NEBOSH General Certificate
The NEBOSH General Certificate (Full Title: The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health) is aimed at managers, supervisors and staff from all types of organisations who need a broad understanding of health and safety issues. The certificate helps them manage risks effectively, and many people take the NEBOSH General Certificate as a first step in a career in health and safety.
It provides a valuable overview, and is a sound basis for further professional study and is currently the most widely held health and safety management qualification.
The Benefits of the NEBOSH General Certificate:
The Academic Benefits of the NEBOSH General Certificate:
Upon completion and certification you will have met the academic qualifications for Technician status of IOSH (TechIOSH). The NEBOSH General Certificate also satisfies the eligibility requirements for Associate Membership of the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (AIIRSM)
Learning Outcomes of the NEBOSH General Certificate:
The syllabus of the NEBOSH General Certificate covers the following:
- Foundations in health and safety
- Health and safety management systems - policy
- Health and safety management systems - organising
- Health and safety management systems - planning (including risk assessment)
- Health and safety management systems - measuring, audit and review
- Workplace hazards and control
- Transport hazards and control
- Musculoskeletal hazards and control
- Work equipment hazards and control
- Electrical hazards and control
- Fire hazards and control
- Chemical and biological hazards and control
- Physical and psychological health hazards and control
Examination and Certification
This NEBOSH accredited qualification is assessed by two exams of 2 hours each, and a workplace based practical inspection project. The exam is conducted in our training centres at the end of your course, and the project is completed in your own workplace. The project should take no longer than 3 hours to complete and you will have 7 days from the end of the course to return it to us by post.
Delegates who successfully complete and pass the examinations and the project are awarded the official NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health. Certificates are forwarded by NEBOSH approximately 12 weeks after the completion of the course although results are usually issued within eight weeks.
N.B. We also offer exam only places and exam re-sits for those who have already taken the NEBOSH General Certificate course before, either with us or with another supplier, and need to re-sit or take one or more units. To see the list of upcoming dates and to book a place on an NGC1, NGC2 or NGC3 exam, please click here.
Extras
All of our open NEBOSH General Certificate courses include all of the following:
Brief Description: Each element of the NEBOSH General Certificate syllabus has a dedicated chapter, with full colour pages and hundreds of illustrations bringing health and safety to life. Every chapter of the book starts with learning outcome summaries and ends with questions taken from recent NEBOSH examinations. Specimen answers and a study skills chapter serve to aid exam preparation. The book also covers the essential elements of health and safety management, the legal framework, risk assessment and control standards, as well as including handy forms and checklists.
