In order to prevent occupational accidents and protect the safety and health of workers, the Occupational Safety and Health Act stipulates that employers should provide the necessary education and training of safety and health for workers for the purpose to perform their jobs safely. Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training focuses on the promotion of training and examination separation system and the implementation of training unit classification management, aiming to implement the safety and health education and training and prevent occupational accidents.

The quality of training in OSH offered by training institutions is mainly affected by four factors: qualifications for offering training, class management, training materials, and completion-of-training testing.

In terms of completion-of-training testing, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promoted a multiple-track exam system. There are 63 occupational categories for which completion-of-training testing is conducted to verify that participations have the required skills and knowledge to safely do their work. Moreover, OSHA have been successively shifting completion-of-training testing from paper exams to computerized exams. In 2023 there are 60 available computerized testing venues covering 19 occupational categories computerized-testing training.

OSHA’s goal is to ensure the quality of training therefore institutions have been conducted regularly covering their teaching, instructors, teaching materials, environment and equipment, administration, and information management. There are about 115 training institutions in Taiwan that regularly deliver training to workers, supervisors and employers and as of 2023 a total of 22 training institutions had been assessed “excellent.” Moreover, since 2015 OSHA has promoted a certification system for education and training institutions that offer training for OSH managers, and as of 2023 a total of 58 training institutions had received certification that remained valid.

In terms of training materials and class management, OSHA uses the “Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training Information Website” to make educational and training materials announced by the Ministry of Labor available to the public. OSHA has also successively set up information systems for management of guidance personnel and other matters through which personnel at OSH education and training institutions are brought under management. In the future OSHA will continue to use information technology to strengthen management of education and training.