Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health

Occupational health service is vital for sustainable and responsible development. The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 has even gone further to make this a legislated imperative. Provision of occupational health services is a multi-disciplinary effort, hence there is the need to train persons with different professional experiences and interests in occupational health to;

• Train people involved in the field of occupational health, and provide relevant knowledge

and expertise in management of occupational health problems.

• Provide South Africa with practitioners with expertise in the field of occupational health. Specialised skills and competencies in the field of occupational health will be transferred to graduates. An attitude of life-long learning will be fostered, ensuring continuing self-development and development in the field.
• Society will gain a work force with improved preventive, promotive and rehabilitative health services for the working population.

Matriculation certificate

First degree

Diploma in Occupational Health

Learning outcomes

Obtain and assimilate scientific knowledge and competencies pertaining to the discipline, and apply this to the betterment of health in working populations.

Obtain professional and technical competencies to assess and manage occupational health.

Maintain continued competency and show continuous interest in new developments in the field.

Act professionally and ethically.

Undertake research.

Critical cross-field outcomes

• Demonstrate appropriate theoretical knowledge
• Formulate and implement appropriate preventive, promotive and rehabilitative programmes.
• Assimilate latest advances in knowledge and technology and put into practice, while staying within limits of competence.
• Appropriate research is prepared and conducted when it is appropriate to do so.
• Findings are acted upon

1. Ability to integrate specific core-competencies and other disciplines relevant to health into comprehensive solutions.
2. Ability to bridge problems and solutions offered by individually oriented occupational health and population oriented community health

Integrated assessment

Portfolios

Simulations

Work-place assessments

Written examinations

Oral examinations

Other

Modules are individually evaluated through all mentioned modes, depending on the module. Literature searches are conducted, presentations are made to peer and outside experts.