NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Detailed learning outcomes for the programme are included in the course syllabus under Resources

A brief overview of the syllabus content and how it is assessed is outlined below:

This qualification is designed for anyone (managers, supervisors and workers) in any type of organisation. It’s ideal for anyone who needs a broad understanding of health and safety issues to be able to manage day-to-day risks effectively.  Many people take the International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (IGC) as a first step in a career in health and safety. It gives a valuable overview, and is a sound basis for further professional study

Participants achieve the following learning outcomes from the programme;

·   Justify the need for health and safety improvements;

·   Advise on duties for health and safety in the workplace;

·    Help your organisation to manage contractors;

·    Work within a health and safety management system;

·     Positively influence health and safety culture and behaviour;

·     Carry out a general risk assessment (using a 5-step approach) of your workplace;

·      Recognise workplace changes and their impacts and understand how to minimise these impacts;

·      Develop basic safe systems of work that include emergency arrangements and know when to use a permit-to-work system;

·      Take part in incident investigations; and

·      Help your employer check the effectiveness of their health and safety management system through monitoring, auditing and review.

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There are no barriers to entry to the NEBOSH International General Certificate programme however for applicants whose first language is not English, NEBOSH recommends a minimum English language competency of IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent). It is important to note that learners are not expected to have an IELTS or equivalent examination complete. Potential delegates are expected to self-assess their English language competency against the IELTS Band scores which can be found in this document

Certificate students need to register with a NEBOSH approved centre to sit their exams. (SQT is a NEBOSH Approved Centre 551).

The assessment process for delegates consists of;

Unit IG1 Question Paper (2-hour exam)

Unit IG2 Practical Assessment (3 hours)

Your qualification grade is based on the result from the question paper (Unit IG1) but you need to achieve a pass in both units to achieve the qualification.

NOTE: As of August 2020, the invigilated paper-based exam is being permanently replaced by a new open-book examination (OBE), for English language assessments only. Other languages to follow at a later date. For more information about Open Book Exams, please click here.

There are two NEBOSH examinations dates; June and December. Please note that NEBOSH have a Policy and procedures for access arrangements, reasonable adjustments and special consideration.

The NEBOSH International General Certificate is accredited and credit rated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority Accreditation (SQA Accreditation) for delivery across the UK. It is rated within the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) at SCQF Level 6 with 11 credit points. The Irish awarding bodies and qualifications authorities and the UK awarding and qualifications regulatory bodies undertook an exercise to facilitate the comparison of qualifications in the qualifications framework in the UK and Ireland. The document, Qualifications can cross boundaries - a rough guide to comparing qualifications in the UK and Ireland was published and compares SCQF Level 6 to Level 5 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications. In addition there is a recently launched European-wide website, which supports this comparison of different national education systems.

Holders of the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety are entitled to Associate Membership (AIOSH) of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). The qualification also meets the academic requirements for Technician membership (Tech IOSH) of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH – www.iosh.co.uk) and Associate membership (AIIRSM) of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM – www.iirsm.org).