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WSHP WSQ Qualifications

The Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Professionals Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) is a national Continuing Education & Training (CET) framework jointly developed by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the industry. It aims to professionalise the WSH workforce by incorporating the world’s best practices and providing career upgrading pathways that are based on the competency requirements of different job levels.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic is a WDA approved training provider for the 4 full qualifications in the WSH Professionals WSQ. These are: 

Qualifications

Description

# Duration of Training and Assessment

Assumed Skills and Knowledge

Certificate in WSH

 

At the entry level of Certificate in Workplace Safety and Health, the objective of this qualification is to provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to work in the WSH industry.

 

86 hours

(3 months)

ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 4 or Completed Secondary 2 education

Advanced Certificate in WSH

 

This qualification provides learners with key competencies in WSH to become a WSH Coordinator. It allows them to coordinate the implementation of WSH management systems at supervisory level within a department be it in large organizations or in small to medium-sized organizations.

 

 

161 hours

(5 months)

 

ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 5 or GCE ‘N’ Level English grade 5 & Mathematics grade 5; AND

Possess WSH skills and knowledge equivalent to that of Certificate in WSH or preferably 3 years of working experience in WSH

 

Specialist Diploma in WSH

 

Specialist Diploma in WSH would be the next progression after the Advanced Certificate. This qualification is one of the requirements necessary for registration as a WSH Officer under the Workplace Safety and Health Act. Upon registration, one can then practice as a WSH Officer as mentioned in the Act.

218 hours

(6 months)

 

ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 6 or GCE ‘O’ Level English grade C6 & Mathematics grade C6; AND

Possess WSH skills and knowledge equivalent to that of Advanced Certificate in WSH or 5 years of working experience as Safety Supervisor/Safety Coordinator.

 

Apply Basic Mathematics & Science Topics in WSH
This module is a pre-requisite for  applicants interested to apply for the Specialist Diploma in WSH but does not possess a Diploma or Degree in an engineering discipline (including Information Technology qualifications)

36 hours

(6 weeks)

ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 6 or GCE ‘O’ Level English grade C6 & Mathematics Grade C6; AND

Possess WSH skills and knowledge equivalent to that of Advanced Certificate in WSH or 5 years of working experience as a Safety Supervisor / Safety Coordinator

 

Graduate Certificate in WSH

 

This qualification charts the ways to becoming a WSH Auditor who can advise and lead a WSH audit. Persons at this level may be engaged as an independent party to evaluate WSH systems and performance that are not implemented and maintained by them.

WSH Auditors are eligible for 50 SDUs on successful completion of the course

138 hours (4 months)

 

ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 7 or GCE ‘AO’ Level pass in English & Mathematics; AND

Possess WSH skills and knowledge equivalent to that of Specialist Diploma in WSH or 5 years of working experience as a WSH Officer

 

# Duration of Training and Assessment is subject to change.

Course Fee Funding

Please refer to WSQ CET Centre Funding.

For more information in WSH Professionals WSQ, please visit the website at: http://app2.wda.gov.sg/wsq/contents/contents.aspx?contid=989

You may register your email address / contact with us so that we can alert you when the courses are open for application. 
 

 

 
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