Posted By rjkerrigan
Hi everyone,

I am looking to develop my career and gain a health and safety qualification such as the Nebosh general certificate. I was also looking at the nebosh Diploma in Environmental Management.

I already have degrees BSc and MSc in Environmental Science and Environmental Analysis & Assessment. I am currently working for a local authority in a contaminated land/air quality environmental role.

Would gaining the nebosh general certificate/environmental diploma help me get an HSE job position or am I just barking up the wrong tree?

Thank you for your advice.

Rob

Posted By ARUN
You will get tech IOSH status after having NEBOSH GC/IGC with 05 yrs. exp.
Then you can go for NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6).
National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
The NEBOSH National General Certificate is a qualification designed to help those with health and safety
responsibilities (e.g. managers, supervisors and employee representatives) to discharge more effectively their
organisational duties and functions. The NEBOSH National General Certificate is not a qualification for health and
safety specialists, who should seek to obtain a professional qualification such as the NEBOSH National Diploma.
Courses leading to the award of the National General Certificate are available at over 300 centres in the UK, plus a
few centres outside the UK. No previous health and safety knowledge is required but students must be able to write
short reports. Programmes of study may be part-time (day and/or evening), full-time block release or open/distance
learning. Examinations are available at NEBOSH-approved centres, both in the UK and overseas. The duration of
study for the National General Certificate is a minimum of 87 hours plus private study and background reading. The
syllabus is divided into sixteen units:
Health and safety foundations
Policy
Organizing for health and safety
Promoting a positive health and
safety culture
Risk assessment
Principles of control
Movement of people and vehicles -
hazards and control
Manual and mechanical handling
hazards and control
Work equipment hazards and
control

Electrical hazards and control
Fire hazards and control
Chemical and biological health
hazards and control
Physical and psychological health
hazards and control
Construction activities - hazards
and control
Incident investigation,
recording and reporting
Monitoring, review and audit
Assessment is by an end examination comprising two written papers (Papers A1 and A2) and a practical assessment
(Part B). Paper A1 (The management of safety and health) addresses primarily Units 1-6 and 15-16; Paper A2
(Controlling workplace hazards) addresses primarily Units 7-14, with reference to Unit 6; the practical assessment
consists of carrying out a health and safety inspection of a workplace and preparing a management report.
Examination details
The examination is held nationally four times a year (March, June, September and December) and comprises two 2-
hour written papers (Papers NGC1 and NGC 2) and a practical assessment (Part B). Each written paper consists of
one 'long-answer' question and ten 'short-answer' questions. All questions are compulsory. The practical assessment
is held on a date set by the centre, marked by the centre's appointed Practical Assessor and moderated by NEBOSH.
The written papers and the practical assessment must be taken at the same centre. Registration forms for the
examination are obtained from centres approved to run National General Certificate courses. To help maintain
flexibility, we allow students to sit the examinations at their local British Council (an additional sitting fee may be
applicable), or students can choose to sit

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