CPD Training

CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (CPD)

CPD refers to activities that develop and maintain capabilities to enable members to perform competently within their professional environments. The COH&S is a Professional Body and as such has obligations to foster a commitment to lifelong learning and development amongst its members as a key component of professionalism. The COH&S is required to monitor and enforce standards that ensure the continuous development and maintenance of professional competence of its members. The objective of a CPD programme is to assist members to develop and maintain professional competence in order to ensure high ethical and professional standards delivered through the sector to the general public.

Verifiable CPD– Verifiable CPD is CPD for which proof of completion/participation is available, for example, but not limited to, attendance registers, reading registers, or such other manner of proof as may be determined by the Board from time to time, that can be submitted to the COH&S upon auditing of a member’s CPD points.

Non Verifiable CPD– This is CPD which will comprise reading for which the member will account using the Register of Professional Reading includes any other activity that the designate considers to be of value in meeting the definition of CPD as above. This may include:

Management training and
Life skills training and development.

Introduction

COH&S is a private Professional Body for the Health and Safety. It is a members’ organisation which awards designations based on the attainment of prescribed academic levels. Once a professional designation is attained by a member, s/he needs to maintain the status by ensuring compliance with the following requirements:

Maintenance of annual membership of the COH&S;
Subscription to the Code of Professional Conduct of the COH&S.
Compliance with the CPD requirements – as prescribed by the COH&S; and,

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is a process of lifelong learning whereby an individual systematically engages in activities that maintain abilities, skills and knowledge required for a professional health and safety services field and as guided by the competency requirements. And COH&S’s Code of Professional Conduct.

CPD refers to activities that develop and maintain capabilities to enable members to perform competently within their professional environments.

Responsibility For Competence

The primary responsibility for competence lies with the member and all members have an obligation to develop and maintain their professional competence, relevant to the nature of their work and professional responsibilities. All the members carrying an COH&S designation must maintain a record of their CPD activities and report the hours completed relevant to each reporting cycle. CPD is compulsory and is applicable to all members.

CPD Training Programs

US$100 Per Term

HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT (HAZCHEM)

Duration

5 days

CPD Points:

5 credits

Method of Study:

Onsite/Online

FIRST AID AND MANUAL HANDLING