ESTABLISH WSH POLICY AND ADVISE ON WSH LEGAL COMPLIANCE ISSUES

ESTABLISH WSH POLICY AND ADVISE ON WSH LEGAL COMPLIANCE ISSUES

Funded

Course Duration

16.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

  • Oral Questioning
  • Practical Performance

Who Should Attend

This course is relevant to those who would like to attain the Specialist Diploma in WSH, which is part of the certification requirement under the WSH Act, in order to be a WSH Officer.

Course Overview

This unit of competency specifies the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of a Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Officer to interpret and relate the relevant requirements from the WSH Act, Singapore Standards (SS) and Code of Practice (CP) for setting up WSH policy relevant to the organisation, and advising the management on the appropriate legal compliance measures to ensure safe and healthy workplace practices and risk control.

Course Schedule

Next available schedule

Pre-requisites

You are required to fulfil any of the following tracks to be eligible for the course.

Track 1:

  • Recognized Technology/ Science-related Diploma/ Engineering Degree
  • And at least 2 years of WSH relevant working experience

Track 2:

  • Have at least 2 years of post-WSH qualification working experience as WSH Supervisor, WSH Coordinator or similar occupation role
  • Possess Employability Skills Workplace Literacy Level 6 or GCE O Level English Grade C6
  • GCE O Level Math & Science Grade C6, or bridging course
  • Possess GCE ‘O’ Level Science (Physics) grade C6, or Certification of Performance Physics bridging course
  • Possess WSH Skills and knowledge equivalent to that of Advanced Certificate in WSH

Track 3:

  • Have at least 5 years of WSH-related working experience, in which 2 years should be recent working experience such as WSH Supervisor/Coordinator
  • Possess Employability Skills Workplace Literacy Level 6 or GCE O Level English Grade C6
  • GCE O Level Math & Science Grade C6, or bridging course
  • Possess GCE ‘O’ Level Science (Physics) grade C6, or Certification of Performance Physics bridging course
  • Possess WSH Skills and knowledge equivalent to that of Advanced Certificate in WSH

Note: All Modules will be assessed according to full qualification. You may also be required to undergo a pre-qualifying test. Applications without ALL the above required supporting documents will be considered incomplete and rejected. 

Payment is to be made after receiving an email of course acceptance from NTUC LearningHub.

Letter of Undertaking for Modulars –  Please click here.

Course Outline

  • Formulate WSH policy statement and objectives in consultation with relevant stakeholders to meet organisational needs
  • Develop WSH organisation structure and identify organisation-wide programmes to implement WSH policy and objectives
  • Communicate and advice WSH policy, objectives and applicable WSH legal and other requirements to relevant stakeholders for compliance
  • Develop methods to monitor the progress towards achieving the WSH policy, objectives compliance to applicable legal and other requirements in the organisation
  • Update stakeholders on new or amended legal and other requirements to maintain compliance
  • Develop process for effective review of WSH policy and objectives according to organisational requirements

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

Upon completion of the course a Statement of Attainment (SOA) from the SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

Additional Details

Price

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

  

Individual Sponsored 

Company Sponsored 

 

Non-SME 

SME 

Before GST 

With GST 

Before GST 

With GST 

Before GST 

With GST 

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$350.00

$381.50

$350.00

$381.50

$350.00

$381.50

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$175.00

$206.50

$175.00

$206.50

$105.00

$136.50

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$105.00

$136.50

$105.00

$136.50

$105.00

$136.50

 

Funding Eligibility Criteria:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria

 

Remarks:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

SkillsFuture Credit:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding

PSEA:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) funds to offset course fee payable after funding

UTAP:

  • NTUC Members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

Terms and conditions apply. NTUC LearningHub reserve the right to make changes or improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice.

Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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