GC035 - Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

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Plan: GC035 - Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

Approach to learning and assessment

The learning and assessment approach used for GC035 at RMIT is designed to prepare you for professional practice. The general approach is to apply a risk management model to hazards in the workplace, allowing you to recognise the context, evaluate the risk, and generate solutions.  

Assessment approaches are used in this program to develop your capabilities. These are specifically designed to focus on developing an understanding of the knowledge and skills required by the OHS and occupational hygiene professional. 

Assessments include: 

  • reports to industry standard 
  • individual and group presentations 
  • quizzes, tests and exams 
  • lab practical reports 
  • literature reviews and critical analysis of readings 
  • projects 
  • reflective journals 
  • case study and scenario analysis 

Support for Your Learning 

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. You will be directed to a range of texts, journal articles and other web-based material that provide a current understanding of the knowledge in this area. Lectures, voice files and other materials will be available on myRMIT (Canvas). 

There are services available to support your learning through the RMIT Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. 

For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Equitable Learning Services 

If you have a disability, long-term illness and/or mental health condition or are the primary carer of individuals with a disability it is possible to have adjustments arranged and negotiated to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods.

You can contact the Program Manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Inherent Requirements  

This program has inherent requirements. If you have a disability, long-term illness and/or mental health condition or are the primary carer of individuals with a disability it is possible to have adjustments arranged and negotiated to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods.

You can contact the Program Manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Recognition of Prior Learning 

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program, for example, through prior post-graduate studies, you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit 

You can view the RMIT Assessment Policy here: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=7 

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional practice and work integrated learning (WIL). As a student enrolled in GC035 Graduate Certificate OHS, you will have assignments which require application of theory to workplaces. These interactions and the work context provide a distinctive source of feedback to you to assist your learning.  

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester
 

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Yea One of Program
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus
Principles and Practice of Work Health and Safety 12 PUBH1361 City Campus
Work Health and Safety Science 12 PUBH1424 City Campus
Work Health and Safety Legal Systems 12 ENVI1020 City Campus
Human Factors and Occupational Ergonomics 12 PUBH1012 City Campus
 

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Program transition plan

All credit points successfully completed in the prior version of this program will count towards the Graduate Diploma of OHS.

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