Improving OSH qualifications frameworks

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professions, ever since their inception, have adapted to changes in the developing technology of work, the understanding of the resulting hazards and their controls rooted in technological, behavioural and occupational design and management. There is a strong push in developed economies to regulate entry to professions by defining exclusive education and training requirements and to require that retention of membership in the professional body and career progressions depend on continuing professional development, but is this approach fitting to developing economies? So far, most studies and initiatives focused on the experience of developed economies that might not be fully applicable/transferable to developing economies, including in South and South East Asia. It is against this background that the ILO is proposing to develop an approach for Governments, associations of OSH professionals and social partners to assess their OSH qualifications frameworks and ensure the quality of granted qualifications in the field of safety and health with a focus on developing countries. In turn, this contributes to the strengthening of national OSH management systems at national and workplace level.

Project symbol

GLO/21/50/KOR

Admin unit

OSHE

Start date

01/06/2021

End date

28/06/2024

Total allocation

406340

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

334964

Development Partners

Republic of Korea, Ministry of Labour

Country/Countries

Global

Outcomes

Outcome 6: Protection at work for all