Overview
Add the micro-diploma to your University of Manitoba degree or use as professional development for your career. Earn the micro-diploma by completing 9 credit hours of specific labour studies courses.
Key facts
The Workplace Health and Safety program is open to students from any faculty.
For current students, completing the micro-diploma will add an additional credential to your degree and can kick-start your professional development before you embark on your future career.
Build on your experience and boost your activist or professional development with a Micro-Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety (WHS).
Whether you are looking to be more effective at promoting health and safety as a union member, hoping to strengthen your knowledge and skills in your chosen profession, considering a fresh start and a new career direction or preparing to return to school, the micro-diploma is a great option.
To be accessible to individuals who are working full-time, the program intends to offer one of the three courses in a weekday evening timeslot in each of the three terms of the academic year, fall, winter and summer.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Issues in Occupational Health and Safety and Worker’s Compensation
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Labour Relations and Occupational Health and Safety Law
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Winter (January) deadline: October 1
Language
Credits
The micro-diploma consists of three undergraduate level courses for a total of 9 credit hours.
Delivered
Disciplines
Occupational Health and Safety Health Education View 20 other Short Courses in Occupational Health and Safety in CanadaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Direct entry applicants are those with fewer than 24 credit hours of post-secondary course work completed. Direct entry applicants must meet one of the following admission requirements:
- Must have graduated from high school with at least 5 full credits at the Grade 12 level in courses designated S, G, or U and must have achieved a minimum average of 70 per cent over the following, with no less than 60 per cent in each of: English 40S; Mathematics 40S; Two academic 40S courses.
- Must have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours of coursework at a recognized college or university with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 (C) or better.
Tuition Fee
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International
120 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 120 CAD for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
100 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 100 CAD for the full programme during 3 days.