The OSHCE Occupational Health & Safety Certificate Series
Today's occupational health and safety professionals face increasingly complex challenges—from emerging workplace hazards and evolving regulations to changing workforce expectations and advancing technologies. Success is more than technical knowledge. Professionals need the ability to assess risk, solve problems, communicate effectively, influence decision-making, and lead positive change.
The OSHCE Occupational Health & Safety Certificate Series is designed to help professionals build practical skills and specialized expertise to be immediately applied in the workplace. If you are new to the field, advancing into leadership, or seeking to deepen your knowledge in a specialized area, these certificates provide a practical professional growth.
Each certificate combines evidence-based practices, real-world applications, and interactive learning experiences led by experienced instructors. Participants gain valuable tools, frameworks, and strategies to be applied in the workplace. This experience is a pathway for preventing injuries and illnesses, improving organizational performance, strengthening safety culture, and protecting worker well-being.
Certificates may be completed individually to address specific work and professional needs or combined to create a comprehensive development plan. Certificates provide a flexible and meaningful approach to building the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to meet today's workplace.
Invest in your development. Strengthen your impact. Advance your career while helping create safer, healthier, and more resilient workplaces.
Featured Certificates
Leadership Foundations for Occupational Health and Safety
In today's fast-paced workplace, we are constantly adapting to new technology, evolving team dynamics, and frequent staff changes. Navigating these changes can be particularly challenging for Health and safety professionals especially when the need is to influence others sometimes without formal authority. This certificate program is designed to enhance leadership knowledge, skills, and practices in all sectors. Click the link below to register.
The Certificate in Total Worker Health ® is designed to offer occupational safety and health professionals and students an understanding of the Total Worker Health (TWH) approach, and to be competent to begin to implement its concepts within organizations. It provides information on the key determinants of physical and psychological health encountered at work, and how to be better equipped to act on these determinants as part of an interdisciplinary workplace team.
Construction Industry Essentials
The Essentials Certificates provide comprehensive training aimed at reducing workplace incidents and promoting a safe working environment. With three industry tracks—Construction, General, and Health - customize your learning experience by selecting courses most relevant to your workplace. Build your learning experience by selecting courses most relevant to Construction Essentials Certificate.
Explore Our Certificate Programs
How Certificates Work
Choose Your Program
Select the certificate path that best aligns with your current career goals and professional development needs.
Complete Required Courses
Enjoy flexible learning options. Take courses on your own schedule with our mix of online, on-demand, and hybrid formats.
Earn Your Certificate
Receive your official University of Washington certificate and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) immediately upon completion.
Nationally Recognized & Accredited
Supported by the University of Washington School of Public Health
The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) is one of only 18 NIOSH-funded Education & Research Centers in the nation. We deliver gold-standard professional training that meets rigorous national standards.
Key Benefits:
- Expert Instruction: Our certificates are developed and taught by leading faculty from the UW School of Public Health.
- Verified Credits: All programs are eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to maintain your professional credentials.