OTHM Level 3 Technical Certificate Course in Rawalpindi Islamabad 0301-5044340

Introduction

The OTHM Level 3 Technical Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety has been developed to enable learners to gain an understanding of health and safety practices within a working environment.

The course provides an insight into how to manage workplace issues and covers the areas you would encounter in a health and safety role.

The aims of this program will allow learners to:

Understand the different roles and responsibilities for health and safety in the working environment
Be aware of safety and welfare rules in the working environment
Understand the elements of a health and social policy
Understand the benefits of safety management systems in organisations
Be able to review health and safety procedures across an organisation
Be able to communicate effectively when contributing to the maintenance of a healthy and safe work environment
Understand the importance of working with others to maintain a healthy and safe workplace.
Understand the principles of risk assessment
Understand the risks and control methods for workplace hazards
Know how to manage the effects of accidents and incidents
Be able to monitor risks and incident management

The qualification is suitable for those wishing to work in health and safety positions in a variety of sectors and will provide the real-world knowledge and skills that organizations and employer’s demand.

Individuals successfully completing the qualification will be eligible to apply for Associate (AIOSH) / Technical (Tech IOSH) membership.

Equivalences:

OTHM qualifications at Level 3 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities, and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to the GCE AS/A level of study.

Entry requirements:

The OTHM Level 3 Technical Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety can be offered to learners from age 16.

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification, However, it is important that learners are able to understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus in the language that the course delivery and assessment will be completed in. We will work with centers to ensure that learners admitted to the program have sufficient capability at the right level to undertake the learning and assessment criteria. Some working knowledge of health and safety in the work environment would be advantageous.

OTHM centers must ensure learners are recruited with integrity with appropriate qualifications that will meet their needs, enable and facilitate learning and achievement, and enable progression. The qualification is offered in English.

English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country, they must provide evidence of English language competency. For more information, visit English Language Expectations page

OTHM Level 3 Technical Certificate in Occupational Health is Equalant to NEBOSH IGC Level 3:

Qualification structure:

The OTHM Level 3 Technical Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety consists of 3 mandatory units for a combined total of 34 credits, 340 hours of total qualification time (TQT), and 220 guided learning hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

Mandatory units
Health and Safety Principles in the Working Environment (10 credits)
Maintaining a Healthy and Safe Working Environment (14 credits)
Principles of Risk and Incident Management in the Working Environment (10 credits)

Duration and delivery:

The qualification is designed to be flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning. The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, and online by approved centers only.

The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, and online by approved centers only.

Assessment and verification:

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the center 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. 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 assessment of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.