Work Health and Safety (WHS)

Work Health and Safety (WHS) professionals play a vital role in protecting people, workplaces and communities across many industries. And as workplaces become more complex, the demand for qualified WHS professionals continues to grow.

ACBI’s WHS courses are designed to help you build practical skills in managing risks, navigating WHS legal requirements and implementing effective safety strategies. They’ll equip you to kickstart your WHS career or take your existing career to next level.

Potential Salaries

Work Health and Safety Officer

$95000

Work Health and Safety Officers are responsible for implementing WHS strategies within a business. They’re responsible for identifying WHS hazards, assessing safety risks and using a range of techniques to avoid accidents and injuries.

Safety Coordinator

$125000

Safety Coordinators play a key role in maintaining safety systems, monitoring hazard reports and supporting incident management. They also ensure WHS documentation and compliance frameworks are upheld within an organisation.

Health and Safety Officer

$120000

Health and Safety Officers help to foster a strong culture of safety, risk awareness and continuous improvement across an organisation. They are responsible for identifying and managing safety risks.

Source: Seek 2026

WHS professionals are in demand – Demand for Work Health and Safety Officers is expected to grow by 15.9% over the next 5 years (Seek, 2026). If you’re after a secure, in-demand career, WHS can be a good choice.
WHS professionals enjoy good job satisfaction – Safety Coordinators in Australia score that their job satisfaction as being 4.3 out 5 (Seek, 2026), meaning WHS can be a fulfilling area to work in.
Australia’s Model WHS Laws are evolving. Now’s a great time to enhance your WHS skills and knowledge – On 5 December 2025, Safe Work Australia released significant amendments to the national model Work Health and Safety Act (Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, 2026). If you’re looking to pursue a career in WHS, now is an excellent time to build your understanding of WHS laws and compliance requirements.

With ACBI, you can take your WHS career in a number of directions. Here are some options for you:

Launch or advance your WHS career – Whether you’re looking to kickstart your WHS career, extend your WHS understanding or formalise your existing WHS experience can help.
- Step 1: Study a Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
- Step 2: Study the WHS Law Essentials short course
Pursue a rewarding career in WHSE (Work, Health, Safety and the Environment) – Expand your career opportunities by specialising in the growing field of WHSE.
- Step 1: Study a Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
- Step 2: Study a Certificate IV in Environmentally Sustainable Management

“ACBI was great to deal with and very helpful. I found the trainer very knowledgeable. If I didn’t understand anything the trainer would always help me. I found the support sessions really useful. I enjoyed the safety shares during the support sessions and finding out more about other people’s experiences in health and safety. The modules were really useful, from expanding personal skills like writing constructive emails, to creating useful tools and developing awareness for staff around safety, the environment and workplace culture.”
-Kerry Warren

“I would like to take a moment to express my appreciation for the weekly catchups with the trainer. I thoroughly enjoyed them as he was very informative, approachable, and easy to understand. At the beginning of the course, I was doubting my abilities and felt overwhelmed, but the trainer’s words and encouragement changed my perspective. He is supportive and encouraging of all his students, and he is a credit to your college.”
-Trish Grainger

“Completing a course with ACBI was a game changer for me. Not only did I gain confidence in developing reports using frameworks, but I also had the chance to apply what I learned in real-time. The trainer’s teaching style made even the most complex topics engaging and easy to grasp, and I can always refer back to the comprehensive materials provided.”
-Camila Bispo