OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management is a qualification for ambitious health and safety professionals. It is intended to make learners accountable for developing and applying health and safety procedures daily in an organisation. This course aids the learners to improve their knowledge and skills. The objective of the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management qualification is to advance occupational health and safety management expertise for managers with the authority and personal attributes to translate organisational strategy into effective operational performance. This qualification reflects current practice in Occupational Health and Safety Management and allows learners to develop and expand their high-level understanding of occupational health and safety.

Key Benefits

• The course taker will benefit from gaining in-depth knowledge on multidisciplinary topics such as health and safety management practice and systems, strategic risk intervention and its factors, strategies to improve occupational wellbeing, and sustainability and ethics.
• The Advanced Research Methods unit will allow learners to develop a critical understanding of research and philosophical, practical and ethical concepts within a health and safety environment.
• The qualification will enable learners to become autonomous, self-directed learners with tools and motivation to continue learning, developing, and reflecting on practice throughout their careers.
• The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management qualification enables learners to progress into or within employment or continue their further study.
• As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), learners can progress to a Master’s top-up at many universities in the UK and overseas with advanced standing.

Units

• Health and Safety Management Practice
• Effectiveness of Health and Safety Management Systems
• Factors Affecting Risk and Strategic Risk Intervention
• Strategic Commitment to Health and Well-Being
• Sustainability and Ethics in Health and Safety Practice
• Advanced Research Methods

Assessment

• Time-constrained scenario-based assignments
• No examinations

About Awarding Body

OTHM is an established and recognised Awarding Organisation (Certification Body) launched in 2003. OTHM has already made a mark in the UK and global online education scenario by creating and maintaining a user-friendly and skill based learning environment. OTHM has both local and international recognition which aids OTHM graduates to enhance their employability skills as well as allowing them to join degree and/or Master top-up programmes.

OTHM qualifications has assembled a reputation for maintaining significant skills in a wide range of job roles and industries which comprises Business Studies, Leadership, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Health and Social Care, Information Technology, Accounting and Finance, Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Delivery Method

School of Business & Technology London provides various flexible delivery methods to its learners, including online learning and blended learning. Thus, learners can choose the mode of study as per their choice and convenience. The program is self-paced and accomplished through our cutting-edge Learning Management System. Learners can interact with tutors by messaging through the SBTL Support Desk Portal System to discuss the course materials, get guidance and assistance and request assessment feedbacks on assignments.

We at SBTL offer outstanding support and infrastructure for both online and blended learning. We indeed pursue an innovative learning approach where traditional regular classroom-based learning is replaced by web-based learning and incredibly high support level. Learners enrolled at SBTL are allocated a dedicated tutor, whether online or blended learning, who provide learners with comprehensive guidance and support from start to finish.

The significant difference between blended learning and online learning methods at SBTL is the Block Delivery of Online Live Sessions. Learners enrolled at SBTL on blended learning are offered a block delivery of online live sessions, which can be booked in advance on their convenience at additional cost. These live sessions are relevant to the learners' program of study and aim to enhance the student's comprehension of research, methodology and other essential study skills. We try to make these live sessions as communicating as possible by providing interactive activities and presentations.

Resources and Support

School of Business & Technology London is dedicated to offering excellent support on every step of your learning journey. School of Business & Technology London occupies a centralised tutor support desk portal. Our support team liaises with both tutors and learners to provide guidance, assessment feedback, and any other study support adequately and promptly. Once a learner raises a support request through the support desk portal (Be it for guidance, assessment feedback or any additional assistance), one of the support team members assign the relevant to request to an allocated tutor. As soon as the support receives a response from the allocated tutor, it will be made available to the learner in the portal. The support desk system is in place to assist the learners adequately and streamline all the support processes efficiently.

Quality learning materials made by industry experts is a significant competitive edge of the School of Business & Technology London. Quality learning materials comprised of structured lecture notes, study guides, practical applications which includes real-world examples, and case studies that will enable you to apply your knowledge. Learning materials are provided in one of the three formats, such as PDF, PowerPoint, or Interactive Text Content on the learning portal.

Why gain OTHM Qualification

• Quality, Standards and Recognitions- OTHM qualifications are approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation); hence, the learners can be very confident about the quality of the qualifications as well.
• Career Development to increase credibility with employers- All OTHM qualifications are developed to equip learners with the skills and knowledge every employer seeks. The learners pursuing an OTHM qualification will obtain an opportunity to enhance learning and grow key competencies to tackle situations and work on projects more effectively, which will, in turn, give learners the potential to get promotions within the workplace. Alternatively, it allows them to progress onto an MBA top-up/Bachelor's degree / Master's degree programme around the World.
• Flexible study options- All OTHM qualifications have a credit value, which tells you how many credits are awarded when a unit is completed. The credit value will indicate how long it will normally take you to prepare for a unit or qualification.

Three different types of qualification are

• The award is achieved with 1 – 12 credits
• The certificate is completed with 13 – 36 credits
• The diploma is completed with at least 37 credits

OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management qualification is to develop occupational health and safety management skills for managers who have the authority and personal attributes to translate organisational strategy into effective operational performance. This qualification reflects current practice in Occupational Health and Safety Management and allows learners to develop and expand their high-level understanding of occupational health and safety in the workplace.

For entry into the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management, learners must possess the following:

• An honours degree in a related subject or a UK level 6 diploma or an equivalent overseas qualification
• Mature learners (over 21 years) with management experience
• International students whose first language is not English will need to have a score of 5.5 or above in the IELTS (International English Language Testing System)