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What is the NEBOSH International Diploma?
The NEBOSH Level 6 International Diploma increases candidates' ability to help organisations make decisions when managing risks. This supports their business objectives and regulatory requirements, having a positive effect on the workplace and business.
Designed as a leading international qualification for professionals in health and safety, the diploma teaches according to WHO’s (The World Health Organization) requirements for health and safety training so that candidates can employ industry leading practices in their workplace.
Covering the practical skills essential to health and safety professionals, the diploma assesses the ability of candidates to apply their knowledge to real-world settings. It also provides the vital guidance needed to implement this knowledge and skills in the workplace, allowing for positive changes to be delivered.
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The NEBOSH International Diploma course consists of three units. Each one can be completed separately and is assessed independently, with a certificate provided upon passing the exam for each unit. They are broken into 'Know' and 'Do', covering what a health and safety professional must know and do in the workplace respectively.
DN1 – Know – workplace health and safety principles
DN2 – Do – controlling workplace health issues
DN3 – Do – controlling workplace safety issues
Training Course Content
The qualification requires a minimum of 185 taught hours plus 144 recommended self-study hours and 80 assessment hours.
When studied through distance learning Phoenix recommends spending a total of 330 hours on the course content and 80 hours on assessments.
The online exams are run by NEBOSH every two months. Follow this link to book your NEBOSH exam.
Course delivery details
After gaining this qualification, candidates will have a firm grasp of all the following areas of knowledge:
You will be able to advise your organisation on the types of legislation likely to apply to the organisation and how enforcement actions could apply; the relevance of the International Labour Organization’s conventions/recommendations to the organisation; how non-government bodies and standards could influence health and safety in the organisation.
You will be able to promote a positive health and safety culture by: gaining commitment and participation; and engaging, supporting, and influencing leaders (and others) to change attitudes and behaviour and make health and safety a priority.
You will be able to assess, develop and maintain individual and organisational health and safety competence.
You will be able to understand risk management including the techniques for identifying hazards, the different types of risk assessment, considerations when implementing sensible and proportionate additional control measures and developing a risk management strategy.
You will be able to develop and implement proactive and reactive health and safety monitoring systems and carry out reviews and auditing of such systems.
You will be able to continually develop your own professional skills and ethics to actively influence improvements in health and safety by providing persuasive arguments to workers at all levels.
You will be able to develop a health and safety policy strategy within your organisation (including proactive safety, Corporate Social Responsibility and the change management process).
You will be able to manage contractors and supply chains to ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
You will be able to advise the organisation on a range of common workplace health issues/ hazards including how these can be assessed and controlled.
You will be able to advise the organisation on a range of common workplace safety issues/ hazards including how these can be assessed.
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