DeKALB – Northern Illinois College just lately acquired a $158,531 Susan Harwood Federal Security and Well being Coaching Grant to advertise schooling, office security and well being coaching.
The grant will enable employers and staff to obtain psychological well being and suicide prevention coaching, in line with a information launch.
Coaching might be out there to hard-to-reach and at-risk small companies and development and basic trade staff. Coaching subjects embody recognition, avoidance, and prevention of psychological well being stressors. Programs might be led by John Newquist, an OSHA-authorized outreach coach.
The classes have classes lasting two to 4 hours. In-person, digital coaching and in-person supply might be out there. The programs might be taught by way of the college's persevering with and professional schooling unit and the Nationwide Heart for Safety Schooling.
NIU Skilled and Persevering with Schooling gives non-credit, skilled growth and certification preparation programs and companions with OSHA to offer coaching programs.
The Nationwide Security Schooling Heart at Northern Illinois College is an OSHA coaching institute instructional heart that gives occupational security and well being coaching to staff, supervisors, and employers in the private and non-private sectors.
For data, go to niu.edu/nsec/course-schedules or osha.gov/websites/default/recordsdata.