The Standards Generating Body: Occupational Health and Safety (SGB: OHS) has proposed a framework for training in the field that aligns with the NQF. This framework creates a comprehensive learning pathway for occupational health and safety practitioners. The last qualifications to populate this framework are nearly finished and should be registered early in 2007. See Table One for the Proposed OHS framework. | | Band | Level | Primary Emergency Care (First Aid) | Occupational Hygiene | Occupational Safety | HET | 8 | | PhD: Occupational Hygiene Masters Degree: Occupational Hygiene | PhD: Occupational Safety Masters Degree: Occupational Safety | 7 | | National Higher Degree: Occupational Hygiene | National Higher Degree: Occupational Safety (B Com Hons) | 6 |
| National First Degree: Occupational Hygiene | National First Degree: Occupational Safety (B Com) | 5 | N Cert: Primary Emergency Care Instruction | National Diploma: Occupational Hygiene | National Diploma: Occupational Safety National Certificate: Occupational Safety | FET | 4 | FETC in Primary Emergency Care | FETC: Occupational Hygiene and Safety | 3 | Advanced Risk Based/Advanced Citizen Primary Emergency Care N Cert. in Emergency Care | National Certificate: Occupational Hygiene and Safety | 2 | Basic Risk Based Primary Emergency Care | National Certificate: Occupational, Safety, Hygiene and Environment | GET | 1 | Citizen Primary Emergency Care |
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| Table One: Proposed Qualifications Framework for Occupational Health and Safety (Adapted from version dated 15/09/2005)
The need of H&S practitioners combined with the new registered qualifications has clearly indicated a need for a training service provider to provide training aligned with the SAQA registered qualifications.
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