NZIM Diploma in Health and Safety Management Dip HSM

NZQA Approved Level 6 Diploma Qualification

Course Description

The New Zealand Institute of Management is pleased to present this two-week intensive residential programme leading to the award of an NZIM Diploma in Health and Safety Management (Dip HSM). In addition to the two week course there is a pre course assignment and an independent workplace project requiring support and commitment of their sponsoring organisation over a period of up to four months.

This programme has developed a proud and widespread reputation throughout New Zealand as a highly professional and relevant practical learning programme, which has generated significant returns on investment for participants and their organisation. Participants of past programmes have come from a broad spectrum of organisations and industries and this provides valued input to the large variety of health and safety issues and subjects addressed on the programme.

Course Dates

17th-30th of June 2012 (Residential Course Wellington)

2012 Fee

$10,500 plus GST

Registration

Course Director and Faculty Co-ordinator

Gavin Johnson developed this diploma programme in association with NZIM based on the NZ safety management, education and training requirements. The diploma has been designed to address the business capability for managing health and safety, board governance, employer and principal responsibilities. It also addresses not only “what to do” regarding safety management but the important “how to do it”.

The diploma has been developed to bridge the gap between what a business practically needs for its health and safety legislation as a starting block and progresses it by adding what is good for the business relative to health and safety, this type of work to creates a competitive edge? Question…How can this create a competitive edge? Answer… Because while everybody else is still ticking the compliance boxes and using the ‘one size fits all’ approach the diploma provides the processes to actually manage health and safety to suit your people and your business.

Our faculty has been selected from professionals who currently comprise the leading NZ advisors and practitioners’ on workplace health and safety and systems management in industry, commerce, corporate and legislate areas.

Learning Environment

This residential course provides a shared learning environment. It provides an opportunity to learn in a group rather than in isolation. Learning is further enhanced through after-hours shared knowledge and respected peer discussions. The invaluable on going network created provides a continued learning platform for participants.

Programme Brief

A review of occupational safety and health programmes provided in New Zealand, Australia, England and three Asian countries indicate that while there are many programmes available, none undertake the unique functions of the NZIM Diploma in Health and Safety Management and its approved NZQA Level 6 (120 credits) Qualification.

The Diploma in Health and Safety Management presented by NZIM is unique in its learning style and advanced in its assignments and assessments. It has been developed to provide information, education and training to assist participants manage health and safety. It has been designed for NZ to meet local education, business and management criteria.

Specific Subject Content

The diploma has been divided into “key” categories:

Management Integrating Health & Safety
Health and Safety legislation – External and Internal
Hazard Management – The Process
Accident Incident Management – The Process
Health, Welfare and Wellbeing
Employee Development through Responsibility and Training
Health and Safety Management using Systems
Managing Key Safety Elements to suit a Business
Auditing Health Safety for Improvement

Diploma Programme: Outcomes

The diploma is a progressive learning programme designed to:

Equip participants with the knowledge, information, process and resource guide necessary to professionally develop, implement and manage health and safety within their organisation in today’s safety climate.
Provide as an outcome to the participants sponsoring organisation as a result of the post-course assignment a framework infrastructure capable of managing the organisation’s health and safety by using a systems approach.

Upon completion of the diploma the participants will be able to:

Critically assess the effectiveness and value of workplace health and safety within their organisation and identify the improvements required.
Identify and prioritise health and safety training needs commensurate with delegated job responsibilities
Apply minimum standard ‘global business practice’ concepts and audit practices to respond to an organisations health and safety key elements.
Develop skills and behaviours from the individual development experienced through the advanced peer and participative learning environment.
Have the confidence to develop, implement and advise on practical health and safety management systems for their organisation.
Generate positive and responsive attitudes towards health and safety management as a true business value.

Outcomes for the Employer / Organisation

The employer (participant sponsor) will obtain through the participant’s pre and post-course assignment an effective and practical useable reward for the nomination investment. It should be noted that the post–course assignment (whilst a skills test for the participant) would integrate with or be the start of a quality management programme. It can also be used to help develop a combined safety, quality and environmental management system.

Stand alone it is a practical way of managing health and safety within the business in line with corresponding Australian and New Zealand Standards –AS/NZ 4801 and AS 4804.

Diploma Methods of Assessment

There are seven methods of assesments included within the diploma and these have varying measurement criteria that assesses safety management, processes application and work place practices to achieve the objective of protecting employees and all others persons. These seven include, a pre course assignment, a research project, a management system framework development for safety, an onsite audit, a project audit report and a verbal audit briefing.

This culminates with a post course assignment where the participant completes a graduate skills test (an assignment with company management sponsoring that will show their skill asset and skill personality). An NZIM diploma graduate can proudly say “I have got a Diploma in Health and Safety Management from NZIM and here is my skills test.

Past models and historic processes are no longer the basis for today’s way of managing health and safety. The Australian Chamber of Commerce recently conducted a survey of hundreds of employers and found the 8 “ key attributes” Companies / Employers are looking for are teamwork, problem solving, self management, planning and organising, self learning and initiative and enterprise. These skills are very much part of our “diploma programme” graduate skills test and participant development.

Additional Informational

For additional Information please contact

Victoria Purdie
Administration & Registry Manager
NZIM National
Phone 04 4730470
Fax 04 4730479
Email victoria_purdie@nzim.co.nz

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