Our Courses
Our courses offer practical, evidence‑based learning designed to build confidence, competence and high‑quality practice across the work & health landscape.
We offer a range of courses to help you build the right skills at every stage of your occupational health career. If you are new to the field, begin with our Occupational Health Essentials Course, our recommended starting point to give you a solid foundation and build confidence and core knowledge.
If you’re looking to upskill or gain ACPOHE Technical or Registered Membership, you can choose from a variety of our extended courses, all designed to strengthen your practice and broaden your impact.
Our courses are available to all ACPOHE Standard, Technical and Registered Members. Some of our courses are open to Student, International and Associate Members too, making them suitable for any professional working in, or interested in, Occupational Health.
The 1st module of our Occupational Health Essentials course is FREE and available to anyone. Otherwise, you will need to become an ACPOHE member to do one of our courses
Extended Course
Office Ergonomics - Hybrid Option: Online and Face to Face Study.
Eligibility: Participants must have a health background if they are not a physiotherapist. If you’re not a physiotherapist, please get in touch with us first so that we can check your suitability for this course.
This course will provide you with a solid knowledge base and practical skills to undertake DSE assessments for office or home workstations delivered in-person or remotely.
Cost: £285 (£255 Early Bird Rate up to xx/xx/xxxx)
Module 1: Self-directed learning (approximately 4 hours) undertaken online and completion is required prior to attending Module 2.
Module 2: 1 day face-to-face study day.
Course Objectives:
- Describe the possible effects on health of DSE use and propose remedial measures.
- Advise a computer user on correct workstation set up and work behaviours.
- Carry out a comprehensive DSE workstation assessment and make recommendations to minimise risk and promote health
- Identify health issues and concerns relating to use of laptops, hot-desking and home working and advise on remedial action in line with current health and safety legislation
- Carry out basic anthropometric measurements and advise on office furniture and equipment required to suit and ‘fit’ a user.
- Become familiar with office equipment.
- Learn to clinically reason why to recommend specific equipment.
Coming Soon!
Outcome Measure Tools in Occupational Health
Details to follow
Coming Soon!
People Handling
Details to follow.
Our courses are available to all ACPOHE Standard, Technical and Registered Members. Some of our courses are open to Student, International and Associate Members too, making them suitable for any professional working in, or interested in, Occupational Health.
The 1st module of our Occupational Health Module is FREE and available to anyone. Otherwise, you will need to become an ACPOHE member to do one of our courses.
FAQs
If you are not sure what course is most suitable for your needs or have any other questions, email us at admin@acpohe.org.uk. We are here to help.
If you’re beginning your OH journey, we recommend starting with Occupational Health Essentials. It gives you a strong foundation in core principles, workplace assessment skills and safe, effective OH practice.
No – many of our courses are suitable for beginners. You can build your knowledge from the ground up with our foundation courses, then progress to more advanced learning as your confidence and skills grow.
You can take courses individually or follow our structured pathways. Foundation courses help you get started, Technical Membership courses build practical workplace skills, and advanced courses support progression towards Registered Membership. Find out more here.
Yes – several courses are open to Associate Members, making them suitable for any professional working in, or interested in, Occupational Health. Some advanced courses are physiotherapy‑specific and these will be clearly indicated.
You can choose from a range of standalone courses, including topics like Advanced Ergonomics, DSE, workplace assessments and condition‑specific training. These are ideal if you want to deepen your expertise without following a full pathway.
All ACPOHE courses are available to book and access through our Work and Health Learning and Development Hub. Your place is confirmed once we have received your payment. Please read our Course Cancellation Policy before booking. If you’ve recently joined ACPOHE, please note that Hub access is updated every two weeks. If you experience any issues, please contact us..
If you require reasonable adjustments or have questions about accessibility, please contact us before booking. We will do our best to support your learning needs.
Yes – a corporate booking for ACPOHE courses involves the interested party (corporate host) paying upfront for the cost of the course and being responsible for the provision of the venue, the administration and the smooth running of the course. A corporate booking is likely to save costs on delegate travel and may lead to cheaper course fees for the host organization, if the course is well attended. If are you interested in being a corporate host, please email us to discuss further.
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