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Programme Type: Certificate/Diploma Programmes

Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

This programme is intended to produce individuals with the competence to identify workplace hazards and implement appropriate mitigation and preventive strategies to achieve a compliant and sustainable OHS system within the context of established codes of practice and relevant legislative framework. The qualification will render the beneficiaries eligible for registration and accreditation with relevant national, regional, and international professional bodies.

Admissions Criteria

  • BGCSE/equivalent.

Graduates of this programme can:

  • Carry out a Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
  • Conduct accident/incident investigations
  • Provide leadership and training support to the organization and other practitioners to promote a culture of health and safety
  • Develop sound hazard control and monitoring strategies
  • Contribute to the advancement of the OHS profession

Career Prospects

  • Risk Control Officer
  • Loss Control Officer
  • Safety Officer
  • Safety Auditor
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Management Consultant

    • Safety, Health and Environment Officer

Skills Developed

  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Energetic and an intense desire to learn
  • Passion for OHS
  • Highly organised and effective decision making
  • Communication and networking expertise
  • Attention to Detail and ability to listen
  • Internet skills
  • Language proficiency and cultural sensitivity
  • Enthusiasm and dedication

Certificate in New Venture Creation

The purpose of this programme is to provide entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs in the small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector with the technical, business, managerial and personal skills needed to create and sustain a business. This qualification is available to individuals who do not have formal training and are working in or wish to work in or manage a SMME business.

Why you should enroll

This programme will help aspiring entrepreneurs and mid-career professionals understand the process of starting a new business or creating new business opportunities within established organizations. Recipients of this qualification will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an ability to identify and create a new venture.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of interpersonal skills required in a business environment.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of basic economics within a market economy.
  • Manage a new venture by applying business principles and techniques.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the role of leadership and management.

 

What this course offers:

These are the topics covered in the Certificate in New Venture programme:

  • The Entrepreneurial Mind – Crafting a Personal Entrepreneurial Strategy
  • The Entrepreneurial Process
  • Clean Commerce and Sustainable Enterprise Movements as an Opportunity for Change
  • Opportunity Recognition
  • Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship
  • The Business Plan
  • The Entrepreneurial Leader and The Team
  • Ethical Decision‐Making and The Entrepreneur
  • Resource Requirements
  • Entrepreneurial Financing
  • Obtaining Venture and Growth Capital
  • The Deal: Valuation, Structure and Negotiation
  • Obtaining Debt Capital

 

Who is this course for?

  • Individuals/teams who wish to explore a new business idea
  • People who want an insight into the life of an entrepreneur
  • Company founders who want to expand their network

 

* Important note: The programmes offered in this website/advert are accredited by BQA and offered at Botho University at the time of publication. Please refer to your offer letter from our admissions department for any changes in programme name or duration that may be effected due to regulatory requirements.