Can I enrol without the Certificate IV?

No. The register requires all BSB41419 core units, or competencies mapped as equivalent to them. This is one of the clearest entry gates in the Business Services package.

What if I hold an older WHS qualification?

The register accepts equivalent competencies - predecessors to the BSB41419 core units that have been mapped as equivalent. Ask a provider to assess what you hold against that mapping.

How is it different from the Certificate IV?

The verbs. Certificate IV has you contribute to risk management and incident response; the Diploma has you lead them. The Diploma also adds managing consultation and participation processes across an organisation.

Is this qualification required to be a safety manager?

Not by law - the register records no licensing or certification requirements. Employers commonly ask for it, and in some sectors it is effectively expected.

What does it cost and how long does it take?

Both are set by each provider and are not published on the national register.

BSB51319 Diploma of Work Health and Safety

About this qualification

BSB51319 is for the person who owns the WHS programme rather than helping with it. The register describes individuals “coordinating and maintaining the work health and safety program in an organisation” — supervisors and managers applying “a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts”.

Read the core units next to the Certificate IV and the shift is obvious. At Certificate IV you contribute to risk management, incident response and the WHS management system. Here you lead risk management, lead the initial response to and investigation of incidents, and manage consultation and participation processes.

It has hard entry requirements. The register requires all core units of BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety, or mapped equivalents. You cannot start here — and that makes the Certificate IV page worth reading first if you are planning a route.

Ten units, five core and five electives, with at least three electives from Group A.

Roles it maps to

Roles described on the national register for BSB51319.

WHS Coordinator Safety Manager HSE Advisor Return to Work Coordinator

Where it sits

The work health and safety line, from entry through to advanced practice.

Certificate IIIBSB30719 Work Health and Safety
Certificate IVBSB41419 Work Health and Safety
Diploma · you are hereBSB51319 Work Health and Safety
Advanced DiplomaBSB60619 Work Health and Safety

What it covers

5Core units

5Elective units

Ten units in total. At least three electives from Group A; the remaining two from Group A or B, or from a Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma in any currently endorsed training package or accredited course.

The 5 core units, required by everyone:

BSBWHS513 Lead WHS risk management
BSBWHS515 Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents
BSBWHS516 Contribute to developing, implementing and maintaining an organisation's WHS management system
BSBWHS519 Lead the development and use of WHS risk management tools
BSBWHS522 Manage WHS consultation and participation processes

For a full list of elective units, visit training.gov.au →

Frequently asked questions

Can I enrol without the Certificate IV?: No. The register requires all BSB41419 core units, or competencies mapped as equivalent to them. This is one of the clearest entry gates in the Business Services package.
What if I hold an older WHS qualification?: The register accepts equivalent competencies — predecessors to the BSB41419 core units that have been mapped as equivalent. Ask a provider to assess what you hold against that mapping.
How is it different from the Certificate IV?: The verbs. Certificate IV has you contribute to risk management and incident response; the Diploma has you lead them. The Diploma also adds managing consultation and participation processes across an organisation.
Is this qualification required to be a safety manager?: Not by law — the register records no licensing or certification requirements. Employers commonly ask for it, and in some sectors it is effectively expected.
What does it cost and how long does it take?: Both are set by each provider and are not published on the national register.

Other registered providers

Filtered by where each provider is based, not where they can deliver.

NSW

TAFE NSWRTO 90003

Deliver and assess · National
WA

North Metropolitan TAFERTO 52786

Deliver and assess · WA
WA

South Metropolitan TAFERTO 52787

Deliver and assess · WA
QLD

Halo Nation TrainingRTO 32485

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

National SkillsRTO 45438

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

AshtrailRTO 6139

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

Joblink PlusRTO 91434

Deliver and assess · NSW
QLD

CLET TrainingRTO 31254

Assess only · National
TAS

Reach Community CollegeRTO 40747

Deliver and assess · National
SA

TIME Education and TrainingRTO 40058

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Asset Training AustraliaRTO 31718

Deliver and assess · National
WA

Insight Training Group AustraliaRTO 32142

Deliver and assess · National
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