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

The Assessment is a two-step process.
- Unit IG1 - An online open-book assessment (OBE*)
- Unit IG2 - A 3-hour practical risk assessment to demonstrate the knowledge

Both assessments are marked by external examiners appointed by NEBOSH. Both must be passed to sucessfully achieve the NEBOSH International General Certificate.

Open Book Examinations (OBE*)

As of August 2020, the invigilated paper-based exam has been permanently replaced by a new open-book examination (OBE).

An OBE is an examination that allows candidates to use study materials and research resources to when answering questions. Delegates have 24 hours to complete the examination. This time does not have to be all in one go; it can spread it over the 24 hours, or can be completed in one sitting. For more information about NEBOSH Open Book Exams, please click here.

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.