Thinking about a career in OHS? June 2, 2013
Are you interested in OHS as a career? Do you want to know more about what an OHS professional does?
To find out about what an OHS professional does…
Are you interested in OHS as a career? Do you want to know more about what an OHS professional does?
To find out about what an OHS professional does…
Professor Mike Capra the inaugural Chair of the Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board (AOHSEAB) has stepped down from the role after seven years.
Patrick Murphy, Chair of the Board for the Safety Institute of Australia (SIA) sincerely thanked Mike for his service to the AOHSEAB. “Mike has made a significant contribution to the standard and quality […]
On the 28th February, the Minster for Education the Hon Simon Birmingham addressed the Universities Australia Conference in Canberra. He spoke about the outcomes of a review conducted by the Higher Education Standards Panel (the Panel) in 2016 to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden associated with professional and academic accreditation processes.
The Department of […]
The Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board announced this week that the Master of Health, Safety and Environmental Management conducted by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) achieved accreditation late last year. These programs met the OHS and educational standards set by the Accreditation Board for the education of generalist OHS professionals.
The ACU undertook a comprehensive […]
How Accreditation and SIA Education Awards can assist in meeting the requirements
Higher Education Standards and benchmarking
The Higher Education Standards place an emphasis on external benchmarking, specifically in the development of learning outcomes (Standard 1.4.1) and in the review and improvement processes (Standard 5.3.4).
Standard 1.4.1 requires that:
– The expected learning outcomes for […]
Today, the Safety Institute of Australia announced the transition of the registrar role for the Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board with Meagan Browne replacing Pam Pryor who has undertaken the registrar role since the inception of the Board.
The registrar role is crucial to the effectiveness of the Accreditation Board. Not only is the registrar […]