Occupational Safety, Health & The Environment (Top up)

Knowhow in occupational safety helps to prevent workplace accidents and illness. This top-up degree in occupational safety, health and environment lets you boost your skills by distance learning.

Our occupational safety, health and environment degree addresses the growing demand for qualified and professional safety and hygiene practitioners, particularly those with an understanding of environmental issues. It enables students with an appropriate degree or similar qualification to 'top-up' to a new degree in just two years.

Course materials and tutor support are available online via email and phone. This makes our course easily accessible for anyone with work or family commitments.

This course is accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, which means that you will meet the academic requirements for the institution's chartered membership.

This programme may include a range of learning activities such as on-campus teaching, practical sessions, workshops, placements or field-based work. These activities form part of the core learning experience.

We welcome applications from disabled students and those with long-term health conditions. We encourage you to contact our Student Wellbeing team(https://www.gre.ac.uk/support) as early as possible so we can discuss your individual needs and explore reasonable adjustments. Please also visit our webpage to find out more about support available at the University.

What you should know about this course

• This course provides health, safety and hygiene training by distance learning. We offer an accessible route into this growing industry

• Access online course materials and support from tutors via e-mail and telephone

• Understand more about the environmental risks caused by work activities and the damage that can be caused by harmful or hazardous substances

• Equip yourself with skills in health, safety and environment for career progression in the private and public sectors

• This course is accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

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