Course Title: Participate in workplace health and safety
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3407 Certificate III in Dental Assisting
Course Title: Participate in workplace health and safety
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 20
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.
Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.
Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus
Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH5908C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2023 (All) |
OHTH5908C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2024 (All) |
Course Contact: Sue Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61393411406
Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this course you will learn the skills and knowledge required for workers to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety |
Elements: |
1. Follow safe work practices 2. Implement safe work practices 3. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace 4. Reflect on own safe work practices |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations, and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.