Niosh offers safety, health programme for TVET students
Published on: Sunday, July 22, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) is offering for the first time a programme on Safety and Health Officers for Higher Education Institutions (SHO for IPT) starting this year.Its Chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the programme is specifically offered to students pursuing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) so that they could obtain a Certificate of Professional Competence while in IPT.He said the "SHO for IPT" programme would be fully managed by Niosh so as to minimise costs and ensure the quality of the training courses.
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"Niosh will also organise exam preparation workshops and four full examination papers for the programme."This new initiative would increase the number of workers with skills in occupational safety and health (KKP)," he told the media after officiating World Day for Safety and Health at Work celebration at the State-level, here, Saturday.Lee said besides cost-saving, the programme would also benefit the employers as they would have young employees with KKP knowledge and certificate.He said the programme was part of the institute's efforts to empower future employees as well as to help the Government to reduce workplace accidents.
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"Any IPT interested in implementing this programme may contact Niosh for further information," he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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