Posted By I. M. Twining Hi Andy, you don't say whether you are currently employed or not. Given that you will be self-funding the course suggests that your not or that the company you work for would not support you. Either way good luck with your new start. Personally I started (a long time ago) with the IOSH 5 day Managing Safely course and then onto the NEBOSH General Certificate. I'm currently in the process of gaining my NEBOSH Diploma which I should have done years ago, but having worked for one company for more than 10 years there was never a need to get it before. If you look on here and on the NEBOSH website they offer several courses which could suit you, be they full-time, day-release or distance learning. The NVQ route is another possibility but again it would need you to be employed and for the company to support you in your efforts for you to get the best out of it. Another suggestion is to look at the jobs that are on offer and see if you can get a start that way and get them to fund your training. There are some jobs out there (I hope so anyway). Hope this helps in some way. Ian