COURSE DESCRIPTION
Over 220,000 people hold a NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. Why? Because it’s the gold standard in health and safety qualifications.
Thousands of leading experts and organisations have helped us update the most widely respected health and safety qualification of its kind in the world. This means that it’s designed to reflect the needs of today’s employer giving learners everything they need to know and do to make their workplace safer.
Relevant to every workplace, the NEBOSH National General Certificate is ideal for managers, supervisors and anybody with health and safety management responsibilities. It’s also perfect for those embarking on a health and safety career and gives you a stepping stone to success.
Trusted by many prestigious organisations such as Thames Water, Kier and the Football Association, it can help to:
- Minimise workplace injuries and illness
- Boost employee wellbeing
- Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety, which can win business.
Managing Health and Safety in the UK, a course book created by NEBOSH, it is not only helpful for learners studying the qualification but also an invaluable reference source and practical guide for anyone putting health and safety principles into practice at work. If you would like, you can download a snippet of the book. You can also purchase the book via the NEBOSH shop. Learners studying for this qualification may be provided with a copy of this book by their Learning Partner.
Who is it for?
Individuals
The NEBOSH National General Certificate will give you invaluable knowledge and skills AND a globally respected qualification that supports your current role and your long-term career.
The qualification is:
- Relevant to every workplace
- Ideal for managers, supervisors, or anybody with health and safety management responsibilities
- Perfect for those embarking on a health and safety career
“After speaking to colleagues who already worked in health and safety I found that the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety was the go-to-qualification. So I took the plunge and self-funded my studies. That decision and investment paid off because it got me my first safety advisor position. I really love what I do – going home every week knowing I’ve made a difference to frontline safety gives me real satisfaction.”
Neil Fisher
Framework HSEQ Manager, Linbrooke Services
Employers
According to the Health and Safety Executive, workplace injuries and ill-health cost UK businesses over £15 billion per year. To go home safely at the end of the working day is a right, not a privilege.
The National General Certificate is trusted by many prestigious organisations such as Thames Water, Kier and the Football Association as well as many others.
It can help to:
- Minimise workplace injuries and illness
- Boost employee wellbeing
- Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety, which can help win business
- Strengthen your health and safety culture
- Ensure your organisation has valuable in-house health and safety expertise
“What has happened here as a result of upskilling frontline managers is extremely powerful. It has significantly contributed to Thames Water’s achievement of reducing injuries, illness and high potential incidents leading to loss by more than 60% over the last four years.”
Karl Simons
Chief Health, Safety & Security Officer, Thames Water
Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 35 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 26
- Assessments Yes
NEBOSH Study Modes
When submitting an application, you will be required to inform us of your chosen study mode and supply the relevant information required to support your application for that mode.
Please see a brief explanation of each mode of study below:
Full Time
- This is a classroom-based course.
- All learners sit in person face to face.
- Ideally be taught as a Mon-Fri block week.
- Learners to be provided with all relevant materials, e.g., course book.
- Recommended maximum Tutor/Learner ratio is 1:20.
(A course timetable is required to be submitted for this study mode using the recommended study hours.)
Part Time
- This is a classroom-based course.
- All learners sit in person face to face.
- Ideally be taught as Half Days/Evenings/Weekends etc.
- Learners to be provided with all relevant materials, e.g., course book.
- Recommended maximum Tutor/Learner ratio is 1:20.
(A course timetable is required to be submitted for this study mode using the recommended study hours.)
Virtual Delivery
- Delivery using technologies such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.
- Learners to be provided with all relevant materials, e.g., course book.
- Interaction between Tutors and Learners for any questions and queries.
- IT Support to be available to help with any technical support needs (such as logging in, etc.).
- Course needs to be engaging.
- We recommend use of cameras for this method and also the use of breakout groups.
- Maximum Tutor/Learner ratio is 1:20.
- Timetable would need to be supplied including regular breaks.
(A course timetable is required to be submitted for this study mode using the recommended study hours.)
E-Learning
- A Learning Management System (LMS) is required.
- Courses must be interactive and engaging.
- Use of technologies such as YouTube, short videos, quizzes, and reflective accounts.
- Asynchronous, meaning Learners can progress and complete the course in their own time.
- Information should be well presented, and the site needs to be user friendly.
- Course information needs to be easily accessible for Learners.
- Contacts for Learners to be available eg: tutor contact section included.
- It is required that you confirm all units and assessments have been completed before the Learner is registered on the examination.
- Uploading face-to-face content (course slides and notes) onto a LMS will not be accepted as an E-Learning mode of study.
(Recommended study hours need to be visible to Learners on the site).
Open/Distance Learning
NEBOSH is no longer accepting applications for this mode of study.
If you need advice or support on how to develop your materials for approval as E-Learning, please contact LPQ@nebosh.org.uk.
