The Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety are developed to provide learners who have or are looking to develop into a senior role in an organisation for managing health and safety policy and practice. 

Learners will gain the skills and knowledge to understand the legal and regulatory background to occupational health and safety policy, to be able to assess policies, as well as to recommend and implement policy changes. 

Learners will develop knowledge and skills relevant to putting policy into practice, utilising management systems, resources, risk and incident management, leadership, management and skills development.

Individuals successfully completing the diploma qualification will be eligible to apply for the Certified level of membership CertIOSH..

Entry requirements

For entry onto the OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety qualification, learners must possess:

• Relevant NQF/QCF/RQF certificate or diploma or equivalent recognised qualification that covers the following basic concepts within Occupational Health & Safety:
  • British Safety Council Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
  • British Safety Council International Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
  • NCFE IOSH Level 3 Certificate in Safety and Health for Business
  • NCRQ Level 6 Certificate in Applied Health and Safety
  • NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• Mature learners (over 21) with practical experience at least 2 years
• Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course

English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country, they must provide evidence of English language competency.

ualification structure

The OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety consists of 7 mandatory units for
a combined total of 60 credits, 600 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 220 Guided
Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification

Mandatory units

• Health and Safety Management Principles and
  Policy
  Health and Safety Management Practice
• Risk and Incident Management 
• Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture
• Maintaining a Safe Workplace Environment
• Health and Safety Law, Regulation and Influence
• Development of the Health and Safety Practitioner

Delivery 

This course is delivered by tutor supported distance learning.

Learners have access to our learning management system (LMS) which contains:

• Links to a range of study and learning resources
• Assessment guidance and submission templates  

Assessment

Each unit is assessed via submission of assignment tasks. 

Duration  

Learners have 18 months to complete this qualification. 

Progression

Successful completion of a Level 6 Diploma in  Occupational Health and Safety provides learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills to be competent in a range of Occupational Health and Safety roles. Individuals who achieve the diploma qualification will be eligible to apply for Certified level of membership CertIOSH.

Those eligible for Certified membership can then undertake a period of Initial Professional Development which will require students to provide evidence of their practice skills in a skills development portfolio (IPD). At the end of this period there will be a professional review interview. After successful completion of this IPD process students will then be eligible for Chartered membership of IOSH (CMIOSH).