needs and requirements. AA has options available for this course to be delivered in a shorter time period without compromising the quality of learning, or the value of the qualification. Contact AA now to find out how to enrol in this course with a delivery and duration option that suits you best.

Course Commencement

Courses commence in February, April, July and September each year for full time and part time applicants.

Delivery Methods

This course is delivered through face to face classroom learning or by correspondence.

Assessment Methods

Students may be required to sit written and oral exams, participate in practical activities, complete assignments, presentations, vocational projects and role plays.

Students undertaking a course as part of a work based traineeship will be assessed in the workplace.

Recognition of Prior Learning
 
Participants with previous training and/or experience may apply for RPL. Participants, who have completed courses with equivalent / matching learning outcomes, will be granted credit transfer.

Accreditation
 
Qualifications granted by Australian Academy are accredited by the Queensland Government through the Department of Education, Training and the Arts.  This program is nationally recognised under the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). National Training Provider No: 31716

Course Structure
 
To achieve a certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety, the qualification packaging rules requires completion of 12 units:

• 7 occupational health and safety units
• plus 5 elective units:
  • at least 3 of the elective units must be selected from the Training package suggested units
  • the remaining 2 may be selected from the remaining Training package suggested elective units, the BSB07 Business Services Training Package or any other currently endorsed National Training Package. If not listed below, 1 unit may be selected from a Certificate II qualification and 1 unit from a Certificate IV qualification.

Units selected from other Training Packages must not duplicate units selected from or available within the BSB07 Business Services Training Package.

This course has been designed to reflect the packaging requirements of the Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety BSB30707 from the Business Services Training Package BSB07.

In all cases selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the characteristics of this qualification.

CORE UNITS
Unit Code	Unit Name
BSBOHS301B	Apply knowledge of OHS legislation in the workplace
BSBOHS302B	Participate effectively in OHS communication and consultative processes
BSBOHS303B	Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment
BSBOHS304B	Contribute to OHS hazard control
BSBOHS305B	Contribute to OHS issue resolution
BSBOHS306B	Contribute to implementing emergency prevention activities and response procedures
BSBOHS307B	Participate in OHS investigations
ELECTIVE UNITS
BSBCUS301A	Deliver and monitor a service to customers
BSBINM301A	Organise workplace information
BSBCMM301A	Process customer complaints
BSBWOR401A	Establish effective workplace relationships
HLTFA402B	Apply advanced first aid