Training for Impact: Safety Instructional Course Design and Development - Safety Professionals Continuing Education, 30 Hours

Accepted for:

BCSP Category 7: Safety Related Courses, Distance Learning, 3 Points

IHMM Category II: Professional Development Activities (Continuing Education), 30 CMPs

BGC Category 4: Attendance at Educational Programs, 5 CM Points 

Here's How Simple It Is:

1. Read the material online
2. Complete the quiz online
3. Get your certificate of completion immediately and earn professional development credit towards your recertification
   

Course Outcome

≥93% of participants will increase their ability to design, deliver, and evaluate safety training programs that are practical, engaging, and effective in reducing workplace risks.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the participant will be able to:

• Apply structured methods for creating safety training programs that turn complex regulations into clear, actionable lessons.
• Use adult learning principles to make training relevant, respectful of worker experience, and focused on real-world problem solving.
• Implement blended learning approaches that combine classroom instruction, digital modules, microlearning, and field-based practice.
• Incorporate Bloom’s Taxonomy to ensure workers progress from simply remembering rules to applying, analyzing, and evaluating safety practices.
• Enhance training engagement with gamification techniques such as hazard hunts, points, leaderboards, and scenario-based decision-making activities.
• Design training that is accessible and inclusive, addressing literacy, language, disability, and neurodiversity considerations in both classroom and field environments.
• Develop evaluation strategies that measure real behavior change in the workplace, not just test scores, and demonstrate return on investment through incident reduction and faster onboarding.

Who Should Enroll? 

• Certified Instructional Trainers (CIT): Training-focused professionals who want to strengthen their ability to design and deliver impactful, inclusive, and engaging safety training programs.
• Construction Health and Safety Technicians (CHST): Safety leaders in construction environments aiming to create realistic, scenario-based training for high-risk tasks.
• Occupational Health and Safety Technologists (OHST): Professionals responsible for day-to-day training who need strategies to make learning more practical and memorable.
• Safety Trained Supervisors (STS/STS-C): Frontline supervisors who conduct toolbox talks, pre-shift briefings, and microlearning activities that must drive behavior change.
• Training Coordinators and EHS Managers: Individuals tasked with developing and managing training programs who want to ensure accessibility, effectiveness, and alignment with organizational goals.