NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health & Safety Management Professionals

Duration

This is a 30 day taught course, with approximately 144 hours of self-study (excluding assessment time).                                                                 

Who should attend

The NEBOSH National Diploma is the qualification for aspiring, or existing, health and safety professionals.  It is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required for undertaking a career as a health and safety professional and also provides a sound basis for progression to postgraduate study.

Objectives

On completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Use different types of health and safety leadership approaches and to be able to influence health and safety issues at all levels.
• Influence organisational and health and safety workplace culture.
• Proactively manage health and safety, taking account of human failures and factors.
• Manage health and safety competence (both your own and that of your organisation).
• Use a range of hazard identification, risk management and loss causation techniques.
• Monitor health and safety performance.
• Develop your role as a health and safety professional, including your understanding of how it links with Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Effectively manage organisational change.
• Manage contractors and supply chains.
• Control a range of workplace health and wellbeing issues.
• Control a range of workplace safety issues.
• Understand how health and safety legislation is applied in a workplace and the possible enforcement actions that could be taken for non-compliance and how they contribute to health and safety legal actions.

 Course Content

The National Diploma is divided into three units, each of which is assessed separately:

ND1 – Know:

Workplace health and safety principles

ND2 – Do:

Controlling workplace health issues

 ND3 – Do:

Controlling workplace safety issues

 Pre-Requisites

To avoid unnecessary duplication, to increase the value and provide progression for learners, the new specification Diploma excludes much of the content that is already adequately covered in the NEBOSH General Certificate.  It is strongly recommended that learners achieve their NGC, or equivalent, prior to undertaking the Diploma.  Learners must be proficient in the use of written English, such that they can both understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus.

Course Benefits

Success on this qualification will mean you:

• Develop professional skills so you can lead and influence health and safety issues at all levels.
• Hold a qualification that is recognised and respected by employers and peers.
• Meet the academic requirements to apply for membership of numerous professional bodies.
• Achieve a sound basis for progression to postgraduate study.
• Gain health and safety skills and knowledge that are relevant to many different sectors.
• You can use the designatory letters: DipNEBOSH after your name!

Assessment

To achieve the National Diploma, learners must complete and pass the following assessments:

ND1 – Assignment (in four parts – simulations, workplace-based activities, reflective tasks and a research project) – approx. 60 hours.

ND2 – Case study (simulation only) – approx. 40 hours.

ND3 - Case study (simulation only) – approx. 40 hours.

Part of unit ND1 will require you to undertake some workplace-based activities.  You will, therefore, need to ensure that you select a suitable workplace/organisation (this does not have to be you own; it just needs to be suitable).

All assessments can be done remotely i.e. You are not required to attend an invigilated examination venue.  You will be notified of your assessment release date (NEBOSH have 2 per year) for each unit and from that date you will be able to download the assessment paper and start work on your assessment.  Your completed assessment must then be uploaded/submitted to NEBOSH. With the following time periods:

ND1:  6 weeks.

ND2:  4 weeks.

ND3:  4 weeks.

You cannot take all 3 assessments at the same sitting, as this is not practicably possible, or desirable for most learners.   These assessments are a substantial undertaking, so you will need to spend more time completing each of them.  Once you have submitted your assessment for marking, you will be required to go through a ‘professional discussion’ with us.

Certification

Learners must achieve a minimum of a ‘Pass’ in all three units to achieve the full qualification.  The percentage marks of all 3 units are combined.  Once the 3^rd successful unit has been completed, you will be issued with a qualification parchment.

Qualification Level

SQA Level 10 (equivalent to RQF Level 6) with 49 credits.

Gold Standard Provider

As a NEBOSH Gold Standard learning provider, you will be provided with a Gold Standard of Service. In addition to what has already been discussed you will also be entitled to the following:

• A clear complaints procedure
• Online NEBOSH Community – A platform both PC/App based where you can communicate with your whole class discuss subjects, get pointers, help fellow students. Also chat to a tutor online whilst away from the classroom.
• Continual Learner & Tutor plans carried out to continually track your progress & provide feedback on strengths, and weaknesses throughout the course
• Re-sit the course free of charge if the exam is a referral (you will be required to pay exam fees).
• We understand your background before you walk through the door, through our candidate processing phase we gather an understanding of what you what your goals & experiences are before you start your journey.
• A modern training centre with air-conditioned rooms and comfortable learning environment.