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NEBOSH Certificate - Open Book Examination
Just wondering what thoughts you may have on this? Edited by user 16 January 2021 12:56:35(UTC)
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I don't dislike the idea.
I think that basing a qualification on what someone can remember in a limited amount of time while under pressure and in complete silence can be unfair - after all, we don't have to work like this as professionals. We can research and plan our answers. I have seen the structure of the questions and they aren't easy - you'd need to put plenty of thought and detail into your answer.
Plus, there's also the added fact that at the moment, there's no real alternative!
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I was sceptical about the open book exams but I think that was borne from it's easier than I had it so it must be wrong. 1 of my clients has an employee going through this process now. But it's not just the open book exam and your done. You then have a skype call to validate your answers and to test your knowledge. Or that was how he explained it to me. So you still need a good working knowledge of the answersa you have given in the exam
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I prefer this practical form of assessment and think that it will appeal to a lot more people especially as it has been condensed, assessment wise that is, as shown below. The pre-COVID National General Certificate version consisted of: - NGC1 - a two- hour written exam - GC2 - a two- hour written exam - GC3 - a two-hour work based practical assessment The New National General Certificate OBE consists of: - Unit NG1: Assessment Type Question paper - 2 hours - Unit NG2: Practical Assessment – 3 hours This new OBE NG2 consists completely of the previous GC2 and GC3. Presumably the previous in-depth syllabus still applies? Edited by user 18 January 2021 15:15:57(UTC)
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People who don’t like Open Book exams are those that think that the aim of an examination is to catch people out rather then trying find out what they have learned and understood. The understanding bit is key: it’s not a quiz eg “who won the FA Cup in 1973” which is just a bit of boring trivia. The interesting question is why Sunderland managed to win against all the odds. Having access to book will not simply give you all of the answers unless the questions are all just H&S trivia questions- “risk assessment is a requirement under which regulation of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations”. More interesting is explaining why it a requirement, what do you get from a risk assessment. Several University’s now do open Book exams for their degree courses and not just the “New Universities”
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Originally Posted by: A Kurdziel  People who don’t like Open Book exams are those that think that the aim of an examination is to catch people out rather then trying find out what they have learned and understood. The understanding bit is key: it’s not a quiz eg “who won the FA Cup in 1973” which is just a bit of boring trivia. The interesting question is why Sunderland managed to win against all the odds. Having access to book will not simply give you all of the answers unless the questions are all just H&S trivia questions- “risk assessment is a requirement under which regulation of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations”. More interesting is explaining why it a requirement, what do you get from a risk assessment. Several University’s now do open Book exams for their degree courses and not just the “New Universities”
If you'd of asked who won in 1875 then I'd of been your man
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Originally Posted by: A Kurdziel People who don’t like Open Book exams are those that think that the aim of an examination is to catch people out rather then trying find out what they have learned and understood. The understanding bit is key: it’s not a quiz eg “who won the FA Cup in 1973” which is just a bit of boring trivia. The interesting question is why Sunderland managed to win against all the odds. Having access to book will not simply give you all of the answers unless the questions are all just H&S trivia questions- “risk assessment is a requirement under which regulation of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations”. More interesting is explaining why it a requirement, what do you get from a risk assessment. Several University’s now do open Book exams for their degree courses and not just the “New Universities”
If you'd of asked who won in 1875 then I'd of been your man
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