Students who complete NIOSH’s curriculum are now able to take an online assessment to measure their knowledge of the foundational workplace health and safety skills taught through the curriculum. Those who successfully meet the passing benchmark for the assessment will earn a digital badge issued by NIOSH to electronically indicate their knowledge of this topic. The assessment was developed as part of a collaboration between NIOSH and NOCTI, a provider of industry-based credentials and partner industry certifications for career and technical education programs in the U.S. For more information, see the NIOSH .

NIOSH’s curriculum is designed to help educators teach young people the basics of occupational health and safety in a fun, interesting way. According to the agency, the free foundational curriculum includes information relevant to every occupation. Interested individuals can find customized information on the curriculum by state on the NIOSH .