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Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners - Associate Certificate
Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners - Associate Certificate

Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners - Associate Certificate

  • ID:BCIT10156
  • Level:Associate Degree
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Estimated Total/program:
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60
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100
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20
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

Preference will be given to applicants with:

  • Academic grades above the minimum

  • Requirements completed within the last five years

  • Related experience*

  • Additional post-secondary academic courses*

*Applicants with preferred entrance requirements are to submit transcripts and supporting documentation with their online application.

English requirements

  • IELTS

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 7

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.5

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.0

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 65

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 60

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 52

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 90

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 86

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 82

Course Information

This associate certificate is an upgrading pathway to allow recent and pending graduates of the BCIT Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety program to meet the updated educational requirements for the Canadian Registered Safety Professional certification.

Certificate graduates may desire to obtain their CRSP certification as it may help them to progress in their career paths to more senior management level safety positions.

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Program matrix

1. Required Business Courses

  • BUSA 1005, Introduction to Business

  • BUSA 2005, Principles of Management

2. Complete a minimum of 8.0 credits from the following Occupational Health & Safety courses

The courses taken for this credential must not have been previously used for credit toward the Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety program.

  • OCHS 1100, BC OHS Legislation

  • OCHS 1600, Business Law

  • OCHS 2440, Emergency Preparedness and Response

  • OCHS 3200, Safety System Analysis

  • OCHS 3360, Workplace Hazards and Controls 3

  • OCHS 3520, Ergonomics

  • OCHS 3620, Disability Case Management

  • OCHS 4320, Occupational Hygiene

  • OCHS 4340, Occupational Hygiene Lab

  • OCHS 4360, Occupational Diseases

  • OCHS 4420, Fire Safety Planning

  • OCHS 4440, Fire Safety Systems

  • OCHS 4520, Environmental Management

  • OCHS 4600, CRSP Exam Preparation

Total Credits:, 15.0

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