This qualification will equip managers to minimise absence, encourage people back to work where possible, and deal effectively with the well-being issues of their staff.
Healthy workers can be almost three times more productive than employees with health and well-being issues*. On average, every worker in Britain is absent for seven days each year due to illness. In the public sector the average is almost ten days per year per employee. A correctly implemented health and well-being programme will help reduce absenteeism and staff turnover leading to increased skill retention and a reduction in training and recruitment costs.
The course is ideal for general managers, supervisors, health and safety and HR personnel who have responsibility for, or involvement in, the health and well-being of employees as part of their day-to-day duties.
This qualification is designed to provide the skills and knowledge to tackle health and well-being at work; achieving productivity gains, reducing absence and providing a better place to work. The syllabus emphasises practical management solutions to workplace health.
A correctly implemented health and well-being programme will help reduce absenteeism and staff turnover, leading to increases skill retention, and a reduction in training and recruitment costs. Employee physical and mental well-being will be protected and improved, increasing staff morale and leading to increased productivity. The cost savings to the organisation can be significant.
Course length: 6 weeks, one day per week
Cost: £989
*Research commissioned by Medibank Private (2005).
Key topics covered include:
• Identifying risks to health at work
• Learning how to manage sickness absence and implement a return to work programme
• Prevention and management of work related stress
• Disability discrimination and protecting health at work
• Working effectively with health professionals
• Dealing with mental health at work.
The course is accredited by NEBOSH. Delegates will receive an NEBOSH Certificate in the Management of Health and Well-being at Work after successful completion of the course.
Jane Davies
Hope Solutions
+44 (0) 151 291 3843
+44 (0) 771 863 2297
