PD_CHS

Campus

Duration of Programme

Enrolment Option(s)

SAQA Credits

NQF Level

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Semester 1

194

8

The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is an appropriate advanced diploma or bachelor’s degree at NQF level 7, with sufficient exposure to Construction Management or Construction Health and Safety Management as principle study discipline.

The process of professional development towards qualifying as a Professional Construction Health and Safety Manager starts with the attainment of an advanced qualification that focuses on the practice of health and safety management. The Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Health and Safety Management, which focuses on health and safety management, offers such a qualification. After graduation, a programme of training, further study and knowledge development with structured work experience in compliance with statutory regulatory councils can be followed to attain the competencies for registration as a full Professional Health and Safety Officer / Agent / Manager, if desired. Professional registration is not mandatory, though for industry participation, the graduate can advance to the highest levels in industry in practising health and safety management after gaining the necessary work experience.

Career opportunities for graduates of the programme exist in the built environment. These include, in addition to health and safety management, building construction, building maintenance, building restoration and asset management. Graduates may become part of a design or development team as health and safety professional, be self-employed or act as consultants in the health and safety field within the construction industry. Graduates may choose careers across a range of sectors, including:

• Health and safety consultancies.
• Construction and specialist trade companies.
• Design and build companies.
• Buildings renovation and restoration companies.
• Property developers and consortia.
• Local authorities and regulatory bodies.