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Posted By Adam P
I have just completed the IOSH managing safety coarse. I was thinking of doing the NEBOSH general coarse next. Is this the best next step and, if not, which qualification would be the best for me to do?
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Posted By S Rooney
Evening. The NEBOSH certificate (either general or construction depending on your industry) is a good next step and will give you a good insight and foundation. After that you could always go no to do the NVQ4 or the diploma.
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Posted By Andrew Rushton
Agreed. NEBOSH certificate then the NVQ4 while you are getting some practical real life experience.
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Posted By Adam P
Is the general certificate needed or shall I just take on the NVQ 4 or diploma?
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Posted By Andrew Rushton
I would take the certificate to give you the basic grounding in the regulations, whether it is required to complete the NVQ, or not.
What you have just admirably completed only just breaks the ice on what you will need to know on a daily basis in this profession.
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Posted By Adam P
If I was to do the general certificate how long is it likely to take?
How long does the NVQ4 / NEBOSH diploma take on average?
I can get sponsored from work to do the qualifications but I'd just like to have some timescale in my head.
Any opinions wouls be much appreciated
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Posted By Andrew Rushton
I beleive you can do the certificate in as little time as a couple of weeks block release.
The NVQ I would say around 12 months, although it can be completed quicker if you have extensive health and safety exyertebce and responsiblities. Only an assessor is going to be able to give you a qualifed estimate of how long your individual NVQ will take you to complete.
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Posted By Andrew Rushton
Whoops! whiskey talking. that word is experience.
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Posted By Ali
How about "The Coarse Guide to H&S " - sorry just having a Fri pm joke !
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Posted By S Rooney
You have to have a NEBOSH certificate in order to register for the NVQ4. You can do the NESBOSH in either a fortnight block excluding exams or over a three month period which ever suits you best. My assessor said the norm for completion of NVQ4 is two years. I've been doing mine 11 months and am around two thirds of the way there. Completion time really depends on how much time you can dedicate to the qualification. Good luck!
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Posted By S Rooney
Sorry that should NOT read NESBOSH!!
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Posted By Hazel Harvey
You don't have to have a NEBOSH Certificate to enrol for an NVQ. However, you do need to be able to demonstrate that you have knowledge of health and safety issues during the NVQ assessment and if you haven't got this then you would find it very difficult to complete the NVQ. There are other level 3 qualifications available as well as the NEBOSH certificate to get your grounding.
However, it is worth remembering that the knowledge requirement for the NVQ level 4 is at degree level and the NEBOSH level 3 certificate is at approximately 'A' level, so you will need to develop your knowledge well beyond the certificate during your NVQ assessment and this is not easy if you are not working in a full time role in an organisation with fairly complex risks. It may well be easier to undertake a taught programme such as those listed in the GradIOSH section of the 'about membership' section of this website.
The Managing Safely course scratches the surface of health and safety knowledge and is designed to give managers sufficient awareness of where to ask questions about the conditions that their staff working. To become a safety professional you need to develop 'all the answers' (or at least most of them and know where to find the rest of the information!).
Hazel Harvey
Director of Professional Affairs
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