Overview

Career Opportunities

The process of professional development towards qualifying as a Professional Construction Health and Safety Manager starts with the attainment of an advanced qualification that focuses on the practice of health and safety management.

The Health and Safety Management programme from Central University of Technology, Free State, which focuses on health and safety management, offers such a qualification. After graduation, a programme of training, further study and knowledge development with structured work experience in compliance with statutory regulatory councils can be followed to attain the competencies for registration as a full Professional Health and Safety Officer / Agent / Manager, if desired. Professional registration is not mandatory, though for industry participation, the graduate can advance to the highest levels in industry in practising health and safety management after gaining the necessary work experience.

Career opportunities for graduates of the programme exist in the built environment. These include, in addition to health and safety management, building construction, building maintenance, building restoration and asset management. Graduates may become part of a design or development team as health and safety professional, be self-employed or act as consultants in the health and safety field within the construction industry. Graduates may choose careers across a range of sectors, including:

Health and safety consultancies.

Construction and specialist trade companies.

Design and build companies.

Buildings renovation and restoration companies.

Property developers and consortia.

Local authorities and regulatory bodies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Construction Treatise

Health and Safety Practice

Construction Project Management

Facility Management

Lean Construction

Professional Business Management

Construction Safety Management

Safety Management Systems

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

194 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Disciplines

Public Health Health Education View 4 other Masters in Health Education in South Africa

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Academic 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

The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is an appropriate advanced diploma or bachelor’s degree at NQF level 7, with sufficient exposure to Construction Management or Construction Health and Safety Management as principle study discipline.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2870 ZAR / year

≈ 2870 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1920 ZAR / year

≈ 1920 ZAR / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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