- OTHM Level 6 Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety;
Qualification Number: 603/5218/8
- OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety;
Qualification Number: 603/5002/7
Overview
The Level 6 qualifications in Occupational Health
and Safety are developed to provide learners who have or are looking to
develop into a senior role in an organisation for managing health and
safety policy and practice. Learners will gain the skills and knowledge
to understand the legal and regulatory background to occupational health
and safety policy, to be able to assess policies, as well as to
recommend and implement policy changes. Learners will develop knowledge
and skills relevant to putting policy into practice, utilising
management systems, resources, risk and incident management, leadership,
management and skills development.
Individuals successfully completing the diploma
qualification will be eligible to apply for the Graduate level of
membership Grad IOSH.
Entry requirements
For entry onto the OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety qualification, learners must possess:
Qualification Structure
Learners need to complete all 6 mandatory units that provide a combined total of 120 credits:
OTHM Level 6 Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
The Level 6 Certificate in Occupational Health and
Safety consists of 4 mandatory units for a combined total of 32 credits
for the completed qualification.
Mandatory units:
- Health and Safety Management Principles and Policy (8 credits)
- Health and Safety Management Practice (10 credits)
- Risk and Incident Management (8 credits)
- Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture (6 credits)
OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
The Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and
Safety consists of 7 mandatory units for a combined total of 60 credits
for the completed qualification.
Mandatory units:
- Health and Safety Management Principles and Policy (8 credits)
- Health and Safety Management Practice (10 credits)
- Risk and Incident Management (8 credits)
- Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture (6 credits)
- Maintaining a Safe Workplace Environment (12 credits)
- Health and Safety Law, Regulation and Influence (8 credits)
- Development of the Health and Safety Practitioner (8 credits)
Duration and delivery
The qualification is designed to be delivered over 4
months approximately for full-time study, but it is also flexible in
its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance and blended
learning. The qualification is delivered via blended learning, through
lectures and tutorials.
Assessment and verification
All units within this qualification are internally
assessed by the centre and externally verified by OTHM. The
qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all
the specified learning outcomes.
To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must
provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the
learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment
criteria. The judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled
the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor. The Assessor should
provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’
overall achievement has been arrived at.
Progression
Successful completion of Level 6 Occupational Health
and Safety qualifications provide learners with the knowledge,
understanding and skills to be competent in a range of Occupational
Health and Safety roles. Individuals who achieve the diploma
qualification will be eligible to apply for the Graduate level of
membership Grad IOSH.
Those eligible for Graduate membership can then
undertake a period of Initial Professional Development which will
require students to provide evidence of their practise skills in a
skills development portfolio (IPD). At the end of this period, there
will be a professional review interview. After successful completion of
this IPD process, students will then be eligible for Chartered
Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH).
Course Material
Course materials, including presentations, handouts, assignment briefs
and e-books are made available to enrolled learners. In addition to
this, the learners will also receive the course handbook and tutorial
via emails, in order to support the learning.
Online learning
The learner sets their own pace for their learning and the courses are
offered on an academic-year basis. Although our tutors encourage the
learners to make progress monthly, this approach is flexible
Key Facts
Awarding Body: OTHM Qualifications
Course Duration: 3-4 months for certificate and 4-6 months for diploma
Method of study: Part-Time / Distance learning/ Full Time
Qualification Level: 6
We do everything we can to ensure that information on our website is
correct, however, details may change and we cannot accept responsibility
for errors or omissions. For more detailed information about the course
visit OTHM official website on
https://www.othm.org.uk/othm-level-6-occupational-health-safety.html