Tailor your studies and prepare yourself for a career in occupational health and safety with the Associate Degree of Occupational Health and Safety.

The Associate Degree of Occupational Health and Safety is designed to prepare you for occupational health and safety roles at paraprofessional level.

Benefit from the opportunity to undertake a study plan that can be applied to the discipline and career path that interests you.

Your education and training will equip you with knowledge and skills in ergonomics, science and occupational health and safety management.

You will also have the option to continue your studies and complete the Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety, allowing you to further enhance your future career prospects.

The course has been developed to meet the ever-increasing needs of our communities both in Australia and internationally, and is constantly updated in consultation with industry, ensuring you graduate with up-to-date skills and work ready.

Choose to study full-time or part-time and either on-campus or by online study. Studying by online study allows you to balance work and study so you can gain practical experience and earn while you learn.

Course Structure:
Completion of this program necessitates fulfilling 16 units.

Unit Information:
To explore the units available within this course, please refer to the Handbook and navigate to the "Course Structure" tab.

Credit Transfer Information:
If you have undertaken prior relevant studies aligned with your enrolled course, you may qualify for credit transfer eligibility.

The Associate Degree of Occupational Health and Safety serves as your pathway to numerous management and consultancy roles in workplace health and safety. Upon graduation, you'll be equipped for positions including:

- Industrial Safety Officer
- Occupational Hygienist

Furthermore, you'll discover employment prospects in fields such as ergonomics, risk management, and across various industries, including:

- Primary Industries
- Rural Safety
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Services
- Employer Associations
- Defense Force
- Healthcare
- Government Authorities

When applying, you must demonstrate that you have met the listed Entry Requirements and English Language Proficiency requirements. After you have applied and enrolled in this course, you wil

English (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent

English Language Proficiency Requirements

Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:

A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or

An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, or

Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0

An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or

An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.