Course Details

Specialist Diploma in Process Operations, Safety & Health

Overview

  • Course Date:

    19 Oct 2026 to 30 Sep 2027

  • Registration Period:

    1 Jun 2026 to 31 Aug 2026

  • Duration/Frequency:

    300 Hours (1 Year)

  • Mode of Training:

    Face-to-Face (Classroom Teaching)

For enquiries, please email to ptenquiry@sp.edu.sg.

Course Manager: Mark Lim
Email: Mark_LIM@sp.edu.sg
Contact No: 68706168

What You Will Learn

Advance Your Career in Process Operations, Safety & Health!

Through this Specialist Diploma in Process Operations, Safety & Health, you will gain the technical, safety, and digital competencies required to succeed in high-growth manufacturing roles in Singapore’s energy & chemicals and biopharmaceutical manufacturing sectors.

Learn about workplace safety and health principles, and strengthen your knowledge on chemical engineering, sustainability practices, while equipping yourself with digitalisation skills to prepare for higher-value technical roles in modern process industries.

Key Outcomes

  • Apply workplace safety and health (WSH) principles, legislation, and best practices to create safer and more compliant work environments.
  • Conduct risk assessments, incident investigations, safety audits, and implement effective risk management strategies to prevent workplace accidents.
  • Understand chemical engineering fundamentals, including process operations, material balances, process flow diagrams, and industrial equipment used in process industries.
  • Operate, validate, maintain, and troubleshoot chemical, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical processes and equipment to ensure reliability and performance.
  • Monitor and control industrial processes while ensuring product quality, operational efficiency, and compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.


Designed For
Aspiring Senior Process Technician, Production Senior Technician, Senior Laboratory Technologist, and Quality Control Senior Laboratory Analyst, or professionals from adjacent industries with transferable skills who want to build a career in process operations and workplace safety.

More Information

This is a 1-year part-time course consisting of 2 Post-Diploma Certificates conducted over 2 semesters. 

Post-Diploma CertificateKey Modules
PDC 1 - Post-Diploma Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety Engineering- Operational Health & Safety Engineering
- Safety Management & Audit*
- Risk Assessment & Management
- Chemical Engineering Processes
PDC 2 - Post-Diploma Certificate in Operational Chemical Engineering- Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Operations & Validation
- Process Maintenance, Sampling & Troubleshooting
- Chemical Process Operations & Control

Please click here for the Module Synopsis.

Academic Progression and Pathways

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

If you pass the following 2 SUSS modules (with a minimum pass grade), you may receive credit recognition for Bachelor of Science in Workplace Safety and Health (BSc WSH) and Bachelor of Science in Human Factors in Safety (BSc HFS) - both workplace safety degrees which are on the list of recognised academic pre-requisite for Ministry of Manpower’s Workplace Safety and Health Officer registration:

  • Safety Management and Audit (HFS351) 
  • Risk Assessment and Management (HFS371) 

For more information on the course, click on the “Register” button.