Criteria, Requirements & Fees

Please review our criteria, requirements and fees below. If you are unsure if you meet the criteria please contact us.

Program Paused - Current Criteria below will be updated when the program recommences in 2023

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	OHS Trainee	OHS Graduate	OHS Practitioner	Pathway #1	Pathway #2	Chartered OHS Professional
	OHS Trainee	OHS Graduate	OHS Practitioner	OHS Professional		Chartered OHS Professional
Minimum qualification in OHS/WHS	Diploma or Adv. Diploma in OHS (AQF 5, 6)	Bachelor or Grad. Diploma or Masters OHS (AQF 7, 8, 9)	Diploma or Adv. Diploma in OHS (AQF 5, 6)	Bachelor or Grad. Diploma or Masters OHS (AQF 7, 8, 9)	Diploma WHS or COHSPract or any AQF 7, 8 or 9 with some OHS related content (approx. equivalent to grad cert.)	Masters in OHS or Have met requirements for OHS Professional plus Masters or PhD in any other discipline
Minimum experience (years)	N/A	N/A	3 years FT equivalent in OHS practitioner role¹	Minimum 3 years FT equivalent in OHS professional role¹	Minimum 5+ years FT equivalent in an OHS professional role¹	10 years FT equivalent organisational experience (including 5 years FT equivalent in OHS which includes 3+ years FT equivalent at a senior OHS management level¹)
Capability Assessment	N/A	N/A	Practitioner Portfolio Report Referee checks Interview (if required)	Professional Practice Report Referee checks Interview (if required)	Professional Practice Report Referee checks Interview (if required)	Reflective Journal Referee checks Interview
Knowledge Assessment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OHS Professional Knowledge Assessment required.	N/A

1 – For more details on WHS/OHS role definitions please visit OHS Global Framework for Practice.

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	OHS trainee	OHS graduate	OHS Practitioner	Pathway #1	Pathway #2	Chartered OHS Professional
	OHS trainee	OHS graduate	OHS Practitioner	OHS Professional		Chartered OHS Professional
CPD required	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OHS Professional Knowledge Assessment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes -	N/A
Application guidelines	N/A	N/A			N/A
Examples of Reports	N/A	N/A	Read more	Read more	N/A	Read more
					Please contact certification@aihs.org.au before applying online.