Model Curriculum for OSH: Key to Becoming a Profession

摘要

A defining characteristic of all mature disciplines and professions is a common core of educational standards used to define what they are and what they are not. As occupations mature over time and eventually become professions, they tend to develop professional certifications, education standards followed by recognized accreditation, professional associations, peer-reviewed journals and a body of knowledge, continuing professional education, and conferences that share and disseminate scholarship and best practices. They also develop mechanisms that filter those who are and are not eligible to practice in the profession.