Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

You will gain fundamental knowledge in workplace health and safety, including compliance requirements, risk management, WHS consultation and participation process and implementation of WHS management systems.

You will gain competencies in:

• writing complex documents
• contributing to implementing WHS monitoring processes
• assisting with managing WHS compliance of contractors
• contributing to workplace incident response
• showing leadership in the workplace
• implementing and monitoring environmentally sustainable work practices.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who apply a broad knowledge base and well developed skills in a wide variety of contexts and may include coordinators, advisors and facilitators.

Possible career opportunities include:

• occupational health and safety representative
• occupational health and safety leader
• occupational health and safety manager.

To be awarded the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety, a student must successfully complete a total of ten (10) units of competency, comprising of:

• five (5) core units, and;
• five (5) elective units, of which:
• three (3) units must be selected from Group A, and;
• two (2) units may be selected as follows:
• both units may be selected from Group A, Group B or any currently endorsed Training Package qualification or accredited course at the same Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level, and;
• one (1) unit may be selected from a Certificate III or Diploma, from any currently endorsed Training Package qualification or accredited course.

In addition, electives must be relevant to the work environment and the qualification, maintain the integrity of the AQF alignment, contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome as well as be approved by the Polytechnic.

You may be able to complete your qualification sooner through formal recognition of your existing skills. This is known as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

To receive RPL, we assess your previous work, education and life experiences against recognised qualifications. Applications for RPL can be made prior to enrolling.

Call us on 1300 TAFE VP (1300 823 387) to discuss RPL options with the course manager.