Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice

• Experience: Delegates must undertake an initial assessment with a course tutor to determine suitability to undertake this level 6 qualification.  

• Duration: 2 years. 

• Assessment: 6-units to be completed, plus one assignment module*. 

• Assessment Support: Provided on a one-to-one basis through a combination of remote and face-to-face meetings with a dedicated assessor to support delegates through the process.  

The City & Guilds Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice qualification requires learners to demonstrate direct involvement with the occupational health and safety management process in their workplace and demonstrate their individual competence through production of evidence submitted to their assessor.  

Evidence must be work related and comprise product evidence, witness statements, personal reports, professional discussion, written and verbal questioning and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).  

This qualification requires that assessment of the learner’s performance must be planned to take place in the workplace and that observation should be of naturally occurring practice within the learner’s work role.  

This will include demonstrating practical application of knowledge. Simulation is not allowed, unless otherwise stated. 

The course consists of 7-units as outlined below: 

Unit 601 Health and safety emergency procedures 
Unit 602 Health and safety audits 
Unit 603 A positive health and safety culture in an organisation 
Unit 604 Organisational health and safety policy 
Unit 605 Professional development and ethics in health and safety practice* 
Unit 606 Systems monitoring and risk control 
Unit 607 Organisational health and safety strategy 

To achieve the Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice, learners must achieve all units in the qualification.  

Learners must: 

• complete a portfolio of evidence covering all the assessment criteria for each mandatory unit (note: all units in the qualification are mandatory) 

• successfully complete an assignment for unit 605 Professional development and ethics in health and safety practice. 

Note: The assessment for unit 605 Professional development and ethics in health and safety practice requires evidence to be collected over a period of 12 months*. 

Upon successful completion, delegates will receive the City & Guilds Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice qualification and can seek IOSH membership.  

Note: Health and Safety qualifications are accredited by The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (“IOSH”) the world’s leading body for health and safety Professionals. This means that learners will be eligible to enrol with IOSH and IOSH Student Membership for the duration of their studies and, on successful completion, they will meet the academic requirements for Graduate membership. As IOSH is the only organisation in the world that offers Chartered Membership to health and safety practitioners, this can help members achieve the highest professional standards and gain international recognition. 

Assessment Support: Provided on a one-to-one basis through a combination of remote and face-to-face meetings. 

Fee: £3,905.00 

The fee covers all registration, assessment, support, visits by assessor (remote & face-to-face) and quality assurance within a 2-year period. If the qualification is not completed within 2-years, additional costs may be incurred.