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Morning all
I am giving serious thought to taking the next academic step in my less than illustrious health and safety career and I am looking fro forum users exdperience on the diploma.
My aim ultimatley is to become a chartered memebr of iosh with a career goal of either going freelance OR becoming a CDM-C.
I have potentially lined up a training venue and although the course is a bit pricey i think it could be a good investment.
So along with any hints and tips regarding the course that anyone can offer I was also thinking what other training (management type) i may benefit from
As usual thanks in advance to anyone who may reply
L.
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My advice would be to commit to the Diploma only at this stage. If you are to be sucessful in this you will have your work cut out in terms of time management and balancing work and social/family life along with your 10 hours a week of study.
I fear that if you try to do another course of study at the same time you may end up regretting it.
Best of luck.
Decimo
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I agree - try the diploma first.
I found it quite enough on it's own, but I have very little experienced H&S support from within my industry so had very little peer support during the diploma.
But the diploma is very much worth having so go for it and enjoy learning.
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Study and revision of the Diploma will take up more time than you realise in order to get through the different units successfully, so once you start the course set some time aside each week to go over your notes and stick to it. Each unit contains lots of different elements which are all examinable, so don't leave revision to the last minute as you will not have enough time to go over everything thoroughly enough.
Download the examiners reports early on and read these as often as you can to get an idea of what the examiners are looking for in a question and what different scenarios can come up when applying what you have learned to real life scenarios, this can be used in your future work setting as well.
I kept copies of the examiners reports with me all the time, some in my bag, some in the car and also around the house, as I could pick these up easily if I had a few minutes to spare.
If there are any subjects you are particularly weak in or unfamiliar with, download some of the HSG/L/INDG series from the HSE on the topic and read it through to give it some clarity.
Buddy up with the other delagates on the course if you can and set up some study groups together.
And good luck with the studies!
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Lisa makes a good point about buddying up with others.
Good to have help and when I did my Diploma the others visited our manufacturing facility and I visited a massive construction project and food manufacturer - picking up a wealth of info along the way - a couple of the questions that arose I was familiar with from the visits.
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Lojikglos - did you never consider the NVQ route?
Rich
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Lojikglos wrote:Morning all
I am giving serious thought to taking the next academic step in my less than illustrious health and safety career and I am looking fro forum users exdperience on the diploma.
My aim ultimatley is to become a chartered memebr of iosh with a career goal of either going freelance OR becoming a CDM-C.
I have potentially lined up a training venue and although the course is a bit pricey i think it could be a good investment.
So along with any hints and tips regarding the course that anyone can offer I was also thinking what other training (management type) i may benefit from
As usual thanks in advance to anyone who may reply
L.
I did the Professional Diploma in Safety, Health and Environmental Management through Nottingham Trent University.
I looked into doing the diploma but it was too expensive compared to the qualification that I did get from NTU. Also, the diploma has quite a high failure rate. The NTU one also covers environmental aspects (this part of the course is at post grad level), and once completed you can use post nominals, if that's important to you. Once qualified this leads to GradIOSH.
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Go for the diploma but consider the British Safety Council's version (it has the same level 6 value) as it examines you slightly differently - two exams and two assignments. With any provider check their drop out rate not just the pass rate. How many people sign on and complete by passing? I reckon 40% would be good number!
Good luck, the diploma studies are very hard work but worth it. Allow at least 18 months of 5 evenings a week studying on top of the classroom work.
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