WC08 · Watchdog PRO certificate
Product Safety Professional
Advanced practical training for professionals responsible for product-safety screening, standards, testing evidence, risk assessment, quality controls, incidents and corrective action in Australia and New Zealand.
Suitable for
Built for the decisions in your role.
- People who make, review or support compliance decisions in this role
- Retail, ecommerce, product, supplier and consumer-facing organisations
- Professionals working across Australia and New Zealand
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do.
- Classify products, standards, bans and information duties
- Assess hazards, risk and technical evidence
- Control suppliers, labels, traceability and change
- Triage incidents, reporting and corrective action
Course content
A practical, role-based pathway.
- The Product Safety Role and AU/NZ Frameworks
- Classify Products, Standards, Bans and Information Duties
- Identify Hazards and Assess Product Risk
- Plan Product Safety Before Supply
- Review Standards, Tests, Laboratories and Reports
- Labels, Warnings, Instructions and Traceability
- Supplier Assurance, Inspection, Quality and Change Control
- Higher-Risk Product and Hazard Modules
- Incidents and Mandatory Reporting
- Corrective Action, Recall Interface and Capstone
Practical resources
Tools to support the work.
- Product Safety First-Level Screening Checklist
- Product Requirement Map
- Test Report Review Checklist
- Product Risk Assessment template
- Product Safety Evidence File Index
- Incident Triage Guide
- Product Change Control Record
Assessment
Applied knowledge, not passive attendance.
Complete every compulsory module and required elective, then achieve at least 80% in the final graded assessment. Two attempts are permitted before individual review and a documented learning plan.
Credential
Watchdog PRO certificate
This industry-developed professional certificate confirms successful completion of practical, role-based training provided by Watchdog Compliance. It is not nationally recognised training, an AQF qualification, an NZQA-approved qualification, regulator approval, legal advice or technical product certification.
Pricing
Choose individual or team access.
Individual checkout will link directly to LearnWorlds when enrolment opens. Team access is established separately so an organisation can allocate learning and monitor progress. Client-specific adaptation, bespoke translation, SCORM licensing for a client's own LMS and facilitated workshops are quoted separately unless expressly included.
Status
In development.
This course is being prepared for review and is not yet open for enrolment. Register your interest and Watchdog Compliance will contact you when access opens.
Important information
Scope and limitations.
This training provides general, practical compliance education. It is not legal advice, technical product certification or a substitute for advice on the facts of a specific matter. Requirements may change and additional specialist review may be necessary.
Choose your enrolment route
Build capability with Product Safety Professional.
Register one learner, or plan a team rollout with corporate pricing, allocation and progress monitoring.