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Canadian Virtual University - Online certificate in health, safety and

certificate in health, safety and environmental processes

program description

Please note that this certificate is offered online. You must have reliable Internet access, preferably high speed.

The effective management of workplace and environmental health and safety issues is becoming an increasingly important dimension of responsible business practice worldwide.

Employers are being required to identify, evaluate and communicate information about workplace and environmental conditions that may have negative effects on workers' health, productivity and the environment.

This requires health and safety professionals who are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and implement strategies intended to control and manage potential workplace hazards.

This certificate is designed to help practitioners from many different backgrounds develop the broad base of competencies needed to be effective in the development, implementation, and evaluation of occupational health and safety programs and systems.

It will equip you with practical process skills, rather than technical content alone, to prepare you to assess risk and practice loss management.

This is a professional development certificate and does not ladder into degree programs at Canadian universities.

Career Possibilities

This certificate will prepare students who so desire to register as a Canadian Registered Safety Professional as granted by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals.

admission requirements

  • Basic computer skills
  • Reliable Internet access (high speed recommended)
  • Adequate hardware and software to complete courses online
  • Excellent English reading skills

course requirements

To earn this certificate, you must complete the following 11 online courses.

Each course takes 10 weeks to complete.

Scholarship Information

If you are a citizen of and living in a Caribbean country and if you meet the admission requirements, you may be eligible for a scholarship to pay your tuition for this program. Please see CARICOM scholarships.

All other students should enrol directly at University of New Brunswick.

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