Hi Chris,

To be prefectly honest I would just jump straight in and crack on with the Diploma as the diploma will cancel out advantage one on your list, as it is the benchmark level qualification will give you GradIOSH status and open the doors for CMIOSH.

And as you are undertaking via e-learning you can break down the qualification and focus on one unit at a time, which gives you over three months to study one unit so this will allow you to get your mind back into the groove, thus cancelling out adbvantage teo on your list.

I think your advantages listed are more stalling points. Beleive in yourself and go for it!

many thanks for both opinions

after considering my options i believe that the best route to take will be to take the diploma one section at a time. get the first section under my belt and see where i go from there.

you're correct, procrastination is almost a hobby for me lol

there is a training provider i trust, who i can sign up with to do each section separately so that i will not have to pay out the entire cost of the diploma in one go. didn't mention last time that as i am self financing the diploma is a significant hit for me so it was as much the cost as the work involved that was an issue.

once again, many thanks

Chris

Edited by user 07 April 2017 07:39:56(UTC)  | Reason: poor grammar