Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health
About This Course
The Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health (SDWSH) qualification is designed for individuals who are keen to join the Workplace Safety and Health profession as Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Officers.
What You'll Learn
• Advocate a practice-oriented training approach which focus on relating theories to workplace job requirements
• Enhance the communication skills by providing more opportunities for presentation
• Emphasise the core domain knowledge on Risk Management
• Emphasise the teaching of Workforce Safety and Health (WSH) legislation and its application at the workplace with more case studies and lessons learnt
• Enhance report writing skills through a compulsory core unit on Technical Writing
• Enhance awareness of Workforce Safety and Health (WSH) Culture Management
• Enhance confidence in doing business presentation to emphasize an organization's WSH needs.
Entry Requirements
Track 1:
- A recognized Technology/Science-related diploma / Engineering degree; AND
- At least 2 years of WSH relevant working experience
Track 2
- GCE "O" Level English grade C6 OR ES Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 6; AND
- GCE "O" Level Maths grade C6 OR ES Workplace Numeracy Level 6 (WPN), OR Mathematics bridging
course; AND
-GCE "O" Level Science (Physics or Physics/ Chemistry) grade C6 OR Physics bridging course; AND
-Possess WSH skills and knowledge equivalent to that of Advanced Certificate in WSH (ACWSH); AND
-At least 2 years of post-qualification working experience (after completion of ACWSH or equivalent) as
WSH supervisor, coordinator or similar occupational role
Track 3
-GCE "O" Level English grade C6 OR ES Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 6; AND
-GCE "O" Level Maths grade C6 OR ES Workplace Numeracy Level 6 (WPN), OR Mathematicsbridging
course;AND
-GCE "O" Level Science (Physics or Physics/ Chemistry) grade C6 OR Physics bridging course;AND Possess WSH skill