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Posted By Claire Sharp
Hi i am a law graduate from university and am currently working as a health and safety co-ord for a large superstore. However i would really like to progress in my career and maybe become a h & S advisor. I am willing to take NEBOSH but cannot afford to do it. Does anyone know of any employers who would employ me without NEBOSH as im willing to work towards it? I just cant seem to find anyone who would take me on without this qualification even though I am a grad with experience! please help anyone!!
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
Claire
Why not stay with your current employer? If you are providing H & S advice then you should be competent to do so. Although your intellectual abilities are not in question, it does not follow that a law graduate is competent to provide H & S advice without further training.
Paul
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Posted By Robert Paterson
Hi Claire
Agree with Paul. Having said that the company you work for may be able to help you get the neccessary qualifications in Health and Safety. Is it a voluntary job or is it only work experience?
You could do some research at the University to see if they offer any courses on Health and Safety or they may offer the IOSH Managing safely course.
There are manay institutions that offer correspondence courses where you could ask to pay on a monthly basis.Check out the SHP magazine (IOSH members magazine)- www.shpmag.com I think
One thing is for sure you are getting valuable experience in the positon you have right now which will stand you in good stead once you are qualified. A lot of threads on this forum speak of qualified people but with little or no experience at all.
Hope that gives you some idea and food for thought
Regards
Robert Paterson
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Posted By Jane Pack
Hi Claire,
I've got my Dip 1 but due to my current situation, ie short-term contract, I wasn't able to look to my employer for funding for the Dip 2. I decided to go down the NVQ4 route and when I contacted the training agency I was informed I am able to complete the training free of charge due to availability of local council funding. Only condition is I have to complete 2 extra modules to become a Modern Apprentice.
The work I am currently doing fits in perfectly with the requirements of the NVQ so it has worked out well for me.
If you are interested I would advise contacting providers of NVQ's to see if you can get funding.
Good luck,
Jane
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Posted By Francis MSc MIOSH RSP
Hi,
As a Graduate you may well find that the NEBOSH is not your best course of action (and may not be the cheapest alternative either).
1) Try a search on these forums as this question has come up before.
2)Ring Membership at IOSH (0116 257 3100)to find out whether any Universities near you run Masters (or Post Graduate Diplomas) which are accepted for Memebership- then try them as some may do reduced fees for all manner of reasons.
Good luck
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Posted By Karen Todd
Hi Claire,
If you try searching around, you will see that the cost of the courses varies enormously, though they do seem to be increasing every year at a horrendous rate.
I am in Northern Ireland, but when I did my NEBOSH Cert 2 years ago it cost me £125 at Belfast Institute, and when I did my NEBOSH Dip 1 last year with East Antrim Institute it cost me £400. An absolute bargain me thinks.
I did struggle to come up with the £400 myself last year, but I managed to get a new job (which I wouldn't have got without being doing the Dip 1 as it was an essential criteria in the job ad) and as a result am earning 50% more than I was this time last year.
So, shop around.
Regards,
Karen
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