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Posted By BeaconJon
Hi all
I'm after some advice regarding the starting point of my training in Health and Safety.
At 37 I'm looking down the road to a career change.
Having worked around the world as a switch-gear installation and commissioning engineer with GEC and more recently a lithographic printer (last 12 years), I have some interesting experience in the 2 industries.
In a nutshell, where should I start training wise?
I'm currently working full time but have a few weeks available over the next couple of months (temp lay off) so wanted to take advantage and make a start.
I'm lucky as both my neighbors are Health and Safety officers within their firms, so I'm busy gleaning as much info as possible.
Any advice would be greatly received, please be gentle with me.
Cheers, Jon
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Posted By Amandac
In my opinion, a good starting point is the NEBOSH General Certificate. This will give you an all round view.
Use your experience of the various workplaces you have been to apply the H&S slant and you can't go far wrong.
You are wise to use the knowledge and experience of those around you, especially when you start the course to apply the theory in the practical word.
Good Luck in you studies.
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Posted By BeaconJon
Many thanks for the advice.
Am I right in thinking the NEBOSH General Certificate is superior to the IOSH Managing Safety course? (I may have my wires crossed here).
Does anyone have experience of the NEBOSH Certificate via distance learning? This may be my only option as my temporary lay off is on a week about basis so its hard to commit more than 5 days every 2 weeks.
Again many thanks
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Posted By Bill Parkinson
If you are starting a career in health and safety then NEBOSH is the route usually recognised in industry. Having been a trainer in both the IOSH & NEBOSH courses the IOSH course would only serve as an introduction and you would unlikely be considered as near a health and safety professional with this alone. You are lucky in that both your neighbours work in the H&S field so they can help to clarify some issues which you come across.
You will also need to look beyond the certificate to develop your H&S career and there are different choices these days compared to when I started out. I wish you luck and having qualified as a Chemical Engineer who moved into H&S I have enjoyed the past 20 odd years with never a dull moment!!
Regards
Bill
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Posted By BeaconJon
Excellent. Thanks so much for the input Bill.
I'll look further into the NEBOSH cert. As i said it'll have to be distance learning I think which does worry me a little as I'd sooner have direct contact with tutors but I have to hold down my existing job to keep paying the bills.
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Posted By CTD
They are a lot of colleges out there where you can do the NEBOSH Cert 2 nights a week. When I did mine it was something like 6.30pm till 9.30pm on a Monday and Wednesday.
Have a look at the NEBOSH website.
I think it takes around 12 weeks? Can't remember exactly!
Good Luck!!
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Posted By BeaconJon
There lies the problem. When(if) I return full time I work shifts on a week about basis which means I could only attend an evening class every other week.
Distance learning it is I'm affraid.
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Posted By Mark Fisher
You can also do the NEBOSH Cert as block release.
This was expensive but It was completed in two one week blocks. I did it through RRC.
Mark
Aside...Hi Bill (Its me from Sallys NEBOSH Dip Class)
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