The evaluation of the bachelor’s program in occuptional safety and health

Abstract

Background: In recent years, with the increase in industrialization in Mongolia, there is a growing need for specialists who aim to protect the health and safety of employees from accidents and occupational diseases caused by dangerous workplace factors. As of 2020, the number of industrial accidents in Mongolia has increased by 0.5 percent to 353. Related to this is the issue of professional human resources to provide health and safety care services for workers. Aim: To evaluate the satisfaction of students, graduates and employers of occupational safety and health training. Materials and Methods: 1st-4th year 35 students studying in the Bachelor’s program of Occupational safety and health at School of Public Health of the MNUMS, 11 graduates and 12 executives who graduated from the 2021 Bachelor’s program of Occupational safety and health at School of Public Health of the MNUMS were included in the research. A Likert scale was used to evaluate satisfaction in the survey. Data was entered into the Microsoft OfÏce Excel, converted into the SPSS 22.0 software, and a detailed statistical analysis was performed. Results: In order to evaluate the learning environment, quality, and satisfaction, 35 (87.5%) who are studying HSE for more than 1 semester, or 28.5% (n=10) of the 1st course, 11.4% (n=4) of the 2nd course, 5.7% (n=2) of 3rd year students and 54.2% (n=19) of 4th year students were included. When studying the satisfaction of students studying in the HSE program, the courses that gave the most points were 4.21 points for complete mastery of the content, 4.09 points for the teacher’s methodology, realistic student evaluation methods, good condition of the learning environment (rooms, laboratories, equipment) 3.87 points, and whether the lesson was a preparation for the next lesson was evaluated with 4.19 points. According to the results of the study on the satisfaction of HSE graduates with the educational activities, the rating given to the appropriateness of the student’s learning load was 4.63 points, the teachers’ teaching methods were good or 4.36 points, and the knowledge and skills acquired through training were evaluated objectively and fairly, 4.09 points. 4.09 points for good training organization and 4 points for effective training were rated above average or close to good. Conclusions: Based on the results of the satisfaction of students, graduates, and employers with the HSE bachelor’s training program, they concluded that the implementation of the program is satisfactory.