New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 4)

Develop the skills and knowledge needed to promote and monitor health and safety practices, procedures and culture in your workplace. The New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 4) is perfect for you if you are going to or are already working in a workplace health and safety function as your primary role.

 

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Campus
SIT Online
Qualification
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
60
Duration

17 weeks full time

Up to two years part time

Dates
TBC
Fees
This programme qualifies for SIT Zero Fees. Terms and Conditions apply. Click here for more information.
Tuition Fees

Zero tuition fees

Direct Material Costs

$250 per paper (incl. GST)

International Fees

$100 per credit (incl. GST)

Course Outline

Develop the skills and knowledge needed to promote and monitor health and safety practices, procedures and culture in your workplace. The New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 4) is perfect for you, if you are going to or are already working in a workplace health and safety function as your primary role.

You will learn:

  • Implementation, supervision and monitoring of health and safety requirements and practices
  • Leadership skills and practices
  • Risk analysis and strategies in health and safety
Course Content

Applicants who wish to enrol in this programme of study must either be in employment or have access to a workplace environment (for the duration of the programme) to be able to undertake the various assessments


WHSP401 Workplace Health and Safety Foundations 

The aim of this paper is to develop the practical skills to identify hazards, assess risk, and take action to reduce harm in the workplace. Students will learn how hazard and risk management supports safe work practices and forms a key part of workplace health and safety systems.

Upon the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

  • Explain the purpose and structure of Aotearoa New Zealand's workplace health and safety legislative framework and how it establishes the responsibilities of PCBUs, workers and other duty holders.  
  • Describe how organisational health and safety systems, processes and procedures support compliance with legislative and industry requirements in the workplace.
  • Identify and discuss communication methods and reporting processes used to share health and safety information and encourage participation within a team.  

WHSP402 Hazard and Risk Management in the Workplace

The aim of this paper is to develop the practical skills to identify hazards, assess risk, and take action to reduce harm in the workplace. Ākonga will learn how hazard and risk management supports safe work practices and forms a key part of workplace health and safety systems.

Upon the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

  • Implement hazard identification measures to recognise and record potential sources of harm for a workplace team, in accordance with legislative, industry and organisational requirements.  
  • Implement risk-assessment procedures to evaluate and prioritise identified hazards for a workplace team, using appropriate methods to determine likelihood, consequence and level of risk.  
  • Implement appropriate control and mitigation measures in accordance with the hierarchy of controls and explain how these actions support organisational health and safety system effectiveness.  

WHSP403 Health and Safety System Implementation and Engagement

The aim of this course is to build the skills needed to apply and supervise health and safety systems within a team. Students will put established processes into practice, support team compliance, and use effective communication and leadership approaches to promote safe work practices.

Upon the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

  • Implement and supervise job-specific health and safety procedures and system requirements in accordance with legislative, industry and organisational obligations.
  • Monitor and communicate team compliance with health and safety systems to ensure workplace requirements and performance standards are maintained.  
  • Apply effective communication and team coordination skills to support participation in implementing and maintaining workplace health and safety systems.

WHSP404 Incident Management and Safety Leadership and Culture in Practice

The aim of this course is to develop the skills needed to manage workplace incidents and support a strong safety culture. Students will investigate and report incidents, identify contributing factors, and explore how health and safety outcomes impact teams, businesses, and the wider industry.

Upon the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:

  • Apply workplace incident management and reporting procedures to investigate, record and report workplace incidents in accordance with legislative, industry and organisational requirements.  
  • Explain the impacts of work-related ill health and injuries on team performance, business operations, and the wider industry.
  • Demonstrate supervisory and safety leadership behaviours that foster open communication, learning, and the development of a proactive health and safety culture.  
     
Career Opportunities

Graduates of this qualification will have the workplace health and safety knowledge and skills applicable to job roles such as health and safety coordinators. 

Application Criteria

Applicants who wish to enrol in this programme of study must either be in employment or have access to a workplace environment (for the duration of the programme) to be able to undertake the various assessments

School Leavers

Applicants should be a minimum of 16 years of age and have attained NCEA Level 2.

60 credits at Level 2 or above, plus 20 credits from any level, and Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy requirements:

  • Literacy – 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of specified assessment standards – available through a range of subjects and English for Academic Purposes unit standards 22750 and 22751 (minimum total of 10 credits), or package of three literacy unit standards (26622, 26624, 26625 – all three required), and
  • Numeracy – 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of specified achievement standards through a range of subjects, or package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627 – all three required)

Mature Applicants

Applicants over the age of 20 years at time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme. Examples of demonstration of ability to succeed are the provision of evidence of successful completion of a programme of study at Level 3 or above in a related discipline and/or employment in the related sector for one or more years. They may be admitted subject to programme regulations approved by the Head of Faculty in consultation with the Programme Manager as appropriate. Personal commitment and a belief in one’s own ability to succeed are important personal traits and will always be taken into consideration during the selection process.

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following:

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English, or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL), or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in  either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction, or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction, or

Successful completion of a Bachelors’ Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters’ Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States, or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment:

IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5

TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 530 (with an essay score of 4.5 TWE)

TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14)

Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2First for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill.

OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests

NZCEL - Level 3 (Applied)

Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36

Language Cert - B2 Communicator International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS

Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than pass in any band

Qualification Pathways

This qualification builds on the New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 3) and graduates may choose to progress to higher level qualifications in Workplace Health and Safety Management.

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