Qualifi Level 7 International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management
- Usually 6–8 months
- Qualifi Level 7 · 120 credits
- Live online, recorded or blended
A Level 7 diploma for HSE managers and experienced safety professionals who lead health and safety at a strategic level. Eight units, assessed by workplace-based assignments, with no exam. TMC is approved directly by Qualifi to deliver this diploma.
Study live online at weekends, through recorded sessions, or in a blended format that includes classroom participation. Start any time once your admission is complete.
Launch fee: previous price AED 5,500 now AED 4,800 + VAT — includes Qualifi registration, assessment and certificate fees.
We check your eligibility and hold your admission interview before you pay.
Eight units, no exam
120 credits, assessed by one workplace-based written assignment per unit.
Live, recorded or blended
Weekend live online sessions, recorded study, or blended learning with classroom participation. Tutor support throughout.
Start any time
Rolling enrolment once your admission is complete. Eligibility and interview happen before you pay.
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About This Course
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The Qualifi Level 7 International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management is for people who already manage health and safety and now need to lead it across an organisation. It fits:
- HSE managers and senior safety advisers
- safety leads on large projects and multi-site operations
- facilities and operations managers with safety accountability
- engineers moving into HSE leadership.
The assignments ask you to analyse a real organisation, so it works best if you can draw on your own workplace. If you are unsure whether you are ready for Level 7, talk to us first about whether this diploma or a Level 6 diploma is the better fit.
Course facts
| Qualification | Qualifi Level 7 International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management |
|---|---|
| Awarding organisation | Qualifi Ltd, recognised and regulated by Ofqual (England) |
| Qualification number | 603/5639/X |
| Level | Level 7, Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) |
| Size | 120 credits; 1,200 hours total qualification time |
| Units | 8 mandatory units |
| Assessment | One written assignment per unit; no exam |
| Grading | Pass / fail |
| Usual duration at TMC | 6–8 months |
| Study options | Live online (weekends), recorded, or blended with classroom participation |
| Tutor support | Available throughout your studies |
| Start date | Any time, once admission is complete |
| Available to | Learners in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait |
| Launch fee | previous price |
| Delivered by | TMC, approved directly by Qualifi |
| Specification | Qualifi specification for centres, March 2026 |
Entry requirements and admission
- A Level 6 qualification in a related sector, or
- A bachelor's degree in engineering, or
- A master's degree in engineering, or
- At least three years' managerial experience that shows current, relevant industry knowledge.
You need one of the routes above. Every applicant has an admission interview. People with considerable experience but no formal qualification may be considered if the interview shows they can manage the demands of the programme.
You don’t pay until you’re admitted. When you click Enrol now, we review your CV and certificates and hold your interview first. Only once your admission is confirmed do we ask for payment.
What you will study: eight mandatory units
All eight units are mandatory. Each carries 15 credits and 150 hours of study, of which 50–60 hours are guided learning.
How an ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system is put in place, checked and improved, and how leaders evaluate, communicate and transfer strategic risk.
In practice: you will judge how well an organisation's processes meet ISO 45001 and set out a credible improvement plan.
How global operations and sustainability goals shape safety culture, the psychological factors behind safe and unsafe behaviour, and how to measure safety performance meaningfully.
In practice: you will build a business case for health and safety within an organisation's sustainability strategy and choose measures that show real performance.
The effect of digital technology and AI on occupational risk, risk assessment for biological and ergonomic hazards, likely failure points in management systems, and structured accident causal analysis.
In practice: you will lead a root-cause investigation and assess the risks that come with new technology.
Self-assessment, leadership development and employee welfare at a strategic level, set against the organisation's direction.
In practice: you will produce a personal development plan tied to your organisation's strategy.
Hazard controls for storage, rigging and excavation, fall-protection calculations, hazardous-energy control and machine guarding in high-risk work.
In practice: you will specify and check controls for high-risk activities using standard safety calculations.
Workplace design, manual-handling calculations, biomechanical stress, human factors and human–computer interaction.
In practice: you will assess a lifting task quantitatively and recommend design changes.
Ventilation and noise calculations, chemical hazard classification, exposure assessment including time-weighted averages, biological hazards, toxicology and radiation.
In practice: you will evaluate workplace exposure against limits and recommend controls.
Fire science, electrical and hot-work fire risks, detection and suppression systems, firefighting strategy and fire-prevention management.
In practice: you will evaluate a site's fire protection and prevention arrangements.
Recognition and progression
- Regulated qualification. The diploma is on the Regulated Qualifications Framework at Level 7 and is awarded by Qualifi, an awarding organisation recognised by Ofqual in England. You can look up qualification number 603/5639/X on the Ofqual Register.
- A diploma, not a degree. It is a 120-credit Level 7 diploma. It is not a master’s degree and does not award one.
- Further study. Qualifi describes the diploma as a basis for progression to postgraduate study. Each university sets its own entry and credit rules, so check with the institution you are interested in.
- IOSH membership. Qualifi does not publish an IOSH membership route for this diploma. IOSH assesses qualifications case by case for its membership grades, alongside experience requirements. If membership is one of your goals, check with IOSH before you enrol. The diploma does not give chartered status.
- Recognition in the GCC. How employers and authorities treat the diploma varies by country and organisation. If you need it for a specific role or licence, check with your employer or the relevant authority.
How it compares with other Level 6 and 7 diplomas
Several diplomas serve experienced health and safety professionals. They differ in level, awarding body and how they are assessed. This overview is to help you compare; check each awarding body’s own page for current details.
| Diploma | Level | Awarding body | How it is assessed | Often chosen by | At TMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifi Level 7 International Diploma in OHS Management (this course) | 7 | Qualifi | Eight written assignments; no exam | Managers wanting a broad, strategic, assignment-based Level 7 | This page |
| Qualifi Level 7 Diploma in OHS Management | 7 | Qualifi | Separate qualification with different entry rules | Learners who meet its specific entry criteria | Course page |
| ProQual Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Health & Safety Leadership and Management | 7 | ProQual | Portfolio of evidence from your current role | Senior staff who can evidence strategic competence at work | Course page |
| IOSH Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health Leadership and Management | 6 | IOSH | Assignments and presentations | Practitioners focused on IOSH membership | Course page |
| NEBOSH Level 6 International Diploma for OHS Management Professionals | 6 | NEBOSH | Assignment and case-study based | Practitioners who prefer the NEBOSH route | — |
| ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in OHS Practice | 6 | ProQual | Competence-based portfolio (NVQ) | Practitioners evidencing day-to-day OHS practice | Course page |
You may see “NVQ Level 7” used for strategic health and safety diplomas. The official ProQual Level 7 title does not include “NVQ”; the NVQ qualifications in this group are at Level 6.
Course at a glance
- Level 7 · 120 credits
- 1,200 hours total qualification time
- 8 mandatory units
- 8 written assignments, no exam
- Typically 6–8 months at TMC
- Weekend live, recorded or blended with classroom participation
- Tutor support · enrol any time, subject to admission
Previous price AED 5,500
Launch fee AED 4,800 + VAT
Includes Qualifi registration, assessment and certificate fees.
VAT is charged in addition.
We confirm your admission before you pay. For payment options and our policies on refunds, deferrals and resubmissions, please speak to our admissions team before you enrol.
Why study with TMC
Approved, supported and flexible
Direct Qualifi approval
TMC is approved directly by Qualifi to deliver this diploma.
Tutor support
Tutor support is available throughout your studies, whichever study option you choose.
Study around your work
Weekend live online sessions, recorded study, or blended learning with classroom participation.
Admission before payment
We check your eligibility and hold your admission interview before you pay. Start any time once admitted.
Key course information
Awarding body and approval
Qualifi Ltd is an awarding organisation recognised and regulated by Ofqual in England. The diploma is qualification number 603/5639/X at Level 7 on the RQF. TMC is approved directly by Qualifi to deliver it.
Who it is for
HSE managers, senior safety advisers, project and multi-site safety leads, facilities and operations managers with safety accountability, and engineers moving into HSE leadership.
Duration and study time
At TMC the course usually takes 6–8 months. Separately, Qualifi sets total qualification time at 1,200 hours: an estimate of all the work needed, including guided learning, independent study and the eight assignments. It is a measure of workload, not a calendar period.
How you are assessed
There is no exam. Each unit is assessed by one written assignment, with a task for every learning outcome, applied to a real organisation. Work is checked for plagiarism and collusion. Graded pass or fail; you must pass all eight units.
Study options and tutor support
Live online sessions at weekends, recorded sessions at times that suit you, or a blended option that combines live or recorded study with classroom participation. Tutor support is available throughout.
Studying from the GCC
Learners from all six GCC countries can enrol: the United Arab Emirates (all seven emirates, including Al Ain), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait. Study online from wherever you are based; ask where classroom sessions take place if you choose blended.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Each of the eight units is assessed by a written assignment based on a real organisation.
Yes, if you have at least three years' managerial experience with current, relevant industry knowledge, or a related Level 6 qualification. Every applicant has an admission interview.
No. We review your documents and hold your admission interview first. You pay only once you are admitted.
At any time, once your admission is complete. There are no fixed intake dates.
At TMC it usually takes 6–8 months. The 1,200 hours of total qualification time is Qualifi's estimate of the full workload, not a calendar period.
Live online sessions are held at weekends. If weekends don't suit you, the recorded option lets you study at your own times.
Yes, through the blended option, which combines live or recorded study with classroom participation. Ask our admissions team where classroom sessions take place.
Yes. Tutor support is available throughout your studies, whichever study option you choose.
The launch fee is AED 4,800 + VAT, reduced from AED 5,500. It includes Qualifi registration, assessment and certificate fees. VAT is charged in addition.
Please speak to our admissions team about payment options and our refund, deferral and resubmission policies before you enrol.
Yes. Learners from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, as well as the UAE, can enrol and study online.
Not automatically. IOSH decides membership grades case by case, so check with IOSH first if membership is one of your goals.
No. It is a 120-credit Level 7 diploma, not a degree.
Eight mandatory units, each worth 15 credits, giving 120 credits in total. You must pass all eight to receive the diploma.
Yes. TMC is approved directly by Qualifi to deliver this qualification.
Qualifi issues certificates to successful learners through the approved centre that registered them. You can also use TMC's certificate verification page.
