Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management

Cape Breton University

Canada,Nova Scotia

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24 Months

Duration

CAD 17,702/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 80

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

Canada, Nova Scotia

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1951

Total Students: 7,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

1250 Grand Lake Rd, Grand Lake Road, NS B1M 1A2, Canada

Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management

Program Overview

Cape Breton University recognizes the inherent challenges of maintaining proper health and safety in today’s ever-evolving workplace. With CBU’s Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Management, students will gain the managerial skills necessary for effective management of occupational health, safety and risk across various disciplines in the Canadian and global context.

Students will gain competencies to provide coaching and guidance and the abilities to identify, assess and communicate on matters relating to occupational health, safety and organizational risk. The diploma further provides an introduction to approaches for working with various stakeholders, workplace diversity, human rights and working within an Indigenous context.

Upon graduation from the OH&S Management diploma, students will be prepared for roles in any industry; particularly the public sector and compliance services, business and insurance project management and construction, safety supervision, environmental industry, oil and gas and many more roles where advanced education in these areas is highly valued and in demand.

What skills will I gain from this program?

  • Develop an advanced understanding of occupational health, safety, and organizational risk applicable to any industry.
  • Gain strategies and methods for developing collaborative relationships among stakeholders to achieve greater health, safety and risk outcomes and to better inform culturally responsive approaches.
  • Develop competencies to provide coaching and guidance and the abilities to identify, assess and communicate on matters relating to occupational health, safety and organizational risk.