IOSH Academy – Level 6 Diploma course syllabus

This unit is worth 13 credits and has 54 guided learning hours.

You will learn how to:

• evaluate how occupational safety and health (OSH) legal frameworks are relevant to an organisation
• critically evaluate tools and techniques for ensuring compliance and moving beyond compliance with OSH legal frameworks
• critically evaluate approaches to OSH risk identification, assessment and prioritisation
• critically evaluate approaches to OSH risk control and mitigation
• critically evaluate approaches to OSH risk monitoring and reporting
• critically evaluate the approaches used in an organisation to manage a serious OSH incident
• evaluate how well OSH risk is integrated into operational decision-making and risk management processes in an organisation.

This unit is worth 13 credits and has 74 guided learning hours.

You will learn how to:

• analyse how occupational safety and health (OSH) activities contribute to the value chain
• justify the benefits to an organisation of compliance and moving beyond compliance with OSH legal frameworks
• evaluate the potential implications of external factors on the organisation’s OSH strategy
• evaluate the impact of potential organisational change on an OSH strategy
• appraise how OSH contributes to creating and maintaining socially sustainable businesses
• analyse how OSH financial planning contributes to business sustainability
• appraise how the undertaking of OSH activities impacts on the environment
• critically appraise existing OSH performance in an organisation
• make recommendations for an organisation wide approach to OSH that improves on existing OSH performance, in line with OSH standards of compliance
• develop a plan to implement recommendations for an organisation’s approach to OSH
• develop performance measures and methods for monitoring progress against the implementation plan.

This unit is worth 12 credits and has 37 guided learning hours.

You will learn how to:

• evaluate how the behaviour and capabilities of individuals can impact the attainment of work objectives
• evaluate how the behaviour and capabilities of a team can impact the implementation of work objectives
• critically evaluate tools and techniques for ensuring compliance and moving beyond compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) legal frameworks
• evaluate appropriate styles and techniques to lead and influence team members in different scenarios
• evaluate ways to influence other stakeholders to achieve results
• critically evaluate how change management models and approaches can be used to achieve a desired or planned change in an organisation
• develop an appropriate communication strategy for the implementation of a desired or planned change in an organisation
• critically review effectiveness of own capability and performance to fulfil the OSH leadership role.