Posted By Bob Youel Its worth a lot more than the NEBOSH cert [it's more valued etc] and it has a lot more content therein Depending on your age, position etc its a good way to go as £ for £ environmentalists get paid more, are significantly better thought of and are not the continual butt of jokes/bad press etc

Posted By Stephen R. Brown Thank you David I have been in touch with my college lecturers today and discussed the very same thing. I do want to progress on the Health & Safety route however I think I will need a good basic understanding of the requirements of issues like Environment management systems and so on and from what I can see the IEMA Associate Certificate demonstrates this very well indeed and the added bonus of this course being delivered over 10 weeks, which in my case will start in March 2008. Thus giving me a short break prior to enrolment on my Nebosh Diploma as you may have guessed I am new to Health & Safety I worked with the Navy for quite a long time since then I have worked in my present place of employment for the last four years. So I just want to get my professional qualifications sorted out. I passed the Nebosh General with a credit and I am due to sit my Fire Safety & Risk Management on the 19/12/07 so it has been a very full year for me, however very rewarding indeed once again thank you for your input regards Stephen

Posted By PeterL Stephen, Just for info if you take the Nottingham and Trent route you automatically qualify for Associate Member of IEMA. Cheers Pete,

Posted By PeterL Hi Stephen, I completed the Nottingham and Trent University Diploma in Safety Health and Environmental Management at Carlett Park on the Wirral as a franchised course. It is divided into six modules with 3000 word assignments x 2 each month, exams on each module subject and a final project (work based) of 10000 words plus and all count toward your final result. Once completed as said you automatically qualify for IEMA, but have to complete a two year skills development portfolio and peer review to become CMIOSH. Hope this helps. Cheers Pete,

Posted By PeterL Hi DP, I have just checked with IEMA and a DipSHEM still allows membership at Associate level. Cheers Pete,

Posted By DP Thanks for the clarification Peter.

Posted By PeterL Hi WTaylor Cut and paste from IEMA Website see below: If I obtain a NEBOSH Specialist Diploma in Environmental Management will this qualification be accepted as an acceptable route for associate membership? The NEBOSH Specialist Diploma is currently undergoing the approval process, and is not accepted as a route to Associate Membership at the moment. When the NEBOSH course has been approved, it will be included on the course provider list under the Training section on the web site. Q22 refers to the Nebosh Specialist Diploma and states that once the diploma is approved it will be placed on the course provider list.Does this imply that if you hold the Spec Dip and it was taken through an approved provider, you will be eligible for associate membership? These details cannot be confirmed until NEBOSH have gained approval from the IEMA. When NEBOSH are approved, these details will appear on the IEMA website. Hope this helps Cheer Pete,

Posted By Stephen R. Brown just to say thank you to all for your valued input at the moment I think I would like to pursue the IEMA Certificate Level which will enable me to gain a associate level entry with IEMA Once again thank you all and have a happy Christmas and new year! Stephen