Professional qualification pathways in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Management, Sustainability and Workplace Assessment — delivered through PESS in partnership with SAFEEL.
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Develop advanced capability in strategic occupational health and safety systems, organisational risk, leadership, safety culture, sustainability, digital technologies and business risk management.
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The qualification is aimed at candidates responsible for developing and applying health and safety procedures within organisations.
It is also relevant to managers seeking to improve their occupational health and safety knowledge and skills.
ProQual Awarding Body is the awarding body, and the qualification is accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework.
Recognised OHS management standards, strategic risk, quantified risk assessment and risk communication.
Global safety culture, sustainability, psychological health, safety performance and whole-organisation approaches.
Digital technology, AI, robotics, biohazards, ecological risks, ergonomics and accident causal analysis.
Strategic leadership, personal development, employee welfare, professional ethics and CPD.
Business risk models, governance, continuity, crisis management, contingency planning and risk improvement.
Candidates must demonstrate skills, knowledge and understanding against the learning outcomes and assessment criteria. A portfolio of evidence is required.
The official qualification specification states that there are no formal entry requirements.
Centres should assess candidate skills and knowledge to identify gaps and plan the assessment.
The qualification is aimed at people developing or applying health and safety procedures and managers seeking to improve their knowledge and skills.
Develop the capability to evaluate occupational H&S systems and align them with organisational strategy.
Develop stronger understanding of strategic risk, quantified assessment and risk communication.
Strengthen strategic leadership, self-development and management capability.
Evaluate how leadership, competence and workforce behaviour influence safety performance.
Explore integration of health and safety with sustainable organisational practices.
Evaluate risks and opportunities associated with digital technologies, robotics and AI.
Develop understanding of business continuity, crisis management and risk governance.
Develop reflective practice, CPD planning, professional ethics and career development awareness.
Move beyond operational safety into strategic systems, risk and organisational performance.
Strengthen management, employee welfare, communication and leadership capability.
Develop knowledge relevant to governance, risk ownership and strategic HSE decision-making.
Maintain professional ethics, reflective CPD and development goals as part of a wider career pathway.
Depending on previous experience, professional competence and employer requirements, the knowledge developed through this qualification may support progression toward senior or strategic HSE responsibilities.
Successful candidates receive a certificate showing the full qualification title.
Candidates may also receive certification listing units achieved, subject to the qualification rules.
Internal quality assurance confirms that assessment decisions are sound, fair and appropriately recorded.
External quality assurance is conducted by ProQual verifiers.
Candidate materials should support progress tracking against learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
Assessment arrangements may be adjusted to individual candidate needs under the relevant ProQual policies.
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Build practical professional competence in workplace health and safety management, policy development, risk control, communication, monitoring, emergency response, organisational competence and continuous improvement.
Review the official qualification profile, ten mandatory units, assessment requirements, professional benefits, workplace competence and potential career directions.
The ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice is aimed at candidates who are responsible for developing and applying health and safety procedures on a day-to-day basis within their organisation.
Candidates may be staff members, supervisors or managers seeking to improve their occupational health and safety knowledge, practical competence and professional skills.
The qualification is awarded by ProQual Awarding Body and is accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework.
Assessment is pass or fail, internally assessed and verified by centre staff, with external quality assurance by ProQual verifiers.
Advocate positive safety culture, engage directors, managers and employee representatives, develop internal and external H&S links and support professional development.
Analyse organisational and statutory requirements, identify policy deficiencies, develop revised policy, gain stakeholder commitment and manage implementation.
Evaluate H&S information, develop internal communication systems, manage statutory and external reporting and maintain effective information records.
Analyse competence needs, establish required skills and knowledge, design and deliver H&S training and evaluate its effectiveness.
Conduct workplace inspections, identify hazards, perform risk assessments, evaluate exposures and implement prioritised risk controls and safe systems of work.
Design workplace inspection and proactive monitoring systems, analyse records, involve stakeholders, prepare reports and recommend improvements.
Develop loss-event reporting, investigation and recording systems, analyse incident data, communicate findings and manage corrective recommendations.
Identify emergency scenarios, develop response procedures, evaluate first-aid and firefighting capability, coordinate emergency services and manage communication.
Review the efficiency and cost effectiveness of H&S systems, identify improvements, manage changes and verify that management systems work as intended.
Evaluate new H&S developments, understand legislative and professional changes, contribute to professional groups, influence colleagues and maintain CPD.
Candidates must demonstrate the level of competence described in each unit. Assessment measures skills, knowledge and understanding against the qualification standards.
The qualification specification states that there are no formal entry requirements.
Centres should assess candidate skills and knowledge initially to identify gaps and help plan assessment.
The qualification is approved for candidates aged 19 years and above.
It is particularly relevant to people developing and applying health and safety procedures day-to-day.
The official specification includes staff members and supervisors seeking to improve their H&S knowledge and skills.
Managers responsible for workplace health and safety practice are also within the stated candidate profile.
Develop the ability to promote commitment, engagement and positive health and safety behaviour.
Strengthen capability to assess, revise, implement and promote organisational H&S policies.
Build systems for reliable internal, external and statutory health and safety information.
Identify competency needs, design training and monitor whether learning needs have been achieved.
Improve practical workplace inspection, risk assessment, prioritisation and control selection capability.
Develop inspection and monitoring systems that identify performance issues before significant loss events occur.
Strengthen reactive monitoring, event reporting, investigations, data analysis and corrective-action capability.
Develop and implement emergency response arrangements involving first aid, fire and major incident scenarios.
Evaluate whether H&S management systems are effective, efficient and delivering intended outcomes.
Maintain knowledge of new developments, professional practice, ethics and continuous improvement.
Build evidence of practical competence across core occupational health and safety responsibilities.
Develop policy, risk-management, communication, monitoring and incident management capability.
Strengthen skills relevant to supervising and managing organisational health and safety systems.
Maintain a CPD portfolio, evaluate personal competence and continue developing professional knowledge.
Depending on previous experience, employer requirements, professional competence and industry, the skills developed through this qualification may be relevant to a range of operational and management health and safety roles.
Candidates meeting all qualification requirements receive a certificate giving the full qualification title.
Successful candidates also receive certification listing all units achieved.
Where the full qualification is not achieved, centres may claim a unit certificate listing units successfully completed.
The qualification must be assessed internally by an appropriately experienced and qualified assessor.
IQA confirms that assessment decisions are made by competent assessors using sound and fair assessment practice.
External quality assurance is conducted by ProQual verifiers.
Support materials should help candidates track achievement against learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
Assessment arrangements may be adjusted to individual candidate needs under the applicable ProQual policies.
Assessment enquiries and appeals are managed through centres with reference to ProQual procedures.
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