NEBOSH National General Certificate

Project Skills Solutions offer the NEBOSH National General Certificate course in Occupational Health and Safety. You are able to take the Nebosh training courses Virtually Online with public courses or groups or at our Nationwide training venues.

NEBOSH Courses

There is a range of NEBOSH courses leading to NEBOSH qualifications which attract around 50,000 candidates annually. Furthermore, NEBOSH exams are taken in over 120 countries around the world.
The NEBOSH qualifications are recognised by the relevant professional membership bodies. These include the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and IEMA.

Benefits of NEBOSH Qualified Staff for Employers

The candidates will learn the vast majority of occupational injuries, incidents and ill-health are avoidable by good health and safety management. Furthermore, a successful and effective management strategy results in saving money, improving productivity and raising workforce morale.

Firstly, many larger organisations choose the NEBOSH National General Certificate as a key part of
their supervisors’ or management development programme. Secondly, smaller organisations often only require their manager taking the lead on health and safety issues to hold the qualification.

Benefits of becoming NEBOSH qualified for Delegates

• If health and safety is important to an employer your qualification can help to set you apart from competition for a job role.
• The minimum standard for a role in health and safety (92% of positions ask for a NEBOSH qualification or IOSH Membership).
• Internationally recognised qualification.
• Career progression.
• Gain IOSH membership.

Read a NEBOSH case study about Claire, who completed her NEBOSH National General Certificate to advance her career.

IOSH Membership

Once you have completed your NEBOSH National General Certificate course, you can gain IOSH membership, and letters after your name, first at Associate level, and then with experience Technical level.

• Improve career prospects.
• Keep up to date with with industry knowledge.
• Network with other safety professionals and companies.
• Get advice and expertise.

Find out more here.

Key Topics

By the end of your NEBOSH course you will be able to:

• Assist in the planning, implementation and review of an organisations health & safety policy.
• Understand the requirements of HSE legislation, codes of practice and the prosecution process.
• Undertake risk assessments and recommend suitable action.
• Investigate accidents and prepare reports in line with HSE legislation.
• Identify common hazards in the workplace and recommend suitable corrective measures.

See below the course syllabus for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. The Virtual Nebosh General Certificate online course follows the same syllabus as a classroom delivered courses.

NEBOSH Unit NG1 - Management of Health and Safety

Element 1: Why we should manage workplace health and safety

• 1.1 Morals and money
• 1.2 The force of law – punishment and compensation
• 1.3 The most important legal duties for employers and workers
• 1.4 Managing contractors effectively

Element 2: How health and safety management systems work and what they look like

• 2.1 What they are and the benefits they bring
• 2.2 What good health and safety management systems look like

Element 3: Managing risk – understanding people and processes

• 3.1 Health and safety culture
• 3.2 Improving health and safety culture
• 3.3 How human factors influence behaviour positively or negatively
• 3.4 Assessing risk
• 3.5 Management of change
• 3.6 Safe systems of work for general work activities
• 3.7 Permit-to-work systems
• 3.8 Emergency procedures

Element 4: Health and safety monitoring and measuring

• 4.1 Active and reactive monitoring
• 4.2 Investigating incidents
• 4.3 Health and safety auditing
• 4.4 Review of health and safety performance

NEOBOSH Unit NG2 - Risk Assessment

Element 5: Physical and psychological health

• 5.1 Noise
• 5.2 Vibration
• 5.3 Radiation
• 5.4 Mental health
• 5.5 Violence at work
• 5.6 Substance abuse at work

Element 6: Musculoskeletal health

• 6.1 Work-related upper limb disorder
• 6.2 Manual handling
• 6.3 Load-handling equipment

Element 7: Chemical and biological agents

• 7.1 Hazardous substances
• 7.2 Assessment of health risks
• 7.3 Occupational exposure limits
• 7.4 Control measures
• 7.5 Specific agents

Element 8: General workplace issues

• 8.1 Health, welfare and work environment
• 8.2 Working at height
• 8.3 Safe working in confined spaces
• 8.4 Lone working
• 8.5 Slips and trips
• 8.6 Safe movement of people and vehicles in the workplace
• 8.7 Work-related driving

Element 9: Work equipment

• 9.1 General requirements
• 9.2 Hand-held tools
• 9.3 Machinery hazards
• 9.4 Control measures for machinery

Element 10: Fire

• 10.1 Fire principles
• 10.2 Preventing fire and fire spread
• 10.3 Fire alarms and fire-fighting
• 10.4 Fire evacuation

Element 11: Electricity

• 11.1 Hazards and risks
• 11.2 Control measures

Nebosh Assessment

NG1 OBE - Nebosh Open Book Exam
NG2 Practical – Risk assessment (around 3 hours)

Nebosh Closing Interviews

Closing interviews must be attended by every Nebosh Candidate with their Learning Partner Project Skills Solutions via Zoom, within 2-3 weeks of completing your exam.
The interviews are not assessed but if you do not attend your scheduled closing interview NEBOSH will not publish your results.
NEBOSH use the Closing Interview is a key part of their malpractice procedures and have set up multiple steps:

NEBOSH Closing Interview Requirements

During the interview you will be required to:

- Show your identification to check you are who you say you are. This is the same as an invigilated examination.
- Show the room you are in to make sure you are alone.
- Answer questions about your examination.

NEBOSH provide Project Skills Solutions with a list of interview questions that are bespoke to the examination paper and designed to check you have the underpinning knowledge and understanding behind your answers.
Project Skills Solutions will ask the questions in a random sequence so not every learner will be asked the same combination of questions.
Project Skills Solutions will complete a Closing Interview Record Sheet for every learner.

Nebosh Open Book Exam

In 2020 NEBOSH introduced open book examinations as a permanent replacement for the invigilated paper-based examinations. Along with the NG2 project, this allows the NEBOSH National General Certificate qualification to now be completed remotely without attending a classroom or exam venue.

The open book examination is designed to test your knowledge and ability as it would be used in a real-world scenario rather than testing your memory it tests your application of health and safety knowledge.

You'll have 24 hours to complete your open book exam and you can structure your time as you see fit. NEBOSH suggest you should allow 4-5 hours in total for the exam.

Practical – Risk assessment

The aim of the practical assessment is to show you now have the skills to complete a risk assessment of your workplace. Perfect to show off your new skills and apply them right away in a real-world situation.

To help complete your assessment you’ll be provided with a thorough guidance document, a checklist you can use to make sure you include everything in your submission and an example submission. Before starting your risk assessment you should complete the NEBOSH syllabus, elements 1 to 11.

During your course, your tutor will spend time discussing the project with the group using homework and activities to get you thinking in practical terms.

So how long should the risk assessment take? NEBOSH advise it should take around 3 hours to complete, but this can vary. Keep in mind the practical is not about creating huge amounts of paperwork, much like in the real world it’s about identifying realistic and sensible measures to control risks in the workplace.

The practical is based on the HSE’s approach to risk assessment, and information on the HSE website can help you if you’d like to do some further reading.

Stages of the assessment:

1. Description of the organisation and methodology used
2. Risk assessment
3. Prioritise 3 actions with justification
4. Review, communicate and check

The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is ideal for managers in any industry or for those looking for or advancing within a career in health and safety.

NEBOSH Qualification Structure

Our Nebosh courses (Virtual online & Classroom are run over 10 days plus 1 day for your open book exam:

NEBOSH NG1 - Management of Health and Safety
Understand why it's important to manage workplace health and safety, how to implement a H&S management system, how to manage risk and monitor performance.
This unit is assessed through the open book exam.
NG2 - Risk Assessment
During the second element you'll cover typical risks you'll encounter in the workplace and how to assess and reduce the risk.
This unit is assessed through a workplace risk assessment project.

Recommended Learning Hours

• 68 classroom hours*
• 40 hours of self study

*Classroom hours will actually be higher studying with PSS, our lesson plan allows for time to discuss the project before you start and exam practice.
You may have a break between weeks 1 and 2. This is to give time for private study and personal revision.

Support During the Nebosh Course - Google Classroom

One thing that sets a NEBOSH course with Project Skills Solutions apart from one with another provider is the support we provide.

Throughout your Nebosh General Certificate course you'll have access to our online support platform Google Classroom. You'll find resources on the platform to help you revise for your exam and complete your project. Resources include:

• Slide presentation handouts
• Mind maps
• Past exam papers
• Risk assessment project instructions and templates

You can post messages and questions to your tutor, classmates or the PSS admin team. So help is never far away.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. However, the assessments are only offered and must be answered in English. Part of the qualification is a written report based on the delegate's own workplace and must also be in English.

If you have any questions please contact the training team.

Level and UK Accreditation

The NEBOSH National General Certificate is accredited and credit rated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA - www.sqa.org.uk) for delivery across the UK. It is rated within the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF - www.scqf.org.uk) at SCQF Level 6 with 15 SCQF credit points.
For users in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, this is comparable to a Vocationally Related Qualification (VRQ) at Level 3 within the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), or A-Level standard.

NEBOSH Resources

Take a look at the NEBOSH resource page with their learner terms and conditions and policies.

NEBOSH Resources

What's important to you when looking for a NEBOSH provider? When we speak to our NEBOSH delegates the most common concerns are:

Will I Pass the NEBOSH Course?

We know the NEBOSH National General Certificate is a hard course to complete, that's why so many employers list it as a requirement when they hire people for Health and Safety positions.
So at Project Skills Solutions, we do everything possible to help make you comfortable and confident before, during, and after your course.

NEBOSH Online Study and Revision Materials
During your course you'll have access to our online platform, through this platform you'll have access to course materials and documents, study and revision activities as well as leave messages and comments for other students and your tutor.

Can I Pay in Instalments?

Pay for your NEBOSH course monthly with PSS Payment Plan. Our NEBOSH courses are amongst the most competitively priced in the UK, but we understand the course is still a lot for delegates to pay at once.

Why not book your course now and pay in instalments up to your start date?

• Find your course date and contact us.
• Pay a £200 deposit.
• We spread the remaining cost monthly up until your course date.
• Usual T's and C's apply, so if you want to cancel your booking outside of the 21 working day period, there is no cost, everything you've paid so far will be refunded.

Click here for more information on NEBOSH Instalments.

Please download our latest brochure and materials below.

NEBOSH in Basildon, Essex

Our NEBOSH National General Certificate courses in Basildon, Essex are run over 12 days. 10 days learning, 1 free revision day and 1 day for your exams.
Located between the A13 and A127 our head office training centre is easy to drive to and ideal for delegates based in Southend, Chelmsford and South Essex.
Find more information on NEBOSH courses at our venue in Essex here.

NEBOSH Course Essex Address

17 Wollaston Crescent,
Burnt Mills,
Basildon,
Essex,
SS13 1QD

Start time: 9:00 - 17:00 (times may vary, please check your joining instructions).
Lunch: Is included, please get in touch before your course if you have any dietary requirements we should be aware of.

Limehouse, London

We offer the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Limehouse, London. Unlike other providers, we don't charge a premium for attending your course in London.
We've partnered with the Holiday Inn Express Limehouse, to offer a comfortable and convenient training environment for your course.

NEBOSH Course London Address

Holiday Inn Express Limehouse,
469- 475 The Highway,
London,
E1W 3HN

Start time: 9:00 - 17:00 (times may vary, please check your joining instructions).
Lunch: Is included, please get in touch before your course if you have any dietary requirements we should be aware of.

NEBOSH in Milton Keynes

Our NEBOSH courses in Milton Keynes are held at the Holiday Inn, right in the middle of town and easy to find the centre has excellent training facilities and lunch and refreshments are included throughout your course.

NEBOSH Course Milton Keynes Address

Holiday Inn Milton Keynes Central,
500 Saxon Gate,
Milton Keynes,
MK9 2HQ

Start time: 9:00 - 17:00 (times may vary, please check your joining instructions).
Lunch: Is included, please get in touch before your course if you have any dietary requirements we should be aware of.

Your NEBOSH training course is now available entirely remotely through virtual training with Project Skills Solutions. Complete one of the most well-respected qualifications in health and safety from the comfort of your own home, with real tutor lead sessions and real classmates.

Virtual NEBOSH Courses

Our virtual courses are delivered remotely via Zoom a video meeting platform. View your trainer and delegates throughout the training course and learning activities designed for the virtual environment.

Fun quizzes, team activities, scenarios, videos and games to help reinforce learning. Ensuring after your NEBOSH course you’ll be ready to take the next step in your health and safety career.

Save time and money on the traditional commute and learn from home.

Virtual Online NEBOSH Courses

Courses leading to NEBOSH qualifications attract around 50,000 candidates annually, with exams taken in over 120 countries around the world.
NEBOSH qualifications are recognised by the relevant professional membership bodies including the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and IEMA.

Benefits of NEBOSH Qualified Staff for Employers

The vast majority of occupational injuries, incidents and ill-health are avoidable by good health and safety management. By saving money, improving productivity and raising workforce morale, effective health and safety management should be recognised as an essential element of a successful management strategy.

Many larger organisations choose the NEBOSH National General Certificate as a key part of
their supervisors’ or management development programme. Smaller organisations often only require their manager taking the lead on health and safety issues to hold the qualification.

Benefits of becoming NEBOSH qualified for Delegates

• If health and safety is important to an employer your qualification can help to set you apart from competition for a job role.
• The minimum standard for a role in health and safety (92% of positions ask for a NEBOSH qualification or IOSH Membership).
• Internationally recognised qualification.
• Career progression.
• Gain IOSH membership.

Read a NEBOSH case study about Claire, who completed her NEBOSH National General Certificate to advance her career.

IOSH Membership

Once you have completed your NEBOSH National General Certificate course, you can gain IOSH membership, and letters after your name, first at Associate level, and then with experience Technical level.

• Improve career prospects.
• Keep up to date with with industry knowledge.
• Network with other safety professionals and companies.
• Get advice and expertise.

Find out more here.

Key Topics

By the end of your course you will be able to:

• Assist in the planning, implementation and review of an organisations health & safety policy.
• Understand the requirements of HSE legislation, codes of practice and the prosecution process.
• Undertake risk assessments and recommend suitable action.
• Investigate accidents and prepare reports in line with HSE legislation.
• Identify common hazards in the workplace and recommend suitable corrective measures.

As the Covid epidemic brought the country to lockdown, health and safety training providers and leading awarding bodies like NEBOSH looked for ways to ensure competence and safety in the workplace while maintaining social distancing.

Nebosh Virtual Training Courses

Virtual training is the answer. Attend your Nebosh General Certificate course from the comfort of your own home, live trainer lead course, activities designed specifically for the virtual Zoom Classroom platform and the exact same Nebosh certificate you’d earn in a classroom.

So with virtual Nebosh training you can earn the Nebosh General Certificate you need for your job or to further your career without leaving your home. Take advantage of the lockdown and further and upskill yourselves and your team.

What do I need?

All you need to attend a virtual Nebosh course is access to a computer, laptop or tablet for the duration of the course and a microphone and webcam, most laptops have a webcam and microphone built-in. If you’re unsure if your laptop, internet, microphone or anything else is suitable we can arrange a short test meeting before you book or attend your course to check.

You’ll join the course using a link in your joining instructions, the course is run on Zoom. Zoom is free to use, you can download it here but if you’d rather not download it you can open the meeting in your browser.

Visit our blog to find out more.

See below the course syllabus for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

Nebosh Unit NG1 – Management of Health and Safety

Element 1: Why we should manage workplace health and safety

• 1.1 Morals and money
• 1.2 The force of law – punishment and compensation
• 1.3 The most important legal duties for employers and workers
• 1.4 Managing contractors effectively

Element 2: How health and safety management systems work and what they look like

• 2.1 What they are and the benefits they bring
• 2.2 What good health and safety management systems look like

Element 3: Managing risk – understanding people and processes

• 3.1 Health and safety culture
• 3.2 Improving health and safety culture
• 3.3 How human factors influence behaviour positively or negatively
• 3.4 Assessing risk
• 3.5 Management of change
• 3.6 Safe systems of work for general work activities
• 3.7 Permit-to-work systems
• 3.8 Emergency procedures

Element 4: Health and safety monitoring and measuring

• 4.1 Active and reactive monitoring
• 4.2 Investigating incidents
• 4.3 Health and safety auditing
• 4.4 Review of health and safety performance

Unit NG2 – Risk Assessment

Element 5: Physical and psychological health

• 5.1 Noise
• 5.2 Vibration
• 5.3 Radiation
• 5.4 Mental health
• 5.5 Violence at work
• 5.6 Substance abuse at work

Element 6: Musculoskeletal health

• 6.1 Work-related upper limb disorder
• 6.2 Manual handling
• 6.3 Load-handling equipment

Element 7: Chemical and biological agents

• 7.1 Hazardous substances
• 7.2 Assessment of health risks
• 7.3 Occupational exposure limits
• 7.4 Control measures
• 7.5 Specific agents

Element 8: General workplace issues

• 8.1 Health, welfare and work environment
• 8.2 Working at height
• 8.3 Safe working in confined spaces
• 8.4 Lone working
• 8.5 Slips and trips
• 8.6 Safe movement of people and vehicles in the workplace
• 8.7 Work-related driving

Element 9: Work equipment

• 9.1 General requirements
• 9.2 Hand-held tools
• 9.3 Machinery hazards
• 9.4 Control measures for machinery

Element 10: Fire

• 10.1 Fire principles
• 10.2 Preventing fire and fire spread
• 10.3 Fire alarms and fire-fighting
• 10.4 Fire evacuation

Element 11: Electricity

• 11.1 Hazards and risks
• 11.2 Control measures

Nebosh Open Book Exam

In 2020 NEBOSH introduced open book examinations as a permanent replacement for the invigilated paper-based examinations. Along with the NG2 project, this allows the NEBOSH National General Certificate qualification to now be completed remotely without attending a classroom or exam venue.

The open book examination is designed to test your knowledge and ability as it would be used in a real-world scenario rather than testing your memory it tests your application of health and safety knowledge.

You’ll have 24 hours to complete your open book exam and you can structure your time as you see fit. NEBOSH suggest you should allow 4-5 hours in total for the exam.

Nebosh Practical – Risk assessment

The aim of the practical assessment is to show you now have the skills to complete a risk assessment of your workplace. Perfect to show off your new skills and apply them right away in a real-world situation.

To help complete your assessment you’ll be provided with a thorough guidance document, a checklist you can use to make sure you include everything in your submission and an example submission. Before starting your risk assessment you should complete the NEBOSH syllabus, elements 1 to 11.

During your course, your tutor will spend time discussing the project with the group using homework and activities to get you thinking in practical terms.

So how long should the risk assessment take? NEBOSH advise it should take around 3 hours to complete, but this can vary. Keep in mind the practical is not about creating huge amounts of paperwork, much like in the real world it’s about identifying realistic and sensible measures to control risks in the workplace.

The practical is based on the HSE’s approach to risk assessment, and information on the HSE website can help you if you’d like to do some further reading.

Stages of the assessment:

1. Description of the organisation and methodology used
2. Risk assessment
3. Prioritise 3 actions with justification
4. Review, communicate and check

Nebosh General Certificate Assessment

The Nebosh General Certificate assessment is made up of two parts that have to be completed by all candidates in order to complete the course.

NG1 OBE – Nebosh Open Book Exam
NG2 Practical – Risk assessment (around 3 hours)

NEBOSH Closing Interviews

Closing interviews must be attended by every Nebosh Candidate with their Learning Partner Project Skills Solutions via Zoom, within 2-3 weeks of completing your exam.
The interviews are not assessed but if you do not attend your scheduled closing interview NEBOSH will not publish your results.
NEBOSH use the Closing Interview is a key part of their malpractice procedures and have set up multiple steps:

NEBOSH Closing Interview Requirements

During the interview you will be required to:

– Show your identification to check you are who you say you are. This is the same as an invigilated examination.
– Show the room you are in to make sure you are alone.
– Answer questions about your examination.

NEBOSH provide Project Skills Solutions with a list of interview questions which are bespoke to the examination paper and designed to check you have the underpinning knowledge and understanding behind your answers.
Project Skills Solutions will ask the questions in a random sequence so not every learner will be asked the same combination of questions.
Project Skills Solutions will complete a Closing Interview Record Sheet for every learner.

Please download our latest brochure and materials below.

Save money and train your team together, tailor content towards your organisation and choose training days to suit your schedule. Contact us about a group onsite NEBOSH course now.

Same great course

Your course is exactly the same NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety you would attend at 1 of our 15 Nationwide training centres but can include specific health and safety content relevant to your organisation.

Save money

Training your staff together as a group can save you money and make your NEBOSH course more cost-effective. Call or chat with the team now to find out how much you can save.

Please download our latest brochure and materials below.