Career pathways & courses
Below is a list of courses to help you along this rewarding career pathway.
Please note:
- This directory has been developed to facilitate access to potentially relevant education. Inclusion in the list does not constitute an endorsement of the course by ANZSOM.
- Every effort is made to ensure the information is up to date. Please contact the Secretariat if information is incorrect.
- General listings are provided free of charge - for display advertising please contact the ANZSOM Secretariat.
Course advertising
(3 months / 6 months / 12 months)
ANZSOM is committed to encouraging entry into rewarding occupational health careers, guiding access to university and short courses relevant to occupational health professionals, including:
• General occupational and environmental medicine/health courses
• Courses for occupational health nurses
• General occupational health and safety courses
• Specialty courses
General listings (i.e. course title and link to external website for more information) are provided free of charge. A website box, with details (text and/or image) of the course is available for advertising, both on the landing page and within the categories listed.
Specialist Physician Training (RACP)
| Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physician Training Program - The Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine |
General Occupational & Environmental Medicine/Health Training
| Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine (5 day course) - Monash University (VIC) |
(1 year part-time)
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Postgraduate Certificate in Occupational Medicine - University of Otago (Wellington, NZ) |
(1 year full-time or part-time equivalent)
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Graduate Diploma of Occupational and Environmental Health - Monash University (VIC) |
(1.5 - 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent)
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Master of Occupational and Environmental Health - Monash University (VIC) |
| Expert Master of Occupational and Environmental Health - Monash University (VIC) |
| Master of Occupational Health and Safety - Latrobe University (VIC) |
Monash University Short Course in Clinical Occupational Medicine
The Monash Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine is a short course designed for GPs, occupational medicine trainees and other medical practitioners who assess and manage patients with work-related problems.
For more information about the course please click here.
Targeted training (by topic area)
These training courses are listed by tab in alphabetical order
| Occupational Audiometry Course (4 day program) - The Hearing Company (QLD) |
| Diploma of Audiometry - TAFE NSW (NSW) |
(1 year full-time or part-time equivalent)
| Graduate Diploma of Aviation Medicine - Monash University (VIC) |
(4 years part-time)
| Master of Aviation Medicine - University of Otago (Wellington, NZ) |
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Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing short Course - Kinnect Training (NSW/QLD/VIC/WA) |
| Workplace Drug and Alcohol Awareness short course - Kinnect Training (NSW/QLD/VIC/WA) |
| Fatigue Awareness and Management short course - Kinnect Training |
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Personal Injury Strategic Claims Management - Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) and the Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) |
| Personal Injury Scheme Evaluation - Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) and the Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) |
| Impairment Assessment Training - AMA4 Guides - Victoria - Personal Injury Education Foundation |
| Medical First Aid on board Ship short course - Australian Maritime College (pre -requisite for Medical Care on board Ship short course) |
| Medical Care on board Ship short course - Australian Maritime College |
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Mental Health First Aid - Mental Health First Aid Australia |
| Authorised Health Professional - AHP Program |
(1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time)
| Master of Rehabilitation - Australian Catholic University (NSW, QLD, VIC) |
| Spirometry Training Course - Kinnect Training (QLD/VIC/WA) |
| Queensland Health Spirometry Training Program - Metro North Health (QLD) |
| Fundamentals in Spirometry - Spirometry Training Company (online) |
| Immunisation for Health Practitioners (HESA accredited) - Australian College of Nursing (National) |
| Immunisation: Tuberculosis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) - Australian College of Nursing (NSW) |
General Occupational Health & Safety Training - accredited by the Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board
The Australian OHS accreditation education board have provided a list of OHS accredited courses, including Bachelor, graduate and masters courses. These courses will be regularly updated to include any new accredited courses. For more information visit their website below:
Other CPD (various topics)
| Managing Health in Healthcare Workers - Mededucation online |
| Risk Assessment. Risk Management and Hazard Identification - Mededucation online |
| Ergonomic and Human Factors - Mededucation Online |
| Role of Primary Care Practitioner in Public Health and Occupational Medicine - Mededucation online |
| Applied Ergonomics & Exposure to Hazardous Substances - Mededucation online |
| Workers Compensation in Australia - Mededucation online |
| Could it be Work Related? Explaining Causation - Mededucation Online |
| Drug and Alcohol Testing in Occupational Medicine and Health-Related Injuries - Mededucation Online |
| Working with a Mental Health Condition in the Workplace - Mededucation Online |
| Effective Rehabilitation for Workplace Health and Productivity - Mededucation Online |
| Occupational Respiratory Disease - Mededucation Online |
| Pulmonary Protection Programs Prevention Is Preferable to Palliation: A 9 Point Process - Mededucation Online |
ANZSOM welcomes the opportunity to promote training and courses provided by member-owned or operated services where they meet our organisational objective of providing education opportunities to members. ANZSOM does not give formal endorsement of external educational offerings.