Occupational Health and Safety Assistant

A practical entry point into workplace safety — covering the administration, coordination and compliance-tracking that keeps an OHS system running day to day.

Entry-level candidates and administrative staff supporting a workplace safety function; a stepping stone toward the OHS Officer qualification.

NQF Level 3 / Grade 11 or equivalent.

• Perform OHS administration and records management
• Support the key activities of an OHS function
• Communicate effectively within the OHS discipline
• Apply the fundamentals of workplace health and safety

Delivered in-person, onsite at the client's premises, or online/virtual — Knowledge, Practical and (where applicable) Work Experience modules, culminating in a Final Integrated Summative Assessment (FISA).

• Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety
• Fundamentals of Representing Employees Regarding OHS Issues
• Fundamentals of Communication within the OHS Discipline
• OHS Administration and Record Management
• Administer the Key Activities of an OHS Function

Learners are assessed internally against each module, then complete a Final Integrated Summative Assessment (FISA) set/moderated externally. On success, the QCTO issues the official certificate/Statement of Results.

• Occupational Health and Safety Assistant
• OHS Administrator
• Pathway to Occupational Health and Safety Officer (NQF 4, full qualification) and OHS Practitioner (NQF 5)