Posted By jessie,jamester Hi All, Just wanted your thoughts. I completed the NEBOSH Certificate in 2004, and previous to that completed a Diploma in Safety, Health and Risk Management (accredited by the Institute of Commercial Management). I have been working in the area of health & safety for the last two years, but am considering moving to the UK as oppurtunities to get experience seem to be more widely available. Has anybody else made the same move, or would you consider it a good move to make? As I'm only 23 with little experience it is fairly hard to even get interviews over here. I'd appreciate anybodies thoughts. Regards

Posted By jessie,jamester Hi AMD, Email is jessie.jamester@gmail.com Thanks and Regards

Posted By David J Hi jessie, you come through Cork for ICM Qually?

Posted By Christopher Kelly Hi Jessie - I moved to Cork from England to do my part 1 diploma at UCC in 2004, already had my NEBOSH cert. Found the course very good and did my Construction Cert there also, then decided to move back to the UK as my wife wasn't happy and finish off my diploma here. I have had lots of job offers here but with the right experience and qualificiations. At 23 you may have a problem demonstrating sufficient experience - personally I would make sure you had something before going to the expense and trouble of moving over, possibly for nothing. There are lots of people here looking for jobs who cannot get anything despite qualifications due to insufficient experience, just look around on this website. Hope this helps. Regards, Chris

Posted By David J See this is what gets me, if it's not IOSH accredited then it's basicly useless? Away & jump, with that perception. The Two year full time ICM higher diploma I have done is not IOSH accredited, cause it wasn't A uni, rather a vocational college. What utter garbage, I have seen a safety statement of a two year part time OHS diploma holder from UCC in cork, & I can assure you there were no great shakes about it, the RA had about 6 items listed, & this was for a coach company. What a joke if we have now reached a point where qualification holders are only good enough if they hold an IOSH accredited UNI or nebosh peice of paper. Makes my blood boil how people are being tought to percieve what is an acceptable qually for Jobs.