{"id":2640,"date":"2015-01-26T07:56:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T07:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:07:40","slug":"4-ways-to-fund-your-uct-occupational-health-and-safety-short-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/4-ways-to-fund-your-uct-occupational-health-and-safety-short-course\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Fund Your OHS Online Short Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for ways to fund your occupational health and safety training<\/a> on the UCT Occupational Health and Safety online short course?<\/p>\n

To\u00a0kickstart your OHS career advancement<\/a>, consider one of these funding\u00a0options:<\/p>\n

An easy to manage 3-part\u00a0payment plan<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Sometimes life deals you unplanned payments that come in the form of health issues, school fees, or funerals.<\/p>\n

To cater for this, we have developed a payment option which allows you to attain the occupational health and safety training you want without damaging your bank balance. The 3-part payment plan lets you pay for your OHS studies over the course of 3 months with very low-interest rates.<\/p>\n

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The 3-part payment plan lets you pay for your OHS studies over the course of 3 months with very low-interest rates.<\/p>\n

Convince your boss to pay for your OHS course<\/strong><\/h5>\n

You’d be surprised at how many organisations are willing to invest in their employees’ professional development – especially when it comes to a skill set in OHS.<\/p>\n

In fact, 37% of GetSmarter’s past students<\/a> had their course fees paid for by their employer.<\/p>\n

But if you’re nervous or unsure about how to approach your boss with regards to funding your OHS studies, print out this mini-proposal <\/a>– it’s been created to give your employer context about GetSmarter and convince them to invest in your occupational health and safety training.<\/p>\n

[bctt tweet=”Want to fund your OHS studies? Convince your boss to pay. ” username=”getsmarter”]<\/p>\n

Save with a stokvel<\/strong><\/h5>\n

This informal savings process is used by many South Africans to collectively save, socialise and connect for the short term. Stokvels are of great value to those that use them and offer easy access, transparency and simplicity. A few benefits of stokvels are:<\/p>\n