EMA Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Level 3)

Course Overview

Transform your career and workplace safety culture with New Zealand's premier NZQA-recognised occupational health and safety certification. This comprehensive foundation-level programme equips business leaders and safety professionals with cutting-edge strategies, compliance frameworks, and practical tools to build safer, more productive workplaces whilst protecting your organisation from costly incidents and legal exposure. 

Perfect pathway to advanced qualifications - This programme serves as an excellent stepping stone to the NZ Certificate in Workplace Health & Safety Practice (Level 4), positioning you for accelerated career progression in New Zealand's growing safety sector. 

Who Should Attend: 
 

• Senior Health and Safety Representatives: Those who have a foundational knowledge of health and safety and are looking to take their expertise to the next level. 
• Managers and Supervisors: Those who oversee health and safety practices within their organisation and want to ensure they are up-to-date with the latest standards and regulations. 
• Industry-Specific Health and Safety Personnel: Professionals from various industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and professional services who need to understand the specific health and safety requirements of their sector. 
• Business owners: Business owners who wear many hats and need to ensure legal compliance to protect their workforce. 
• Professionals Seeking Career Advancement: Individuals who are considering a career in the health and safety industry and want to gain a recognised qualification to enhance their prospects. 

Course Details: 

• Flexible Delivery for Busy Professionals: Designed specifically for working professionals, this programme is delivered through 4 monthly 2-day modules plus 1 study day, spread over five months. This approach ensures minimal disruption to your work commitments whilst providing ample time to complete assessments and apply learning between modules. 

• Foundation Level - Perfect Starting Point: This foundation-level programme is designed for professionals at any stage of their safety journey, providing essential competencies that serve as building blocks for advanced qualifications and career progression. 

What’s covered:  

• Foundation Competencies for Workplace Excellence: Master essential skills in risk assessment, job safety analysis, and hazard identification that form the backbone of world-class safety programmes. Develop competencies in preventing common workplace injuries and ensuring safe equipment operation that directly translate to reduced incident rates and insurance premiums. 

• Legislative Mastery & Compliance Strategy: Navigate New Zealand's complex health and safety legislation with confidence. Apply legislative requirements and workplace health and safety practices to real-world scenarios, developing bulletproof compliance strategies that protect your organisation from prosecution, penalties, and reputational damage. 

• Strategic Communication & Culture Building: Transform workplace safety culture through effective communication strategies. Learn to apply health and safety communication requirements across all job roles, building engagement and compliance that drives measurable safety improvements. 

• Advanced Risk Management Systems: Apply proven principles of health and safety risk assessment to identify, assess, and manage hazards effectively. Develop systematic approaches that reduce workplace incidents whilst creating a competitive advantage through superior risk management. 

• Community Impact & Business Value: Understand how excellent workplace health and safety practices benefit not just your organisation, but employees' families and the wider community. Learn to articulate and demonstrate the broader value proposition of safety excellence to secure executive support and investment. 

What You’ll Achieve:  

• NZQA Recognition & Career Acceleration: Graduate with nationally recognised qualifications through NZQA Unit Standard assessments that are added directly to your Record of Achievement. Position yourself as a credentialed safety professional rather than just a compliance officer. Our graduates report average salary increases of 15-25% within 12 months of completion, with many securing senior management roles. 

• Immediate Workplace Impact: Apply practical competencies from day one including hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety communication that create measurable improvements in workplace safety performance whilst reducing your organisation's exposure to incidents and associated costs. 

• Professional Development Pathway: Establish your foundation for advanced qualifications with this stepping stone to the NZ Certificate in Workplace Health & Safety Practice (Level 4). Build a clear career progression pathway in New Zealand's expanding health and safety sector. 

• Organisational Protection: Implement proven systems that reduce workplace incidents and protect your organisation from costly WorkSafe prosecutions and civil liability claims through superior hazard management and legislative compliance. 

Why Register:  

The business case for professional safety leadership has never been stronger. Don't let another workplace incident or compliance failure cost your organisation. With WorkSafe prosecutions at record highs and insurance premiums rising for organisations with poor safety records, the demand for qualified safety professionals continues to grow.  

Register now to advance your career in the health and safety industry, gain a comprehensive understanding of occupational health and safety, and ensure compliance with health and safety laws.