Course description
NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Over 200,000 people hold a NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. Why? Because it’s the gold standard in health and safety qualifications.
Thousands of leading experts and organisations have helped us update the most widely respected health and safety qualification of its kind in the world. This means that it’s designed to reflect the needs of today’s employer giving learners everything they need to know and do to make their workplace safer.
Relevant to every workplace, the NEBOSH National General Certificate is ideal for managers, supervisors and anybody with health and safety management responsibilities. It’s also perfect for those embarking on a health and safety career and gives you a stepping stone to success.
Trusted by many prestigious organisations such as Anglia Water, Kier and the Football Association, to name a few, it can help to:
- Minimise workplace injuries and illness
- Boost employee wellbeing
- Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety, which can win business
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who is it for?
Individual
The NEBOSH National General Certificate will give you invaluable knowledge and skills AND a globally respected qualification that supports your current role and your long-term career.
The qualification is:
- Relevant to every workplace
- Ideal for managers, supervisors, or anybody with health and safety management responsibilities
- Perfect for those embarking on a health and safety career
Employers
According to the Health and Safety Executive, workplace injuries and ill-health cost UK businesses over £15 billion per year. To go home safely at the end of the working day is a right, not a privilege.
The National General Certificate is trusted by many prestigious organisations such as Thames Water, Kier and the Football Association as well as many others.
It can help to:
- Minimise workplace injuries and illness
- Boost employee wellbeing
- Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety, which can help win business
- Strengthen your health and safety culture
- Ensure your organisation has valuable in-house health and safety expertise
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Risk assessment is central to the qualification. Through study and workplace application, successful learners will be able to:
- Confidently carry out risk assessments
- Develop and implement a detailed action plan
- Manage and minimise workplace risks
- Support and develop your company’s health and safety culture
Training Course Content
With an in-depth focus on the things that matter, the NEBOSH National General Certificate covers:
- How to effectively manage health and safety
- How to identify and control common workplace hazards
- How to measure if you’ve been successful
- The UK’s key legal requirements
Course delivery details
This course has the face to face (open and in-house course delivery options).
The National General Certificate will involve a minimum of 68 taught hours and approximately 40 hours of private study and background reading.
We deliver the course to your requirements; however, the most popular option is a block course:
- Week 1: NG1 (5 days - Monday to Friday)
- Week 2: NG2 (5 days - Monday to Friday with assessment submitted 5 days after the exam date)
- Revision Day (1 day - Monday)
- Exam (am written exam - 2 hours)
Why choose Safety Nation
100% say they would use Safety Nation again
IOSH pass rate = 100%
Expenses
Course fee: £1500 + VAT
Continuing Studies
The NEBOSH National General Certificate will give you invaluable knowledge and skills AND a globally respected qualification that supports your current role and your long-term career.