Online Learning, completed in your own time at a location of your choice. Once you have signed up to your course, you have 60 days of access to complete your assessment.
Empowering Safe, Supportive, and Substance-Free Workplaces
Overview
The Drug and Alcohol Management course provides participants with essential knowledge and skills to address workplace substance misuse effectively. Covering topics such as drug classifications, workplace policies, legal responsibilities, and recognizing impairment, this course equips learners with strategies for ensuring safety and compliance. Participants will also explore the role of external resources and support systems in managing drug and alcohol-related challenges, fostering a healthy and productive work environment. Designed in accordance with New Zealand legislation, this course is vital for maintaining workplace integrity and employee well-being.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Define drug classifications, offences, and penalties
Describe behaviour and protocols for dealing with impaired individuals
Describe management of workers with drug and alcohol-related issues
Entry Criteria:
All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
NZQA Unit Standards Included
Unit Standards - S D&AM
Unit
Level
Credit
Description
22316
3
4
Demonstrate knowledge of the management of drug and alcohol related problems in the workplace
Online Drug and Alcohol Management Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the Online Drug and Alcohol Management course in New Zealand.
An online Drug and Alcohol Management course teaches workers, supervisors and managers how to recognise, prevent and manage drug and alcohol-related issues in the workplace. Learners gain an understanding of workplace impairment, legal responsibilities, organisational policies and appropriate responses to substance-related incidents. This New Zealand online course is aligned with NZQA Unit Standard 22316 and is designed to help organisations create safer, healthier and more productive workplaces.
This course is suitable for:
Health and Safety Representatives
Supervisors and Team Leaders
Managers
HR Professionals
Workplace Safety Advisors
Business Owners
Anyone responsible for workplace health and safety
Whether you work in construction, manufacturing, transport, logistics, forestry, utilities, healthcare or any safety-sensitive industry, understanding how to manage workplace drug and alcohol risks is an essential health and safety skill.
Yes. This course includes NZQA Unit Standard 22316 – Demonstrate knowledge of the management of drug and alcohol-related problems in the workplace (Level 3, 4 Credits). Learners who successfully complete the assessment can receive credit for this nationally recognised unit standard.
Yes. This is a fully online, self-paced course, allowing you to study whenever and wherever it suits you. Once enrolled, you have 60 days to complete the course and assessment, making it ideal for busy professionals and organisations with multiple staff members requiring flexible training.
Drug and alcohol impairment can significantly increase the risk of workplace incidents, injuries, reduced productivity, absenteeism and poor decision-making. Effective workplace drug and alcohol management helps organisations:
Improve workplace safety
Meet legal health and safety responsibilities
Reduce risks associated with impairment
Support employee wellbeing
Build a positive workplace culture
Training also helps managers recognise impairment appropriately and respond using established workplace policies and procedures.
During the course you will learn how to:
Understand different drug classifications and their effects
Recognise signs of drug and alcohol impairment
Apply workplace drug and alcohol policies
Understand employer and employee responsibilities
Respond appropriately to workplace incidents involving impairment
Support workers experiencing drug or alcohol-related issues
Promote a safer, compliant workplace
The course has been developed in accordance with New Zealand legislation and workplace health and safety practices.
Yes. Employers have responsibilities to manage workplace risks, including risks associated with drug and alcohol impairment. Training managers and workers helps organisations develop safer workplaces by improving awareness, supporting consistent decision-making and reinforcing workplace policies and procedures. While training alone does not guarantee legal compliance, it forms an important part of an effective workplace health and safety programme.
The course is self-paced, allowing learners to complete the training around their work schedule. Most participants finish the learning and assessment within a few hours, although you have up to 60 days from enrolment to complete the course at your own pace.
This course is valuable across many New Zealand industries, including:
Construction and civil infrastructure
Manufacturing and warehousing
Transport and logistics
Forestry and agriculture
Energy and utilities
Mining
Local government
Healthcare and education
Any organisation committed to workplace safety and employee wellbeing can benefit from drug and alcohol management training.
Safety 'n Action has been delivering workplace health and safety training across New Zealand for many years. This online Drug and Alcohol Management course combines flexible self-paced learning with practical workplace knowledge and includes NZQA Unit Standard 22316. Learners gain nationally recognised training that helps improve workplace safety, supports compliance efforts and equips managers and workers with practical skills they can apply immediately.
