Hi All I have just started my Diploma and are 4 weeks in,so far so good,does this satisfy my CPD while I am completing this ? I was also wondering would completing and passing unit A entitle me to the full NeboshFire certificate instead of the unit I currently have after attending a passing the Fire course,my NGC was taken 6 years ago

"I was also wondering would completing and passing unit A entitle me to the full NeboshFire certificate instead of the unit I currently have after attending a passing the Fire course,my NGC was taken 6 years ago" Hi I realise that,that is why I attended the Nebosh Fire Certificate FC1 and FC2!!,passed but passed the NGC1 over 5 years ago so was not entitled to the full certificate but only the unit. To get the full certificate I would have to re-do the NGC1 and pass. If I pass Unit A of the diploma my logic is that I should be entitled to apply for the full certificate given the range of knowledge needed for the Unit is a little broader than the NGC1 ,If Nebosh insist on my still attending the NGC1 it would seem a little unfair

YES is the simple answer. You can use a pass at NEBOSH (and only the NEBOSH) Diploma unit A as a substitute for the NGC1 element of your NEBOSH Fire Certificate providing they are within 5 years of each other. One word of warning however. The Dip A is level 6 and far higher than NGC1 at level 3. BUT, here is the downside. By using NEBOSH Dip A as a substitute will only get you a basic pass mark (45 I think), so it may impact on a Credit or Distinction award. The info is on the NEBOSH web page somewhere. Sorry no time to look. Crack on.

Maybe or maybe not. By my reckoning the distinction is 210 points in total, so if your FC1 and FC2 added together are 165+ then 45 is all you need. Likewise a credit is 180, so FC1 and FC2 need to be at least 135+. I would check the figures with NEBOSH first just to be sure.