Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (Level 6)

Graduates will have acquired skills and education in order to demonstrate knowledge of, evaluate, plan, develop and facilitate occupational health and safety systems, practices and programmes. The various employment positions a graduating student could be expected to undertake following the completion of this programme could include the following examples: ? Health and safety co-coordinators/officers/representatives/advisors ? Risk advisors ? Production supervisors ? Training co-ordinators ? Occupational Safety and Health roles through the Department of Labour ? Insurance personnel ? Human resource staff

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.

We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.

We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, Auckland and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.

We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Auckland & Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.