Posted By Chris Cooper-Abbs Dear All, I appreciate this may be better suited in another area of the forum, yet is seems in general most responses do come from this area. I have been looking at the various ways in which I can choose to educate myself in regard to H&S NEBOSH Gen Cert seems to be generally an accepted place to start, potentially moving onto Nat Dip One then Two in Occupational Safety and Health, which i belive is being replaced by the Nat Dip in Occupational Health and Safety Practice. I also notice that the British Safety Council also offers the Diploma in Safety Management and i wonder if may have chosen this route rather than the Dip 1 or 2? Currently i work in the arboricultural industry and I am wishing to develop my own knowledge base and skill area in H&S. I feel the Gen Cert is the way forward, then ? Any advice. comments gratfully recieved.

Posted By Jay Joshi The NEBOSH Dip Part 1 is no longer available to new entrants--which means that for new entrants, it will have to be the new Diploma. The BSC Diploma that is accredited by IOSH can also be a potential route. There are other avenues for aquiring the qualifications, depending upon your personal circumstances. This can be via Universities & Higher learning institutions. There are distance learning options too. It depends upon who is funding your course and what time scale are you considering. Yes, The NEBOSH & BSC Diploma courses are delivered within about 5 weeks of concentrated delivery/learning--but their exams pass rates are/can be low. Although it may initially seem to be a good idea to do the NEBOSH certificate, you may consider starting with some of the modular University courses that can be started as Post Graduate Certificate, but can be completed as Post Garduate Diploma and even Masters Degrees.