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The NEBOSH National General Certificate is the gold standard in health and safety qualifications
- Overview
- Unit GNC1 & GNC2
- Assessment
- Course programme
- Course Dates and Booking
- Course Price
- eLearning Course
- Training Needs Assessment
- NEBOSH Resources
- NEBOSH Certificate Verification
Course Overview
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 NEBOSH 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 Thames Water, Kier and the Football Association, the NEBOSH National General Certificate can help to:
- Minimise workplace injuries and illness
- Boost employee wellbeing
- Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety, which can win business
Holders of the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety are entitled to Associate Membership (AIOSH) of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). The qualification also meets the academic requirements for Technician membership (TechIOSH) of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
The NEBOSH National General Certificate covers the main legal requirements for health and safety in the UK, identification and control of workplace hazards, and the practical application of this knowledge. No previous health and safety knowledge is required but candidates should note the assessment includes a requirement to write a short report.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
It is important that learners have a suitable standard of English language in order to understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus. NEBOSH recommends that learners undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests.
Unit GNC1 : Management of Health and Safety
Element 1: Why we should manage workplace and safety
Element 2: How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
Element 3: Managing risk – understanding people and processes
Element 4: Health and safety monitoring and measuring
28 hours tuition, 20 hours recommended self-study time and 5 hours assessment time [open book assessment].
Unit GN2 : Risk Assessment
Element 5: Physical and psychological health
Element 6: Musculoskeletal health
Element 7: Chemical and biological agents
Element 8: General workplace issues
Element 9: Work equipment
Element 10: Fire
Element 11: Electricity
38 hours tuition, 20 hours recommended self-study time and 4 hours assessment time [practical assessment].
Assessment
Units GNC1 and GN2 are taught units.
Unit GNC1 is assessed by an “open book” case study assessment. A learner has 24 hours to complete the assessment after receiving the case study information, but NEBOSH believe they should be able to finish the questions in 4-5 hours. This is followed by a closing interview to confirm that the submitted assessment is all the learners own work.
Unit GNC2 is a three-hour practical examination carried out by the learner in their own workplace.
Course Programme
Block Release (Full Time) – a 10 day course (not including the assessments).
E-Learning (Self-Study) – 80 to 120 hours of study (not including the assessments).
Please see our course calendar for dates.
Course Dates and Booking
Please see our course calendar for all of our current open/public course dates.
Please contact us on info@woodwardgroup.co.uk or (01900) 609175 to check availability and book a course place
Open Course Locations and Prices
Block Release (Full Time) – £1,800.00 + Vat = £2,160.00 [per delegate]
The price includes the course text books, additional notes, NEBOSH fees, light lunches and refreshments during the course.
Please see our course calender for dates.
Please be aware that prices vary for delegates on our discounted Resettlement and ELC Funded Training Package Scheme.
“In line with JSP 822, the funding received for ELCAS approved courses shall only include tuition, examination and certification fees, and VAT and that this excludes funding for food, accommodation, travel and subsistence and course study materials; it is also acknowledged, that the Service Personnel/Service Leavers are personally responsible for the funding of such provisions”.
For more information please go to the following webpage: https://www.woodward-group.co.uk/elc-funded-training
NB: One attempt at each NEBOSH assessment is included in our course fees. Any re-sits of assessments are at an additional cost.
eLearning Course
The eLearning course for the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (GNC) includes all the learning materials you will need for:
Unit GNC1: Management of Health and Safety
Unit GNC2: Risk Assessment
The e-learning materials also include revision and exam support materials, including the offer of carrying out a mock exam. Each course booking initially comes with a 1-year licence for the learning and support materials, allowing you plenty of time to study the material at a pace to suit you.
The materials usually take between 80 and 120 hours of study to complete online. Additional offline study time (using the downloadable PDFs) will vary. You can study online on most devices; iPad, tablet, smartphone, PC, etc.
The course materials for the e-learning package costs £495.00 + VAT = £594.00.
In addition to buying the e-learning materials you would need to pay the NEBOSH Registration Fees and our fees when you decided you were ready to sit the examinations.
The NEBOSH Registration Fee for the GNC1 examination is £92.00 (no VAT) per unit. Our administration / closing interview fee is £60.00 + VAT per unit examination.
The NEBOSH Registration Fee for the GNC2 practical examination is £92.00 (no VAT). Our administration fee is £30.00 + VAT for the GNC2 examination.
The complete eLearning course package costs £769.00 + £117.00 VAT = £886.00
This eLearning course is delivered in association with Astutis, NEBOSH Learning Partner 807.
Learner Training Needs Assessment
Please complete and return this Learner Training Needs Assessment to us when you contact us to help us better understand your individual training needs: Learner Training Needs Assessment
Our main contact e-mail address is: info@woodwardgroup.co.uk
NEBOSH Resources
The NEBOSH resources for this qualification, including the course syllabus and NEBOSH Learner Terms and Conditions, can all be downloaded from the NEBOSH website here:
https://www.nebosh.org.uk/qualifications/national-general-certificate/#resources
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Health and Safety Resources
If you’d like to read about Health and Safety issues more widely, the following websites are useful resources:
https://www.ioshmagazine.com/categories/article-types/news
https://www.who.int/countries/gbr
https://www.britsafe.org/safety-management
https://www.rospa.com/health-and-safety-news
NEBOSH Certificate Verification Service
NEBOSH receives regular requests from employers, recruitment agencies, Higher Education institutions, and other similar bodies to verify that an individual actually holds a NEBOSH qualification.
You can now verify NEBOSH certificates using their free self-service verifications platform: NEBOSH Verifications.
If a certificate was issued before 1991, or if the online platform cannot verify the certificate with the information you have provided, you may still need to contact NEBOSH directly in line with their Verifications Policy here: https://www.nebosh.org.uk/policies-and-procedures/verifications/