Personally I'd advocate going down the examined route rather than NVQ route - note: not necessarily NEBOSH, there are other options available. As this helps to demonstrate to a potential employer that you know the theory - not always obvious in my view with NVQs for a variety of reasons. clearly to show competence you need to combine this with 'experience' of actually doing the job. As for the statements about 'NEBOSH speak' etc. - don't just put down everything you know about the subject to which the question relates, just answer the question - this is particularly true of real life. If my CEO asks me a question he want s short concise answer, not me telling him everything I know about the subject.

Yes, sorry, forgot about the TUC course which is, of course, excellent and right up there. My brother did his training as a Trade Union Rep.