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Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert

Online Certification  ·  10 Weeks  ·  Globally Recognised  ·  (CERG)

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Executive Summary

Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert (CERG) delivers a rigorous Intermediate-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in occupational safety, health and workplace wellbeing.

This 10 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 CERG 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 Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert
Acronym
CERG
Category
Safety & Health
Level
Intermediate
Duration
10 Weeks
Delivery Mode
100% Online
Assessment
Online Examination
Certificate
Digital + Physical
CPD Eligibility
CPD Accredited
Alumni Benefits
GLI Network Access
Self-Paced
USD 399
Live Virtual
USD 599
Target Audience

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.

1
Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert
  • Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert: 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
2
Assessing Health Risk
  • Risk assessment that changes what happens
  • Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
  • Measuring HSE performance
  • System design principles
  • 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
  • Continuous fire-safety improvement
3
Wellbeing, Fatigue and Psychosocial Risk
  • Wellbeing, fatigue and psychosocial risk
  • Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
  • Safety culture, leadership and behaviour
  • Anti-corruption and honest compliance
  • Capstone scoping: a real HSE challenge
  • Hazard identification techniques
  • Physical hazards: noise, vibration, radiation
  • Exposure assessment and monitoring
  • 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
4
Legal Duties on Health
  • HSE legal duties and enforcement
  • Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
  • Measuring HSE performance
  • Emergency preparedness and evacuation
  • Environmental management and pollution control
  • 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
5
Investigating Ill Health
  • Incident investigation and root cause
  • Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
  • Risk assessment that changes what happens
  • Smoke control and ventilation
  • Passive fire protection
  • Emergency lighting and signage
  • Inspection, testing and maintenance
  • Standards and codes
  • 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
6
Exposure and Health Surveillance
  • Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
  • The hierarchy of control
  • Risk assessment that changes what happens
  • Roles, responsibilities and consultation
  • Safety culture and climate
  • Human factors and error reduction
  • Safety leadership and visible commitment
  • Motivation, recognition and consequences
  • Just culture and reporting
  • Permit to work and high-risk task control
  • Contractor safety and shared workplaces
  • Investigation methodology and evidence
  • Regulatory notification and RIDDOR-style reporting
  • Near-miss and hazard reporting culture
  • Monitoring, sensors and wearables
7
Controlling Exposure at Source
  • The hierarchy of control
  • Occupational health, exposure and health surveillance
  • Permit to work and high-risk task control
8
People Risk
  • 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
  • Data protection and employee privacy
  • Belonging, culture and employee resource groups
  • The customer experience (CX) discipline
  • Employee experience and engagement
  • The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
  • NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
9
Audit and Standards
  • Process improvement and lean thinking
  • Quality management and standards
  • Productivity and efficiency improvement
  • Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
  • Supplier development and improvement
  • Data quality and master data management
  • Sustainable procurement principles and standards
  • In-process quality control and inspection
  • Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
  • Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
  • Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
  • Design review and quality
  • Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
  • Reporting quality and governance
  • Evidence-based improvement
10
Health and Safety
  • Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
  • Event risk, safety and contingency planning
  • Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
  • Analytical techniques and bias
  • Integrated and sustainability reporting
  • Cost and profitability analysis
  • Health records, data and confidentiality
  • Telehealth and digital care delivery
  • Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
  • Forecasting and planning
  • Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
  • Contractor and visitor safety
  • Predictive safety analytics
  • Automation and safety technology
  • Toolbox talks and safety communication
11
International Context
  • Communicating financial results
  • Transfer pricing and international tax
  • Cross-border data and transfers
  • Cross-cultural and global inclusion
  • Global and comparative HR contexts
  • Global sourcing and international trade
  • Event planning timelines, run sheets and production schedules
  • Manufacturing strategies: make-to-stock, make-to-order and batch versus flow
  • Demand, master scheduling and material requirements planning
  • Capacity planning and line balancing
  • Overall equipment effectiveness and downtime analysis
  • Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
12
Change and Modernisation
  • Attachment and developmental theory
  • Professional roles, boundaries and settings
  • Digital transformation and IT strategy
  • Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
  • Change talk and readiness
  • Habit change and behaviour design
  • Change control and configuration
  • Organisational change management
  • Change and adoption in projects
  • Agile and digital transformation projects
  • Measuring change and project impact
  • Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
  • Customer experience transformation
  • Digital and self-service transformation
  • Measuring CX transformation impact
13
Service and Public Interface
  • Customer retention in the vehicle ownership cycle
  • Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
  • Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
  • Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
  • Client feedback and satisfaction
  • Psychoeducation and public communication
  • Customer personas and insight
  • The marketing concept and customer orientation
  • Customer and brand health metrics
  • Market and customer analysis
  • Building strategic customer relationships
  • Designing a service or experience improvement
  • Queue management and service flow
  • Self-service and digital support
  • Customer experience strategy
14
Records and Procedure
  • 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
  • Information lifecycle and records management
  • Knowledge management and capability building
  • Incident reporting and record-keeping
  • Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
  • Scheduling and planning tools
15
Strategy and Governance
  • Reward strategy and total reward frameworks
  • Offer management, negotiation and pre-boarding
  • Management and board reporting
  • Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
  • Managing boundaries and dual relationships
  • Peer support and consultation
  • Policy, planning and objectives
  • Vision, mission and strategic intent
  • Competitive strategy and positioning
  • Setting strategic priorities and choices
  • Aligning teams around strategy
  • Leading project governance
  • Stakeholder engagement strategy
  • Reporting and dashboards
  • Data quality and governance
16
Contractors and Supply
  • 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
  • Fair trade and responsible supply
  • Procurement and asset management under donor rules
  • Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
  • Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
  • Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
  • Managing risk and difficult cases
  • Subcontractor and supplier management
  • Lessons learned and development
  • Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
17
HSE Practice
  • Driving measurable safety improvement
  • Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
  • Environmental legal compliance
  • Environmental monitoring and reporting
  • Continuous environmental improvement
  • Designing and facilitating groups
  • Designing a safety programme or control
  • Risk assessment methodology and matrices
  • Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
  • Dynamic and site-specific risk assessment
  • Psychoeducation and workshops
  • Influencing and safety leadership
  • Confidentiality and health data
  • Sustainability and environmental duty
  • Emergency preparedness and response planning
18
Risk and Resilience
  • Integrated risk and quality control
  • Managing growth, risk and resilience
  • Situation analysis and diagnostic assessment
  • Implementation planning and risk management
  • Handling vulnerable customers
  • Business case and impact assessment
  • Enterprise risk management in banks
  • Credit risk measurement and mitigation
  • Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
  • Operational risk and resilience
  • Working with organisations on wellbeing
  • Designing an intervention or programme
  • Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)
  • Residual risk and ALARP
  • Risk registers and monitoring
19
Legal and Regulatory
  • Professional case study and presentation
  • 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)
  • Regulatory change management
  • Employment law framework and contracts of employment
  • Health and safety legal duties
  • Legal and regulatory responsibility
20
Operations and Supervision
  • Principles of credit and the lending process
  • Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
  • Process modelling and mapping
  • Competitive bidding processes
  • Business process mapping
  • The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Continuous improvement of finance processes
  • Process automation and workflow
  • Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools
  • Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
  • The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
  • Risk assessment and safety planning
  • Mineral processing and beneficiation
  • Outcome and process measures
21
Security Technology
  • Data collection and analytics
  • Goal setting and contracting
  • Security governance and management systems
  • Protecting data and information assets
  • Bancassurance and digital insurance models
  • Data visualisation for finance
  • Treatment planning and review
  • Practice management systems
  • Ethics of technology in practice
  • Project data, reporting and analytics
  • Portfolio and resource management systems
  • Technology selection and integration
  • Emerging service technologies
  • Digital, mobile and internet banking
  • The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
22
Emergency and Incident
  • Risk response and contingency
  • Business continuity and crisis management
  • Crisis communications
  • Data breach and incident governance
  • Integrated marketing communications
  • Pricing strategy
  • Digital marketing strategy
  • Campaign planning and execution
  • Key account management strategy
  • Account planning and whitespace analysis
  • Dashboards and performance reporting
23
Personnel and Capability
  • Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
  • Collaboration and teamwork
  • Scaling delivery capability
  • Servant leadership and self-organising teams
  • Virtual and distributed teams
  • Team leadership and motivation
  • Leading project teams
  • Team development and effectiveness
  • Coaching and developing team members
  • Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
  • Building high-performing project teams
  • Managing complexity and comorbidity
  • Team leadership in sales and marketing
  • Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
  • Team leadership in field and project settings
24
Ethics and Conduct
  • Ethics and professional conduct in security
  • 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
  • Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
  • Accountability and follow-through
  • Ethics and integrity in banking
  • Professional ethics and banking conduct
  • Treating customers fairly and market conduct
  • Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
25
Leadership and Command
  • Mine water, tailings and environmental management
  • Front office and reservations management
  • Workplace and organisational contexts
  • Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
  • Goal setting and action planning
  • Management accounts and dashboards
  • Decision support and insight
  • Duty of care and risk management
  • Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
  • Project roles and the project manager
  • Stakeholder and sponsor management
  • Disruption management: delays, claims and recovery
  • Energy efficiency and demand management
  • Range planning and category management
  • Workforce and shift management in retail
26
Communication and Reporting
  • Presentation and public speaking
  • Professional report and presentation
  • Metrics and reporting
  • Voice, communication and delivery
  • Management reporting and decision support
  • Regulatory reporting and disclosure
  • Applying reporting standards and accounting judgement
  • The finance function, month-end close and reporting cycle
  • Board reporting and information flows
  • Governance of ESG and reporting
  • Communicating and reporting to leadership
  • Internal communications
  • Corporate social responsibility communications
  • Brand, reputation and communications
  • Safety communication and campaigns
27
Stakeholders and Liaison
  • Corporate responsibility and community
  • The project environment and stakeholders
  • Compliance and regulatory projects
  • Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
  • Stakeholder identification and analysis
  • Partnering and co-creation with customers
  • Negotiation with clients and partners
  • Wellbeing and resilience coaching
  • Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms
  • Regulatory compliance and biosafety
  • Corporate social responsibility and community impact
  • The business partner and centre-of-excellence model
  • Categories of spend and stakeholders
  • Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
  • Stakeholder mapping and collaboration
28
Cost, Assets and Loss
  • Cost of accidents and prevention value
  • Values, purpose and authentic leadership
  • Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
  • Make-versus-buy and total cost of ownership
  • Cost and price analysis
  • Income capitalisation and investment value
  • How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
  • Measuring coaching outcomes
  • Vehicle financing, insurance and total cost of ownership conversations
  • Non-revenue water, metering and cost recovery
  • Strengths, flow and engagement
  • Preparing financial statements
  • Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
  • Interpreting financial statements
  • Budget vs actual and variance
29
Data and Intelligence
  • Text and interaction analytics
  • Data privacy and consent
  • Banking KPIs and branch scorecards
  • Service quality and turnaround metrics
  • Data, analytics and customer insight
  • Data and information requirements
  • Data analytics in audit
  • Evidence, judgement and scepticism
  • Data migration and cleansing
  • Meaning, purpose and values
  • Performance measurement and KPI dashboards
  • Evidence-based practice and research literacy
  • Leading and lagging metrics
  • Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
  • Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
30
Planning and Design
  • Psychometric and screening tools
  • HACCP principles and prerequisite programmes
  • Advisory service design and delivery
  • Designing voice-of-customer programmes
  • Governance of the CX programme
  • Touchpoint and channel design
  • Loyalty programmes and rewards
  • Leading service projects and change
  • Leading banking projects and change
  • Designing a banking solution or process
  • Customer journey and experience design
  • Integrated project planning
  • Resource planning and levelling
  • Quality planning and assurance
  • Communication planning and management
Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

  • Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert 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 CERG 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 CERG?

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 CERG certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 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 CERG internationally recognised?

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.

What is the cost of the CERG certification?

The Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CERG 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 CERG?

The Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert 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 CERG?

The Certified Ergonomics and Workplace Wellness Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CERG 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 CERG?

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

Graduate Voices

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The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

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GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

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I earned my CERG while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

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