NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety logo

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The National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is the most widely recognised health and safety qualification in the UK and throughout the world. It is the qualification sort by all those who are looking at forming a career as an H&S professional and is the qualification companies expect people to have as a minimum to enable them to take the role as an H&S advisor or manager

Achievement of the qualification is based on the successful passing of the exam is open book which is held over a 24 hour period and completed through the nebosh portal for the NG1 element of the qualification. Completion of the NG2 element of the qualification involves the completion of a risk assessment using the nebosh format with 10 working days to complete from the exam date

The NG1 exam is based on a scenario provided by nebosh and which most of the questions are based. A mark of 45% is required to successfully passed the exam 

The course is delivered in a 10 day period as two separate block weeks followed by the exam. The course will involve exercises, mock exams with feedback and a session focussed on the NG2 element of the course. 

Our tutors have a wide range of H&S experience working in various types of industries along with experience as a nebosh examiner and are therefore able to provide the very best teaching of the syllabus topics and how the exams are structured and the types of answers which would be required 

the following link will provide you with information on the course syllabus

https://www.nebosh.org.uk/qualifications/national-general-certificate/

Introduction

The National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is the most widely recognised health and safety qualification in the UK and throughout the world. It is the qualification sort by all those who are looking at forming a career as an H&S proffesional and is the qualification companies expect people to have as a minimum to enable them to take the role as an H&S advisor or manager

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It can help to:
  • Eliminate or minimise workplace accidents, incidents, injuries and illness
  • Boost employee health, safety and wellbeing
  • Demonstrate commitment to health and safety
  • Develop and strengthen your health and safety culture
  • Ensure your organisation has competent health and safety expertise
  • Meet the requirements of legislation
The aim is for learners to be able to:
  • Confidently carry out risk assessments
  • Produce method statments, procedures and policies
  • Develop and implement a detailed action plans and strategies
  • Eliminate and manage workplace hazards and risks
  • Support, develop and maintain your company’s health and safety culture
Course content
  • How to effectively manage health and safety
  • How to identify and control common workplace hazards and risks
  • How to eleminate hazards following the hierachy of control, evaluate risks that cannot be eliminated and develop suitable control measures
  • Legal requirements and best practise
  • How to carry out a Risk assessment
Examinations

NG1 –

An open book examination to assess what you know. This is scenario based and involves providing answers based on the scenario. you have 24 hours to complete the exam, this is completed on line

NG2 –

A practical risk assessment. Learners will complete a risk assessment and develop an action plan

Professional recognition

The qualification meets the academic requirements for Technical Membership (Tech IOSH) of IOSH

This is a level 3 qualification

Exam dates

We have confirmed the following dates for class course in 2026:

  • February 2nd to 6th
  • March 2nd to 6th