What is the Certified Health Promotion Specialist?

The Certified Health Promotion Specialist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Occupational Health & Safety.

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 12 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@certifications.ac, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

Certified Health Promotion Specialist in Canada

Executive Summary

Certified Health Promotion Specialist

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Health Promotion Specialist (CHPS) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing.

This 12 Weeks programme is structured around ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CHPS holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Health Promotion Specialist

Acronym

CHPS

Who Should Enrol?

Safety and Health Officers
HSE Managers and Supervisors
Site and Operations Safety Leads
Risk and Compliance Practitioners

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior HSE and safety-leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex occupational safety functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement occupational safety systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to occupational safety

Global Employability

Qualify for occupational safety roles across construction, energy, manufacturing, marine and industrial operations worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

✦Occupational Health, Hygiene and Wellbeing

✦Safety Management Systems and Compliance

✦Incident Investigation and Emergency Preparedness

✦Safety Culture, Training and Behaviour

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Health Promotion Specialist

Certified Health Promotion Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
Occupational safety and health principles
The business and moral case for HSE
HSE roles, responsibilities and competence
Legal framework and regulatory duties
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
The hierarchy of controls
Safety culture and leadership
Ethics and duty of care
HSE as a strategic enabler
Career pathways and professional development

The Hierarchy of Control

The hierarchy of control
Risk assessment that changes what happens
Permit to work and high-risk task control
Occupational diseases and prevention
Ventilation and exposure control
First aid and medical emergency response
Machinery and equipment safety
Working at height and fall protection
Construction and site safety
Transport, driving and fleet safety
Investigation methodology and evidence
Regulatory notification and RIDDOR-style reporting
Near-miss and hazard reporting culture
Monitoring, sensors and wearables
Roles, responsibilities and consultation

Risk Assessment in Practice

Risk assessment that changes what happens
The hierarchy of control
Measuring HSE performance
Continuous fire-safety improvement
Stakeholder mapping and consultation
Worker and union engagement
Regulator and auditor relationships
Contractor and client engagement
Building a proactive safety culture
Continuous improvement programmes
Integrity in reporting and investigation
Anti-corruption and honest compliance
Capstone scoping: a real HSE challenge
Hazard identification techniques
Physical hazards: noise, vibration, radiation

High-Risk Work and Contractors

Permit to work and high-risk task control
Contractor safety and shared workplaces
HSE legal duties and enforcement
Environmental management and pollution control
Wellbeing, fatigue and psychosocial risk
Fire behaviour and spread
Fire load and compartmentation
Fire risk assessment methodology
Ignition sources and control
Human behaviour in fire
Fire safety in building design
Documentation and review
Fire detection and alarm systems
Portable fire extinguishers
Sprinkler and suppression systems

Health, Exposure and Wellbeing

Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
Wellbeing, fatigue and psychosocial risk
Safety culture, leadership and behaviour
Commissioning and reliability
Emergency response planning
Evacuation procedures and drills
Fire wardens and roles
Incident command basics
Coordination with fire services
Post-incident review
Fire safety management systems
Training and awareness
Regulatory compliance and audits
Exposure assessment and monitoring
Safety culture and climate

Incidents and Emergencies

Incident investigation and root cause
Emergency preparedness and evacuation
Measuring HSE performance
Standards and codes
System design principles
Human factors and error reduction
Safety leadership and visible commitment
Motivation, recognition and consequences
Just culture and reporting
Smoke control and ventilation
Passive fire protection
Emergency lighting and signage
Inspection, testing and maintenance

Legal Duties and Environment

HSE legal duties and enforcement
Environmental management and pollution control
Measuring HSE performance

People Risk

The customer experience (CX) discipline
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
The business analysis discipline and role
The sales pipeline and forecasting discipline
CRM, sales operations and data discipline
Financial modelling and forecasting discipline
Employee engagement models and drivers
Discipline, conduct and fair-process management
Applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics
Digital HR and the employee experience platform
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
Data protection and employee privacy
Belonging, culture and employee resource groups

Audit and Standards

Continuous environmental improvement
Digital permits and inspections
Management review and improvement
Integration with quality and environment
Certification and continual improvement
Design review and quality
Process improvement and lean thinking
Quality management and standards
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Supplier development and improvement
Continuous improvement of programmes
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Standard costing and variance analysis
Continuous improvement of finance processes

Health and Safety

Designing a safety programme or control
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
Preparing financial statements
Contractor and visitor safety
Predictive safety analytics
Automation and safety technology
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Safety management systems (ISO 45001)

International Context

Cross-border data and transfers
Cross-cultural and global inclusion
Global and comparative HR contexts
Global sourcing and international trade
Travel risk management
International and cross-border tax
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Communicating with families and carers
Psychoeducation and public communication
Collaboration and teamwork
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions

Change and Modernisation

Technology governance and change control
Foreign exchange and hedging
Change management and adoption
The finance function and digital transformation
Regulatory change management
Large-scale transformation and agile ways of working
Interpreting financial statements
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Measuring CX transformation impact
Digital transformation in banking
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Habit change and behaviour design

Service and Public Interface

Customer experience transformation
Digital and self-service transformation
Innovation in service delivery
Professional ethics in customer service
Governance of service standards
Responsible and ethical service
Service KPIs: CSAT, NPS, CES, SLAs
Continuous improvement in service
Driving measurable service improvement
Customer service and CX strategy
Designing voice-of-customer programmes
Customer personas and insight
The marketing concept and customer orientation
Market and customer analysis
Building strategic customer relationships

Records and Procedure

Information lifecycle and records management
Knowledge management and capability building
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Transfer pricing documentation
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Health records, data and confidentiality
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation

Strategy and Governance

Onboarding and induction programme design
Reward strategy and total reward frameworks
Offer management, negotiation and pre-boarding
Retention strategy and turnover analysis
Vendor management and system governance
Management and board reporting
Reporting quality and governance
Management accounts and dashboards
Policy, planning and objectives
Vision, mission and strategic intent
Competitive strategy and positioning
Strategic customer relationships
Programme governance
NGO governance, boards and registration
Policy administration and customer service in insurance

Contractors and Supply

Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
The procurement cycle and operating models
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Supply market analysis and Porter’s forces
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Fair trade and responsible supply
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management

HSE Practice

Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Risk assessment and safety planning
The project environment and stakeholders
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Project budgeting and financial control
Monitoring, control and reporting
Time and cost control
Quality control and continuous improvement
Integrated risk and quality control
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Environmental governance and climate risk
Health and safety legal duties
Headcount budgeting and establishment control
Sustainability and environmental duty

Risk and Resilience

Business continuity and recovery
Budget vs actual and variance
Contract types and risk allocation
Likelihood, impact and risk rating
Risk treatment and countermeasures
Intelligence-led risk assessment
Risk registers and reporting
Continuous risk monitoring
Threat and risk assessment for principals
Tax risk management
How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
Cost and profitability analysis
Model risk and provisioning (IFRS 9)
Business continuity and crisis management
Interest-rate risk and gap analysis

Legal and Regulatory

Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Regulatory duty and accountability
Risk, compliance and feasibility analysis
Regulatory compliance and central-bank rules
Regulatory reporting and audits
Building a culture of compliance
Regulatory liquidity ratios (LCR, NSFR)
Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Data privacy law and compliance (GDPR)
Compliance frameworks and programmes
Compliance monitoring and testing
Employment law framework and contracts of employment

Operations and Supervision

Process automation and workflow
The HR operating model and business partnering
Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools
Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
In-process quality control and inspection
Decision support and insight
Mineral processing and beneficiation
Outcome and process measures
Yield, productivity and profitability metrics
Journey and process redesign
Operating-model and process re-engineering
Designing a banking solution or process
Principles of credit and the lending process
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing

Security Technology

Communicating financial results
Practice management systems
Ethics of technology in practice
Project data, reporting and analytics
Portfolio and resource management systems
Data quality and governance
Emerging project technologies
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Digital marketing strategy
Marketing technology stack
Data, analytics and customer insight
Cybersecurity and fraud technology
Digital credit and alternative data
Data and information requirements

Emergency and Incident

Attachment and developmental theory
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Emergency evacuation planning
Risk response and contingency
Crisis communications
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Data breach and incident governance
Risk-based audit planning
Stakeholder communications
Ethics in communications
Communications strategy and planning
Managing boundaries and dual relationships

Personnel and Capability

Aligning teams around strategy
Team formation and effectiveness models (Tuckman, Lencioni)
Managing team performance and dynamics
Cross-functional and matrix teams
Leading remote and hybrid teams
Team diversity and inclusion
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Managing resistance and capability building
Coordination with teams and agencies
Workforce and shift management in retail
Peer support and consultation
Team leadership in banking operations
Training needs analysis
Career and talent development
Capability and skills frameworks

Ethics and Conduct

Ethics in tax practice
Ethics, transparency and reputation
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Setting goals, roles and accountability
Ethics and responsible leadership

Leadership and Command

Data-driven decision support and analytics
Quality management systems and audits
Omnichannel and channel management
Queue management and service flow
Workforce management and scheduling
Front-office and reception management
Relationship management and retention
Performance management in service
Handling escalations as a leader
Team leadership in customer service
Teller operations, cash handling and vault management
Negotiation and conflict management
Escalation and decision-making
Team leadership and motivation
Project management software and tools

Communication and Reporting

Data quality, analysis and reporting
Professional report writing and presentation
Communication and interpersonal skills
Influencing and presenting insights
Professional and persuasive communication
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Control monitoring and reporting
Internal communications
Corporate social responsibility communications
Brand, reputation and communications
Presentation and public speaking
Professional case study and presentation
Professional writing and reports
Reporting to boards and executives
Communication planning and management

Stakeholders and Liaison

Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Shareholder and stakeholder rights
Stakeholder mapping and influencing
The business partner and centre-of-excellence model
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Corporate responsibility and community
Client feedback and satisfaction
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Compliance and regulatory projects
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
The regulatory and legal environment
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy

Cost, Assets and Loss

Operational efficiency and cost-to-income
Financial statement and cash-flow analysis
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Retention, loyalty and lifetime value
Asset-liability committee (ALCO) governance
Development banking and project finance
SME lending and value-chain finance
Microfinance and group lending
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Duty of care and risk management
Impact, blended and concessional finance
Flexible budgets and rolling forecasts
Responsibility accounting and cost centres
Cost reduction and efficiency programmes
Capital budgeting: NPV, IRR and payback

Data and Intelligence

Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Analytical techniques and bias
Data visualisation for finance
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Evidence-based improvement
Evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Psychometric and screening tools
Managing risk and difficult cases
Lessons learned and development
Complaint data and learning
Net Promoter Score and satisfaction metrics

Planning and Design

Workforce planning and scheduling
Leading service projects and change
Leading banking projects and change
Customer journey and experience design
Route to market and channel design
Customer journey mapping and service design
Campaign planning and the content calendar
Key account management and account planning
Instructional design models (ADDIE, SAM)
Blended and hybrid learning design
Project management principles and lifecycle
Forecasting and planning
Designing and facilitating groups
Designing an intervention or programme
Treatment planning and review

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Health Promotion Specialist principles aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards
Apply evidence-based methods to improve occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing
Master hazard identification and risk assessment and occupational health, hygiene and wellbeing
Apply safety management systems and compliance and incident investigation and emergency preparedness in real-world settings
Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in occupational safety

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CHPS certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with ISO 45001, OSHA and recognised occupational health and safety standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CHPS?

This certification is ideal for Safety and Health Officers, HSE Managers and Supervisors, Site and Operations Safety Leads and Risk and Compliance Practitioners, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CHPS certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 12 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CHPS internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CHPS certification?

The Certified Health Promotion Specialist is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CHPS certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CHPS?

The Certified Health Promotion Specialist is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CHPS?

The Certified Health Promotion Specialist carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CHPS while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CHPS?

Graduates progress towards senior HSE and safety-leadership roles. The CHPS strengthens your expertise in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing and positions you for advancement across construction, energy, manufacturing, marine and industrial operations.

Certified Health Promotion Specialist

Certified Health Promotion Specialist

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

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